Industry experience in carpentry or joinery? Join our team in one of the best Construction Faculties in the UK. You don’t need a teaching qualification but you’ll need experience of tutoring or mentoring apprentices or students. The Faculty of Construction and Built Environment is based in Sowton, Exeter. This is a fantastic opportunity for anyone with industry experience in Carpentry/Joinery who has the drive and commitment to deliver outstanding teaching and learning.
You should be committed to teaching and learning and ensuring that an exceptional experience is delivered to our learners to help them achieve their full potential. Whilst ideal candidates will have a teaching or assessor qualification, it is your industry skills, experience and desire to help young people into employment within the Construction sector that we rely on most. Further teacher training can be provided for the right candidate.
Our values – Ambition, Collaboration, Energy
Our values are what make us, us. Please do take a couple of minutes to learn more about them.
Your benefits
As a member of our team you will have access to a range of excellent benefits and discounts with recognised retailers along with access to wellbeing services and activities and the opportunity to join the Teachers Pension scheme, find out more at Teachers Pensions.
Your development
Staff at Exeter College have access to a range of development activities through funding for external courses and designated staff development days throughout the year. Our employees are also able to access a range of College run courses at a discounted rate.
If you would like to apply today, please go to our vacancies page.
The closing date for receipt of completed applications is midnight on Monday 10th August 2025.
Interviews will be held at Falcon House EX2 7LB on Thursday 14th August 2025.
Key Information
At Exeter College we are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our student's including children, young people, and vulnerable adults. We expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow the Safer Recruitment requirements as set out within Keeping Children Safe in Education statutory guidance.
All successful applicants will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment checks which include an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.
All posts at Exeter College are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (amended 2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further inform.
We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity and access for all, irrespective of age, background, race, gender, religion, ability, disability, or sexuality. We welcome applications for employment from the whole community.
We do not accept CVs, no agencies please.
Everyone’s welcome to apply for a role here, regardless of personal characteristics, including race, age, gender, religion, ability, disability, or sexuality.
We’re totally committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students, and we expect you to be too. We follow safer recruitment statutory guidance (Keeping Children Safe in Education). If you’re successful, you’ll be required to complete thorough pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references. All posts at Exeter College are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (amended 2013 and 2020)) mean that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications, related exceptions and further information.
