Instructor - Motor Vehicle
Sparsholt College Hampshire, Westley Lane, Winchester, Hampshire, SO21 2NF6 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
7 October 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
1 October 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teacher or lecturer
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Motor vehicle
Working pattern
- Full time, part time (Can be done as a job share): 🕒Working Pattern: Part-time or Full-time (22 - 37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year) 🕒Working Pattern: 8.30 -5.00 Monday to Thursday, 4.30pm finish on Friday
Contract type
- Fixed term - 12 Months
Full time equivalent salary
- Up to £28,167 per annum
What skills and experience we're looking for
About the role: ✨
In this role the post holder will provide practical/theory instruction to learners on Entry Level to Level 3 Motor Vehicle courses and support to the team within the workshop, together with contributing towards ensuring the department’s resources and facilities are maintained to the highest level, including maintenance and development of the workshop facilities.
If your longer-term aspiration is to get into teaching, then this role provides excellent grounding along with an extremely supportive environment. Depending upon the skill set of the successful applicant, there will be the opportunity to deliver up to 4 hours of some classroom based lessons which are remunerated on the lecturer pay scale.
Whilst you do not have to have previous experience of working in an education setting to apply for the role, the successful candidate will need to possess:
- Relevant technical qualification(s)
- Demonstrable relevant experience of working in the motor vehicle industry
- Good communication skills to support and interact with learners and colleagues.
- A willingness to attain a level 3 teaching qualification and undertake in-house development relating to supporting students
- A “can-do” attitude
What the college offers its staff
Why Join Us? 🌱
At Sparsholt College, you’ll work within a stunning rural campus set in beautiful Hampshire countryside. With open green spaces, specialist land-based facilities and a peaceful natural setting, Sparsholt offers an inspiring environment to build your career.
You’ll benefit from:
- A friendly, collaborative team that values efficiency, communication and shared success
- A peaceful, spacious campus setting
- A role with real impact, helping students achieve their qualifications and progress to the next stage of their education or career
College Benefits: 🎓
- Eligibility to join the Local Government Pension Scheme (defined pension scheme)
- Free on-site parking
- Occupational Sick Pay & Maternity Pay schemes
- Flexible Working Policy
- Access to an Employee Assistance Programme
- Free on-campus gym at Sparsholt Campus
- Opportunity to purchase Sparsholt-grown produce: plants, fresh fruit & veg, fish, and game
- Discounted hair treatments at the Andover campus salon
- Wide range of CPD events, plus support with professional qualifications
- Staff Wellbeing Hub
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
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About Sparsholt College Hampshire
- Organisation type
- FE College, ages 16 to 99
- Education phase
- Sixth form or FE college
- Size
- No information available
- Age range
- 16 to 99
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Email address
- peopleservices@sparsholt.ac.uk
Why Join Us? 🌱At Sparsholt College, you’ll work within a stunning rural campus set in beautiful Hampshire countryside. With open green spaces, specialist land-based facilities and a peaceful natural setting, Sparsholt offers an inspiring environment to build your career. You’ll benefit from:- A friendly, collaborative team that values efficiency, communication and shared success- A peaceful, spacious campus setting- A role with real impact, helping students achieve their qualifications and progress to the next stage of their education or career
Arranging a visit to Sparsholt College Hampshire
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email peopleservices@sparsholt.ac.uk.
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