Lecturer - Engineering (City and Guilds 4515)

Windsor Forest Colleges Group, Station Road, Slough, Berkshire, SL3 8BY

4 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  4 October 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  30 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Engineering
• Working pattern: Part time: 0.2 FTE, every Friday 8:00am to 4:00pm
• Contract type: Fixed term - Until 16 July 2027
• Full time equivalent salary: £31,633 to £45,341
• Actual salary: £6,326.60 to £9,068.20

What skills and experience we're looking for

Windsor Forest Colleges Group is looking for a Lecturer in Engineering to join the Apprenticeships team at Slough & Langley College on Fridays (8:00am to 4:00pm).

As a Lecturer in Manufacturing Engineering, you will join our Ofsted-rated 'Good' Colleges Group, delivering the City & Guilds 4515 Technical Certificate to Level 3 Engineering Fitter and Level 3 Mechatronics apprentices. You will help learners develop the theoretical knowledge and practical manufacturing competence required to succeed in their apprenticeship and prepare for Gateway and End Point Assessment (EPA).

You will plan and deliver engaging theoretical and practical lessons for first year apprenticeship cohorts, covering units including Health and Safety, Communication & Teamwork, Applied Science & Maths, Maintenance Procedures, Electrical & Electronic Circuits, Three Phase Systems, Engineering Drawings, Engineering Materials, Principles of Machining, Project Management and TIG Welding.

Working within our engineering workshops, you will promote and maintain high standards of health and safety while supervising the safe use of lathes, milling machines, pillar drills, grinding equipment, hand and power tools, TIG welding equipment and electrical testing equipment. You will use formative assessment to monitor learners' practical competence, provide timely feedback and challenge and stretch high performing learners.

We are looking for someone who holds an HNC (Level 4/5) or above specifically in Manufacturing Engineering (essential), together with significant industrial manufacturing experience focused on manufacturing processes, and current knowledge of modern engineering practices. You should hold GCSEs, or equivalent, in English, Mathematics and Science at Grade C/4 or above.

A teaching qualification such as a PGCE, Cert Ed or Level 5 Diploma in Education and Training, together with assessor or IQA qualifications, or experience of delivering the City & Guilds 4515 Technical Certificate or Level 3 Mechatronics and Engineering Fitter standards, would be highly advantageous. The fixed term end date for this role is Thursday 16 July 2027. Please pay particular attention to the supporting statement of the application, making sure to include details of how you meet each of the essential criteria listed on the person specification.

What the college offers its staff

Our staff benefit from:

• Generous non-working day entitlement
• Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS) currently offering 28.68.% employer contribution
• Free onsite parking at all sites
• Access to a wide range of subsidised leisure courses
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Family friendly policies supporting Work Life Balance
• Onsite Coffee Shop & Cafeteria
• Various health & wellbeing benefits including discounted gym memberships, confidential staff counselling and discounted hair and beauty treatments at The Salon at our Langley College site.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

This is a temporary, fixed-term position working Fridays only (0.2 FTE), running until Thursday 16th July 2027.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance and offers of employment may be subject to these checks:

- Childcare disqualification
- Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
- Medical
- Online & social media
- Prohibition from teaching
- Right to work
- Satisfactory references
- Suitability to work with children

You must declare any unspent convictions, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

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About Windsor Forest Colleges Group

• 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
• Website: Windsor Forest Colleges Group website
• Email address: Recruitment@windsor-forest.ac.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/windsor-forest-colleges-group

The Windsor Forest Colleges Group (TWFCG) is a leading education provider in the South East. Our staff work across four main campuses at Langley, Windsor, Strode's in Egham, and the Berkshire College of Agriculture in Maidenhead. Placing learners at the heart of everything we do, we are proud to deliver high-quality education and training to a diverse community of students and businesses each year across our state-of-the-art learning environments.

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