Programme Tutor - Pharmacy and Science

Eastern Education Group Trust, Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 3RL

8 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  17 November 2026 at 8am

• Date listed

  9 November 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support role
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 1 FTE - 37 hours a week, 52 weeks a year - Permanent
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £32,205 - £36,084 per annum (Dependent on qualifications and experience)

What skills and experience we're looking for

• West Suffolk College - Bury St Edmunds
• 1 FTE - 37 hours a week, 52 weeks a year - Permanent
• Salary: £32,205 - £36,084 per annum (Dependent on qualifications and experience)

We are recruiting for a Pharmacy Technician to join West Suffolk College as a Programme Tutor for our Pharmacy, Dental and Science provision, supporting learners across England and Wales to develop their skills, gain industry qualifications and achieve their career goals. This is an opportunity to share your industry experience and help learners take the next step in their careers. Working with employers, tutors and college teams, you will plan and coordinate learning programmes that meet the needs of each learner and employer, setting clear targets and tracking progress from initial assessment through to completion.

You will support learners throughout their training, coordinating on-the-job and off-the-job learning, arranging assessments and preparing them for Gateway and End Point Assessment. You will also help learners develop their English, Maths and Digital Skills, provide coaching and mentoring, and build their confidence, professional presentation and interview skills. Working closely with employers and colleagues, you will ensure learners receive the guidance and support they need to succeed.

We are looking for a Pharmacy Technician, Pharmacist or Science Manufacturing Technician with relevant industry experience and registration with the GPhC or Science Council. You will be passionate about sharing your knowledge and experience with learners across England and Wales, with strong communication and organisational skills and the ability to build positive relationships with learners and employers. A qualification in education, training, assessing or coaching would be an advantage.

What the school offers its staff

• Membership into Local Government Pension Scheme
• Family friendly policies and flexible working
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee wellbeing initiatives
• Free parking
• Canteen
• Company events
• Access to various memberships and discount schemes
• Learning and development opportunities, including staff development days
• Funded subject course development for your role
• Range of staff communities, including EDI and neurodiverse communities
• Career progression opportunities

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.

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

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CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Eastern Education Group Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Email address: recruitment@easterneducationgroup.ac.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/suffolk-academies-trust

Arranging a visit to Eastern Education Group Trust

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@easterneducationgroup.ac.uk.

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