Vocational Instructor

The Limes College, Sutton, Surrey, SM1 2SD

9 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  12 July 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  3 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £29,875.00 Annually (Actual) Term Time Only

Vocational Instructor job summary

The Limes College is seeking a dynamic and experienced Vocational Instructor to deliver high-quality vocational courses, with a focus on construction-related disciplines from City & Guilds. This innovative facility will offer construction-related courses leading to City & Guilds qualifications, preparing students for successful careers in the industry.

This position is term time plus 5 INSET Days following usual work pattern:

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 8:30am to 4:30pm;

Friday 8:30am to 3:00pm.

The ideal candidate will have:

Proven experience in the construction industry and vocational setting;

Relevant vocational qualification in construction or a related field;

Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with stakeholders at all levels;

Strong knowledge of City & Guilds qualifications and vocational training frameworks;

Familiarity with health and safety regulations in construction training environments;

A passion for empowering learners through practical education.

The school can offer you:

Local Government Pension Scheme;

An organisation with a clear moral purpose to change young people’s lives;

A programme of professional development for staff at all levels;

Free access to our Employee Assistance Programme;

Staff who are supportive towards each other;

Free access to an on-site gym;

Term time hours.

We reserve the right to withdraw this vacancy at any time ahead of the closing date if there is a good level of response. Therefore, we recommend you submit your application as early as possible.

We also reserve the right to interview shortlisted candidates ahead of the closing date.

Please refer to the Person Specification when completing your supporting statement.

The Limes College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

For further information, please visit The Limes College website. Visits are welcome by arrangement.

Closing date: Sunday 12 July 2026.

Interviews: To be confirmed.

Safeguarding Statement

Alternative Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from underrepresented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete a Declaration of Offences form to confirm their criminal record or other information that may make them unsuitable to work with children. It is an offence for an individual with certain criminal convictions to attempt to engage in regulated activity (working with children).

This appointment is subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced DBS check, teaching prohibited checks (if applicable), Section 128 check (if applicable), ID and right to work check, medical screening and confirmation of qualifications and references. We will conduct online searches on shortlisted candidates for information that is publicly available.

Copies of Alternative Learning Trust’s/Limes College's Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy can be found on the Trust/Lime's College website.

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

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About The Limes College

• School type: Academy, ages 5 to 16
• School size: 84 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Limes College website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-limes-college-sutton

The Limes College is a Pupil Referral Unit (PRU) which offers alternative education provision outside of a traditional schooling environment to key stages 1 to 4; it accepts students from mainstream schools in Sutton with educational and behavioural needs. The current roll of around 150 students consists of those who have been permanently excluded or those at risk of exclusion. Many students are with us for only a short time while some will remain on roll for their entire GCSE courses. In the last academic year, we worked with 210 students.

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