Salary: £34,397 – £43,059* per annum Working hours: Full time Closing date 16/02/2026 5:00 pm Location: Truro

Are you an experienced carpenter ready for a new challenge? Want to share your skills and help shape the next generation of tradespeople?

We’re one of the UK’s top-performing colleges and proud to be the National Apprenticeship Provider of the Year 2025. Our Construction team delivers high-quality courses and apprenticeships across multiple trades, and we’re now looking for a Carpentry Lecturer to join us.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone from industry who’s passionate about their craft and ready to take the next step in their career. Although teaching qualifications would be beneficial, you don’t need to have one – we’re committed to developing and growing our lecturing team. We’ll provide you with the training, development and support, to gain the skills, knowledge, behaviours, and qualifications needed to become a successful educator in the carpentry specialism.

You’ll deliver engaging, hands-on training in site and or joinery-based carpentry. At Truro College we delivery levels 1, 2, 3 and a full range of Apprenticeships, adult courses and bootcamps in these specialist skilled areas. With the aim to develop the construction workforce and train the future of the profession. All courses cover both practical and theory sessions in areas such as:

Health and Safety
Woodworking joints
Doors, windows, stairs, kitchens, roofing
First and second fix tasks

Why consider a career in teaching?

Inspire and support the next generation of carpenters
Enjoy a healthy work-life balance with generous annual leave
Access continuous professional development and career progression
Gain the satisfaction of passing on your skills and shaping the future workforce

We’re looking for someone who is:

Enthusiastic about their trade and the construction profession.
Committed to high standards and quality.
Able to motivate and inspire learners to succeed in the construction industry.

If you’re ready to make a difference and want to grow into a rewarding teaching role, we’d love to hear from you.

We may interview as and when we receive suitable applications so this role may close sooner than advertised.

Non-qualified applicants will be considered but will be paid on a non-qualified lecturer scale.

We offer a generous package with benefits including 40 days annual leave plus bank holidays and College closure days, teacher pension scheme, relocation package, free on-site parking and a variety of on-site benefits and discounts.

Curriculum Vitae are not accepted, Application Forms only.
Successful candidates will be notified within 4 weeks of the closing date .

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