Groundwork Lecturer

Full-time - Permanent 37 hours a week
Youve done the groundwork. Now lay the foundation for something new.

Wigan & Leigh College is launching Groundwork courses from September 2026 and this is the job that gets it all started. Youll teach at Level 2 and on apprenticeship programmes covering the practical and theoretical groundwork skills the industry expects: excavation drainage concreting kerbing paving setting out and the health and safety standards that run through all of it.

This role is right for you if youve worked the trade and youre ready to teach what you know. Youll have real input into the course content from day one working with the Head of Department to develop schemes of learning assessment and practical delivery. What you build here shapes what Groundwork looks like at our college for years to come.

What youll do

• Teach Groundwork at Level 2 and on apprenticeships with scope to contribute to higher level delivery as we grow.
• Work with the Head of Department to develop the new Groundwork curriculum including schemes of learning assessment materials and practical delivery models.
• Plan and deliver lessons that bring excavation drainage concreting kerbing paving and setting out together with theory.
• Use your industry knowledge to keep teaching current realistic and aligned with what employers expect.
• Mark work give clear feedback and use assessment results to shape how you teach.
• Support students to develop employability skills professional behaviours and a solid understanding of health safety and environmental sustainability on site.
• Act as a Personal Tutor supporting students through their course and into their next steps.
• Contribute to student recruitment and course promotion including Open Evenings school engagement and employer-linked activities.

What youll bring

• Substantial experience working in groundworks with clear skills across drainage foundations concreting paving kerbing and reinstatement.
• On the job expertise at Level 3 or above.
• A teaching qualification (Cert Ed or PGCE) or willingness to work towards one. Well support you to get there.
• GCSE English and Maths at Grade C or equivalent. You can work towards this during your probationary period.
• Experience teaching training mentoring or supervising others in FE apprenticeships or industry training or youre ready to move into teaching.
• Up-to-date knowledge of groundworks techniques tools materials regulations and health and safety standards.

What youre like

• Practical. You can teach in the workshop on site and in the classroom.
• Direct. Students know whats expected and why its important.
• Builder. Youre excited by the idea of creating something from scratch.
• Patient. You explain things in different ways until they make sense.
• Organised. You can stay on top of marking records and admin.

Essentials

• Right to work in the UK.
• Youll need an enhanced DBS check if you get the job well do this for you.
• Youre committed to safeguarding and inclusion.
• You can travel across our sites.
• Youre flexible and happy to work beyond standard hours when its needed.

Why work with us

At Wigan & Leigh College Great People. Change Lives. isnt a catchphrase its what happens every day. Our colleagues look out for each other. Your students get the time and attention they deserve. The work our people do shapes what comes next for them and for the community around them. Youll join a Construction team thats growing with new courses coming.

This is a rare opportunity to shape courses from the ground up with a college that takes technical excellence seriously. Youll have time to teach well colleagues who care about the trade and students heading into an industry that needs them.

Time to recharge

• Generous annual leave entitlement including bank holidays (depending on your role)
• Family-friendly leave policies

Wellbeing as well as work

• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
• Medicash healthcare plan
• Occupational health support
• Confidential counselling
• Specsavers eye test vouchers
• A culture where people look out for each other

Financial peace of mind

• Teachers Pension Scheme or Local Government Pension Scheme
• Salary sacrifice schemes (Cycle to Work buy tech)
• Railcard & Tusker Green car scheme
• Local and national discount schemes

Clear progression routes

• Opportunities to step up specialise or move across departments
• Leadership pathways
• Support to gain teaching qualifications

Read more about our benefits.

Attention FE teachers: You could be eligible for a government levelling-up payment of if you teach subjects like construction engineering maths computing or early years. This applies if youre in your first 5 years of FE teaching and spend at least 50% of your time teaching eligible level 3 (or below) courses. Find out more.

Please complete our application form in full. We cant accept CVs.

Were recruiting across college as we expand with roles in teaching technical and support. All our current vacancies are at .

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Employment Type : Full-Time
Department / Functional Area: Construction
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1
Yearly Salary Salary: 31699 - 42540