About the role as a plumbing teacher: We are looking for a plumber to join the team at Reading college. If you have knowledge and experience in teaching plumbing, we would welcome your application! As a plumbing teacher, you will have passion and enthusiasm for developing and nurturing the next generation of plumbing professionals. Our Construction Faculty has an excellent record of delivering vocational plumbing courses with employability embedded at their heart. This is achieved through excellent relationships with industry and the employment of experts with extensive professional experience within the teaching team. We deliver well-established and highly successful professionally accredited courses in plumbing and we are looking for people who can bring, not just skills-based learning, but positivity to their lessons so that our students enjoy their experience while learning. This is a full time, permanent contract, based at Reading college. We are offering an annual salary up to £40,173 and may consider a hard to fill supplement (depending on qualifications and experience). What do you need to be a successful Plumbing teacher at Activate Learning? You will be working towards creating and delivering excellent teaching, learning and assessment on our courses at Reading college. Our students are eager to learn and therefore we want to appoint someone that has a genuine interest in working with and developing young professionals, providing them with a high level of knowledge that they can utilise in their future careers. Ideally, you will be a qualified plumber with vast amount of industry experience, along with a passion for developing skills of the future generation. You will also have strong organisation skills coupled with the ability to prioritise workloads and will benefit from being part of a supportive team, working in a varied and interesting role with a variety of opportunities for career development. Candidates with experience in further education, distance learning and higher apprenticeships are also encouraged. What Activate Learning offer to new Teaching staff? Here at Activate Learning, we recognise the importance of a good induction when joining a new organisation. Whether you are an experienced teacher or new to teaching, we provide all teaching staff with a comprehensive, mandatory, three-day induction programme. This provides new employees with an understanding of Activate Learnings mission, values and Learning Philosophy led culture, ensuring you feel connected and supported from day one. In addition, we offer a one-day Introduction to Teaching session, covering our teaching, learning, and assessment approaches. Who we are Activate Learning is a pioneering education group with a global reach, committed to transforming lives through our approach to learning. We see our employees as individuals, empowering them to make the right choices for their ambitions and careers. We value our people as vital to our continued success and aspire to a diverse, open and inclusive environment that provides the motivation for everyone to pursue their career goals and flourish. When you work for Activate Learning, you’re working for an organisation that provides you with the advantages of a large employer, a trusted partner in your career development, and a transformational way of working whilst also investing in building a community environment for everyone. Together, we will bring out the best version of yourself. Activate Learning Group Employee Benefits: Here are some of our benefits: Monthly Staff Appreciation Awards: Celebrating staff for their dedication and accomplishments aligned to our award-winning Learning Philosophy. Wellbeing & Resources Groups: Comprehensive range of resources, guides and tools to support staff wellbeing Company benefits: Including free eye tests and will writing, plus access to a Health Cash Plan covering optical, dental, health screening, and therapy treatments for you and your dependents. Learning and Development: continuous opportunities for teachers' professional growth and skill enhancement through our in-house L&D team. Teaching Support: Tailored Three-day induction program, and development programs for teaching staff. Pension Schemes: Teacher pension scheme for AL teaching staff Generous Annual Leave: Up to 6 weeks paid leave Flexible Working: Options include hybrid and remote, term time only, and flexible working patterns. Competitive salaries: Annual incremental progression and a twelve point pay scale for teachers. On-Site Facilities: Free parking at all campuses, refectories, hair and beauty salons & gym access. For a comprehensive list of all of our benefits please visit our work with us/wellbeing and benefits page Applicants should apply at the earliest opportunity; closed vacancies will prevent application form submission. Applications are reviewed and shortlisted on a rolling basis, we reserve the right to interview, appoint and close adverts.
