public services lecturer jobs

Full Time | Permanent | £38,625 Per Annum

Who we are

Winner of the Best Place to Work at the Tech South West Awards 2025, City College Plymouth offers a culture the College is proud of. Our core values of Respect, Ownership and Integrity help create an environment that supports a passion for teaching and learning. These values guide our work as we enrich our community through knowledge, experience and skills so every student can achieve their best.

As one of the country’s largest providers of quality education and training, City College Plymouth is entering a period of transition to enable us to propel education into the future. We take pride in offering a learning environment and organisational culture that contribute positively to the health, wellbeing and sustainability of our community and enable all our students and staff to achieve their full potential.

The Role

Are you passionate about developing outstanding teachers? Do you want to influence the future of education by supporting the next generation of educators?

City College Plymouth is seeking an inspiring and innovative Teacher Trainer to join our dynamic teaching and learning community. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in developing skilled, confident and reflective practitioners who will go on to make a real difference in education.

Working within a forward-thinking team, you will help shape high-quality teacher training programmes that combine strong pedagogical expertise, industry insight and digital innovation.

We are looking for someone who is passionate about teaching and committed to developing others.

This role may include up to two evenings per week.

What Will You bring to the Role:

• Adapting: The ability to thrive in a dynamic environment, responding positively to change while maintaining a focus on high-quality delivery.
• Focused: A proactive mindset, taking responsibility for your work and consistently striving for excellent outcomes.
• Problem Thinking: The capability to analyse challenges, identify patterns and apply professional judgement to support improvement.
• Learning: A genuine enthusiasm for exploring new ideas, teaching approaches and digital tools that enhance learning.

Benefits

City College Plymouth will offer you;

• Holiday: 50 days inclusive of bank holidays and College Closure over Christmas.
• Career development opportunities.
• Generous contributions towards your pension.
• Free tea, coffee and lunch in our dedicated staff lounge.

How we recruit

We aim to recruit based on potential, not experience. We are interested in seeing your behaviours in action and how they will help you become successful at City College Plymouth, giving everyone the opportunity to show their potential, regardless of background or experience.

After completing our online application form, you will be asked to complete an online assessment within a few days of this Vacancy closing. This assessment asks you no questions at all. Instead, it observes your behaviour and natural strengths in action, with a series of engaging, intuitive tasks. You will receive a report outlining your behaviours once you have completed the assessment, regardless of whether you progress to the next stage or not, providing you with some feedback.

The College welcomes applications from service leavers and the Armed Forces community, and supports those service leavers who are Reservists in any of the Armed Forces.

The College reserves the right to close this advertisement early if sufficient applications have been received.

Pay: £38,625.00 per year

Work Location: In person