Workshop Tutor/Coach – Carpentry & Joinery
Salary: Up to £41,273.92 per annum
Hours: 37 per week
Contract Type: Permanent
Working Weeks: Full Year
Site: Accrington
Closing date: Midnight, Sunday 25th October 2026
Interview date: Thursday 5th November 2026

‘Together, Let’s Be Extraordinary’

Our Organisation

This role is advertised by East Lancashire Learning Group Professional Services. Part of East Lancashire Learning Group, ELLG Professional Services provides expert business support services to the wider College Group.

East Lancashire Learning Group is a beacon for educational excellence, made up of a family of colleges – Nelson & Colne College, Accrington & Rossendale College and Lancashire Adult Learning. The College Group is the only Further Education college in Lancashire to be graded as ‘Outstanding’ under the new Ofsted inspection framework.

Together the Group forms a Sixth Form, Skills and Technology Centre, University Centre, employer training and adult learning provider delivering exceptional teaching and learning to all ages and at all levels.

The Exciting Role

An exciting opportunity has become available for an Apprenticeship Workshop Tutor in Carpentry & Joinery within our East Lancashire Apprenticeships team.

We are looking for an experienced practitioner with strong expertise in site carpentry and bench joinery up to level 3 to develop the next generation of skilled carpenters and joiners.

You will combine practical workshop and theory teaching with individual coaching, workplace support and assessment, helping apprentices helping apprentices develop their skills, confidence and quality of workmanship. Working closely with employers, you will connect college learning with workplace practice and prepare apprentices for successful end-point assessment.

This is an opportunity to play a key role in developing our carpentry and joinery apprenticeship provision, creating engaging learning experiences and supporting apprentices to achieve their full potential.

The role includes college-based delivery and travel to employers’ workplaces.

The successful candidate will be primarily based at Accrington but may be required to travel across sites

What You Will Be Doing:

• Plan and deliver high-quality carpentry and joinery theory and practical workshop sessions aligned to apprenticeship standards and current industry practice.
• Provide individual coaching, assessment, progress reviews and workplace support for an allocated apprentice caseload.
• Develop individual training plans that reflect apprentices’ starting points, employer needs and end-point assessment requirements.
• Assess progress through practical activities, questioning and other assessment methods, providing timely feedback, additional support and stretch.
• Prepare apprentices for end-point assessment through milestone assessments, professional discussions and practical preparation.
• Use OneFile and College systems to record learning, assessment, progress and off-the-job training accurately.
• Monitor attendance, engagement and wellbeing, working with employers and College teams to address barriers and support timely achievement and high grades.
• Develop teaching and assessment resources, maintain safe workshop practices and contribute to standardisation and quality improvement.

What We Are Looking For:

• Recent and relevant occupational experience in site carpentry and bench joinery.
• A relevant Level 3 Carpentry & Joinery qualification, such as an NVQ or equivalent.
• Four GCSEs at Grade C/4 or above, or equivalent, including English and maths.
• An assessor qualification, such as CAVA/A1, or willingness to achieve within an agreed timescale.
• A teaching qualification at Level 3 or above, or willingness to achieve.
• Experience delivering practical and theory-based training and coaching, mentoring or assessing apprentices or vocational learners.
• Experience planning learning and using formative and summative assessment to identify progress and learning needs.
• Understanding of apprenticeship standards and occupational competence, with the ability to prepare learners for end-point assessment.
• Experience building effective employer relationships and using learner progress information to identify and address concerns promptly.
• Strong communication, organisational and interpersonal skills, with a commitment to safeguarding, inclusion and quality improvement.

Experience using OneFile or other e-portfolio systems, knowledge of apprenticeship funding and off-the-job training requirements, and experience of quality assurance would be advantageous.

What We Offer in Return:

• Access to a workplace pension scheme – with generous employer contributions
• Enhanced occupational sick pay scheme and access to family friendly policies and benefits
• A range of health and wellbeing benefits and support
• Staff recognition scheme, including long service awards
• Fantastic family friendly policies
• Free on-site parking on all College sites

Please visit the Careers section on our website for full details of our benefits http://www.eastlancslearning.ac.uk/

How to Apply:

Still Interested?

If you're interested in this post and would like to know more, then please visit our website and follow the steps to apply online.

Website: http://www.eastlancslearning.ac.uk/

Further questions: please contact our friendly HR Team h.resources@eastlancslearning.ac.uk

*Please note we only accept applications submitted via our website*

Please note: All of our posts are subject to an enhanced DBS check due to working with vulnerable adults and children. Should you wish to discuss this further, please get in touch with the HR team.