Automotive Specialist Practitioner
Job Type Permanent Curriculum / Service Area Engineering Campus / Location Bispham Hours per week 37 Part-Year? No Post scale Scale 4/5 Post Scale Range (FTE) £25, - £29, Closing Date 29/07/ Documents
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The Role
We have an exciting opportunity for 2 Specialist Practitioner's to join our Automotive Team on a permanent basis working 37 hours per week, at our Bispham Campus. You will play a key role in the preparation of resources and practical taught delivery across a range of Automotive courses with a key focus on health and safety. You will join a talented, successful and dynamic team responsible for training, re-training and upskilling the region's automotive workforce.
Your Responsibilities Will Include
As a key member of our Automotive team, your primary responsibilities are:
2. Instruct, assess, and supervise students across various programmes and qualification levels, ensuring engaging and effective delivery in classrooms, laboratories, workshops, and other learning environments.
3. Prepare, organise materials and equipment, ensuring functionality and compliance with health and safety standards.
4. Provide guidance, monitor progress, and assist students with action planning and personal development, fostering their responsibility for learning and achievement.
5. Contribute to curriculum planning, scheme development, and the internal verification of student work, ensuring adherence to programme specifications and quality improvement.
6. Conduct health and safety checks, maintain a safe learning environment, and educate students on safe practices and procedures.
Why Join Us?
At B&FC, you will play a vital role in shaping the next generation of automotive professionals. We offer a supportive, forward-thinking environment with ample opportunities for professional growth and development, enabling you to enhance your expertise in education, resource management, and industry practices.
We excel in offering high quality technical and professional education, leading to professional and skilled employment through strong relationships with employers.
Interested? Apply Early!
If this opportunity excites you, submit your application promptly, as we may close the vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications.
Rewards and Benefits
Blackpool and The Fylde College is proud to be Great Place To Work® Certified™
7. Enhanced leave allowance of 38 days (full-time equivalent), inclusive of bank holidays
8. Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
9. Competitive pension scheme:
10. Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS) - 28.68% employer contribution
11. Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) - 15.4% employer contribution
12. Extensive professional development opportunities for all, with B&FC choosing to invest circa. £1.8m annually in colleague development and professional qualifications
13. Agile working opportunities
14. Enhanced Family friendly policies
15. Extensive wellbeing provision including, but not limited to:
16. Access to funded Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) available 24/7, days a year
17. Occupational Health
18. FREE Flu Vouchers for those not entitled through the NHS
19. FREE eye tests
20. Dedicated Wellbeing Hub available to all colleagues containing rich and varied content with resources relating to emotional, physical, financial and social wellbeing
21. FREE healthy breakfast
22. Sports facilities including fully equipped gym and discounted memberships
23. Health and beauty salon
24. Trim Trails on Campus (guided routes for walks)
25. Onsite food outlets and Starbucks at subsidised rates
26. FREE car parking
27. Car lease scheme
28. Cycle to work scheme
29. Onsite kids ‘Sports Camp’ 8am – 5pm during selected half-term breaks
B&FC is committed to the promotion of Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all resourcing practices. Please email should a specific adjustment be required to support in the application and selection process
B&FC is dedicated to safeguarding and the promotion of the welfare of all learners, and expects all colleagues to share in this commitment. As such, employment at B&FC is subject to an Enhanced DBS Check via the Disclosure and Barring Service. For further information on DBS, please click The amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions) Order ( and ) provides that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’.