Trainer Facilitator - Automotive

Salary: £26,045.00 - £28,845.00 per annum, plus excellent benefits

Contract Type: Full time, permanent. 37 hours per week

Location: Paignton, Devon

Are you passionate about inspiring learners and shaping futures? We’re looking for a dedicated and dynamic trainer facilitator to join our team, delivering high-quality teaching across a range of programmes. In this role, you’ll assess student progress through both formal and informal methods, contribute to curriculum development, and support students’ pastoral and welfare needs. You’ll also be committed to your own professional growth, staying up to date with subject knowledge and teaching practices. Collaboration is key, and you’ll build strong relationships with both internal colleagues and external partners. This is a flexible role that may involve working across different locations within the College’s catchment area.

To be successful in this role, you’ll hold relevant training and qualifications to at least Level 3 in the Automotive (light vehicle) discipline and bring hands-on experience from the automotive sector. You’ll be confident in inspection, diagnostics, and repair processes, with a solid understanding of the equipment commonly used in modern workshops. Strong communication skills are essential, as you’ll be engaging with students across a range of age groups. You’ll also be capable of delivering and assessing underpinning knowledge both in the classroom and in workplace settings.

At South Devon College we are passionate that excellent teaching and learning can transform lives. We seek to achieve at the highest levels and welcome staff who share our drive for success.

In return, you can expect access to an exciting range of training, apprenticeship and opportunities for degree level study alongside your work to keep you at the top of your game, as well as generous holiday allowance of 25 days pro rata and a strong emphasis on work-life balance.  

The staff at South Devon College are truly inspirational and this is a reflection on the whole College culture of continuous improvement and support for all of our students and communities. We hold the prestigious Investors in People (IIP) Platinum accreditation, the highest level awarded by the people management standard. This prominent distinction confirms the College’s status as not just a leading Further Education College, but also as a top employer in the country, as it joins the top 7% of accredited organisations across the UK.

We aim to provide our learners with excellent teaching and learning. Our staff are highly adept at working with and developing skills and knowledge in learners from different backgrounds. Our staff have consistently high expectations of all students and generate high levels of enthusiasm for participation in, and commitment to learning.

Our staff are integral to maintaining our passion and high-performance levels, and we reward our staff for this. Our benefits are designed to encourage a healthy work-life balance, and include:

27 days annual leave including the option to purchase additional holiday
days; 
1 additional day’s holiday for your birthday (does not have to be used on your birthday);
1 additional day’s holiday for every 5 years served;
Christmas Closure of up to 2 weeks in addition to annual leave entitlement; 
Access to a wealth of training, apprenticeships and funded higher education opportunities as well as dedicated training days; 
Teacher’s Pension Scheme Employer contributions of 28.68%; 
Subsidised fitness suite facility, onsite hair and beauty salon, access to a wide range of catering facilities, outdoor gym and free eyesight tests;  
Major supermarket and high street employee discount schemes; 
Life Assurance (if member of pension scheme);  
On Site Nursery (Mama Bears);   
Employee Assistance Programmes; 
Access to Blue Light Card membership;
Discounted travel schemes. 

Closing Date: Midnight, Sunday 31 May 2026

Interview Date: TBC

To apply and for a full job description please visit the Jobs page of the South Devon College website Please do NOT send CVs, we only accept applications via the relevant form on our dedicated recruitment website.

Please note that you will be required to be in possession of an Enhanced DBS Certificate or be willing to undertake an Enhanced DBS check as a condition of employment at the College.

This College is committed to Safeguarding/Prevent and promoting the welfare of students, including children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

The College is committed to applying its Single Equality Scheme at all stages of recruitment and selection. Shortlisting, interviewing and selection will always be carried out without regard to gender, transgender status, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status, colour, race, nationality, ethnicity, religion/belief, age, pregnancy or maternity leave, or union membership.

Reasonable attempts will be made to accommodate the particular needs of any candidate who has notified us of a disability. This may include changing the timing or location of any interview to enable the candidate to attend, providing information in different formats or larger type, etc.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare any cautions, convictions, reprimands and final warnings that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020).