Lecturer – Motor Vehicle

Are you an experienced Lecturer in Motor Vehicle or a skilled Motor Mechanic keen to share your skills and knowledge with others? If so, this could be the role for you!

Here at Carshalton College, we are looking for a Lecturer to teach and assess on a range of Motor Vehicle courses. You will act as a tutor for a group or groups of students and take responsibility for monitoring progress and developing individual learning plans.

About You

• A fully qualified Motor Mechanic with a Level 3 qualification as a minimum.


• Experience of working in the Motor Vehicle industry.


• Experience of teaching and assessing Motor Vehicle practices in a teaching and learning environment or in the workplace.


• Experience of providing effective support to students or other individuals.


• Demonstrable ability to teach at a level appropriate to the students and in a way that recognises their different learning abilities.

Closing date for the return of an online application form is 16th August 2026.

Interviews will be held week commencing 24th August 2026.

The benefits package includes generous annual leave of 40 days plus up to 8 additional days over Christmas/New Year as well as an additional 5 days Wellbeing leave to enhance employees’ physical and mental health. There is an excellent pension scheme that receives a significant financial contribution from the employer (Teachers Pensions or Local Government Pension Scheme), subsidised sports facilities and professional development and training plus a salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme.

South Thames Colleges Group is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults.

As outlined in the Public Sector Equality Duty of the Equality Act 2010, we are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

As part of our due diligence checks on prospective employees, successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references, an online search and proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

The South Thames Colleges Group is made up of Carshalton College, Kingston College, Merton College and South Thames College, which merged on 1 August 2017. South Thames Colleges Group is one of London’s largest providers of post-16 education and training and is an ongoing and significant contributor to its local communities. We aim to put students’ success at the heart of everything we do.

We are looking for hard-working and collaborative people who can join our team and help challenge our students to progress and achieve.