Salary: Circa £43,748 pro rata per annum

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: 18.5-hour roles available, flexibility can be discussed around industry commitments if required. Sessional working arrangements may also be considered.

Location: Flexible between Crewe and Ellesmere Port Campus, and visiting local Employers

We are seeking Vocational Trainers to join our team working across our Campuses in Crewe and Ellesmere Port.

This is an excellent opportunity for innovative and inspiring industry professionals to provide apprentices with an outstanding learning experience.

Key Responsibilities:

Train and Assess learners up to Level 3, in the workplace and College;
Support learner progress through assessment in the workplace and curriculum delivery;
Ensuring timely achievement of apprenticeship frameworks and standards; and
Promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young persons in line with college policies.

Key Person Specification Requirements:

Assessor qualification (TAQA/A1 or equivalent) or willingness to work towards;
PGCE or willingness to working towards;
Industry relevant qualifications to a minimum of a level 3 (City & Guilds/NVQ or equivalent);
Knowledge and understanding of awarding body standards and requirements;
Understanding of equality, diversity and inclusion in work and the learning environment;
Experience of working in further education;
Up-to-date occupational experience; and
This role will be based across multiple sites and therefore a full current driving licence, use of a car and insurance for business purposes are essential to this role.

Please see attached Job Description and person Specification for full-details.

If you’re interested in this new opportunity, please apply by 9am on 22 April 2026.

We do not consider applications submitted through recruitment agencies.

Benefits:

Access to world-class facilities
Access to new qualifications to support your career in education such as short online courses in the areas below. If you’re interested in learning more about this, please email recruitment@ccsw.ac.uk.
- Equality and Diversity
- Information, Advice and Guidance
- Understanding Safeguarding and Prevent
- Principles of Customer Service
Financial support offered to obtain your teacher qualification
Extensive upskilling and professional development opportunities
Competitive salary
Pension scheme with generous employer contributions (28.68% for TPS and 21% for LGPS)
Up to 51 days of annual leave, including bank holidays, Christmas closure, and a dedicated Wellbeing Day
Onsite fitness and childcare facilities
Employee benefit platform
Onsite Costa, café, shop, restaurants and hair and beauty salon
Free onsite parking
Employee Referral Scheme
Staff Awards

If you wish to discuss any aspects of the role prior to making an application, then please email recruitment@ccsw.ac.uk where arrangements will be made for a discussion with the relevant curriculum area.

About Us

Cheshire College – South & West is the largest provider of post-16 education in the region, offering exciting opportunities to over 11,000 learners and 1,000 Apprentices, who all have access to world-class facilities as a result of a £160m investment in the latest technology and real working environments, at modern Campuses in Crewe, Ellesmere Port and Chester. The College is in the process of implementing a £30m capital investment programme to ensure learners continue to have access to the best possible resources and environment.

Cheshire College is a dynamic, high quality and financially robust College, which provides learners with the skills, experience and qualifications that will prepare them for their future career or higher-level study, encouraging them to become confident individuals who will make valuable contributions to businesses and the local economy.

There is a fantastic atmosphere at our three Campuses in Crewe, Ellesmere Port and Chester, providing an environment to get involved in exciting activities and an opportunity for learners to make new friends.

The College is proud of its strong links with local Employers such as Bentley Motors, Vauxhall Motors, SP Energy Networks, Ecolab and Unilever to ensure learners have access to work placements and industry professionals as well as ensuring the curriculum offer remains current and relevant to local, regional and national needs.

Crewe Campus

Our impressive facilities are the perfect place for learners to meet new friends and be immersed in an environment that is ideal for learning. As well as our modern classrooms, the Crewe Campus boasts:

A multi-purpose sports hall;
Climbing wall;
Fitness gym;
TV and radio studios with specialist equipment;
Mock aircraft cabin;
Award-winning restaurant, The Academy;
Hair, beauty and barbering salons;
Professional Centre Stage theatre and engineering and construction workshops; and
New Institute of Technology (Construction beginning 2024).

Ellesmere Port Campus

Our impressive facilities are the perfect place for learners to meet new friends and be immersed in an environment that is ideal for learning. As well as our modern classrooms, the Ellesmere Port Campus boasts:

Construction & Engineering Centre (Refurbished Summer 2022);
Award-winning restaurant, Academy West (Refurbished Summer 2023);
Mock aircraft cabin;
Fitness gym;
Hair, beauty and barbering salons (Refurbished Summer 2023); and
Professional theatre.

Cheshire College South and West is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. Successful applicants will be required to provide a DBS Disclosure, Right to Work evidence and original qualification certificates. Online checks will be carried out and references will be sought.