Aviation Electronics and Electrical Teacher

Background in the aviation electrical and electronics sector? Fancy sharing your skills & knowledge with the next generation? We’re looking for someone patient, positive and super-organised to teach our aeronautical students. You’ll need experience in the industry and teaching experience, specifically avionics and electrical power systems. Join a Sunday Times Best Company and get a whopping 55 days’ paid holiday* and an extra 28% of salary paid into your pension.

We’re looking for someone who’s….

• positive, supportive and passionate, with a can-do attitude

• a team player, with experience in the aeronautical industry

• eager to offer our students the best support and guidance to help them achieve their goals

• keen to engage in personal development

What you’ll be doing…

• working in a team that teaches BTEC Aeronautical programmes, City & Guilds T-level programmes for 16–18 year-olds

• teaching power systems, avionics and electronics

• pastoral tutoring of a cohort of 16–18 year-olds, liaising with parents and carers

• involvement in the verification and quality of the curriculum

• attending celebration and guidance events

Why join us?

• Highly motivated, dedicated and supportive team

• Industry workshops fully equipped for the aviation sector training, live virtual hangar with aircraft, jet engines, landing gear, and an electronic bay of 40 stations.

• Paid industry training days and great professional development

• UK leading links with industry that promote and drive collaboration

• Great benefits, including discounted shopping, bikes, electric cars and water sports

• The best reward of all… seeing your students flourish and gain in confidence

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a nationally and internationally recognised team who are passionate about ensuring our students get the skills and knowledge to compete with the best in the country and the world.

Interested? Take a look at the full job description for more details.

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Benefits

We’ll give you incredibly generous holidays and a superb pension scheme. You’ll also get a package of amazing benefits, including free counselling and discounted supermarket shopping, spa treatments, electric cars and paddleboarding. Read more on our careers page.

Applying for the role

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The closing date for receipt of completed applications is Monday 16th March 2026 at midnight.

Interviews will be held on Thursday 26th March 2026.

No CVs or agencies please. 

Everyone’s welcome to apply for a role here, regardless of personal characteristics, including race, age, gender, religion, ability, disability, or sexuality.

We’re totally committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students, and we expect you to be too. We follow safer recruitment statutory guidance (Keeping Children Safe in Education).  If you’re successful, you’ll be required to complete thorough pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.  All posts at Exeter College are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (amended 2013 and 2020)) mean that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications, related exceptions and further information. 

*The paid holidays quoted include at least 7 Christmas closure days and 8 bank holidays