Aviation / Travel & Tourism Lecturer at RNN Group

Aviation / Travel & Tourism Lecturer

Hours; Part time (22.5 hours each week, all year round)

Duration; Permanent

Salary; £17,911.82 (non-QTS) to £20,363.72 (QTS) pro-rata a year + benefits

Location; Rotherham College, Rotherham

Aim high and turn your aviation expertise into a career that makes a difference to the future of the aviation industry and our learners.

About the Role

We're looking for an inspiring Aviation / Travel & Tourism Lecturer to equip the next generation with the skills, knowledge, behaviours and confidence to succeed in the aviation industry. This is more than a teaching role – it's an opportunity to shape futures, inspire and prepare learners for exciting careers in a fast-paced global sector.

Using your industry experience, empathy and expertise, you'll deliver engaging and innovative lessons, support students both academically and pastorally, and help them develop the vocational and employability and power skills employers value most such as resilience, decision making, communication and team player skills. You’ll motivate learners to achieve their best, build strong industry links, and create meaningful pathways into higher education and employment.

Whether you're already teaching or looking to bring your aviation expertise into education, you'll join a supportive team committed to delivering outstanding learning experiences and helping every student succeed.

What You’ll Do

Be the Expert: Deliver high-quality teaching and assessment that bridges the gap between textbooks and the industry.

Ignite Ambition: Use your enthusiasm to motivate learners, helping them master technical skills and reach their full potential.

Build the Bridge: Develop vital industry links to provide students with "gold-standard" work experience and clear career pathways.

Collaborate & Innovate: Work within a supportive team at our Rotherham Campus, using practical, theoretical, and digital tools to make learning stick.

You will…

Candidates should be an effective and motivated team player, with excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively with colleagues and management to achieve strategic and organisational objectives.

You will hold a vocational qualification at Level 3 or above and industry experience, as well as a relevant teaching qualification and assessors award, or be willing to work towards. You will hold a Level 2 (or equivalent) qualification in English and Maths or be willing to work towards.

You will be able to bring the subject to life, using combined methods of practical, theoretical and digital which will engage your learners and provide them with the best skills, knowledge and behaviours for the future.

We understand that no candidate will perfectly match every qualification or criterion listed. If your experience differs from what we've outlined but you believe you can contribute to this role, we encourage you to apply!

Department Info

You’ll be line-managed by a dedicated Curriculum Manager and work closely with our Team Leaders and other Lecturers in a collaborative environment where your industry insights are truly valued.

Our excellent benefits and rewards package:

Access to teachers pensions scheme (with employer contributions from 15.6% to 23.68%)

Up to 50 days annual leave per year including closure during Christmas period

Access to our gyms, restaurants and salons

Staff health & wellbeing and benefits schemes including in-house Occupational Health service

Extensive wellbeing support through a digital Wellbeing Hub that offers a broad range of support for physical, mental, and financial wellbeing.

Full, part time and flexible working hours available in many roles

Free Parking available at all of our sites

Fantastic career development opportunities including funding for teacher training, apprenticeships and various other industry recognised qualifications

New FE teachers can also apply for grants of up to £6,000 in STEM subjects (conditions apply) through the teacher retention initiative

Recruitment Referral Scheme for all employees, worth £200 per referral made

What is the RNN Group?

RNN Group’s main goal is to be an ‘outstanding’ education and training provider and this is at the heart of everything that we do. To help us achieve this we are looking to recruit highly motivated, innovative and dynamic individuals to join our existing teams. To be a part of the team at RNN Group we will expect you to be committed to our values too;

We are Inclusive,

We have Integrity,

We Deliver,

We are One Team.

We are OFSTED ‘Good’ (November 2022)

We celebrate diversity and are proud to have been recognised as Investors in Diversity for our commitment to the FREDIE (Fairness, Respect, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Engagement) Model. This means that you’d be working in a supportive environment that encourages, recognises and celebrates effort, achievement and cooperative attitudes. We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, sexuality, faith or disability. We are also proud to be part of the Disability Confidence Scheme and offer reasonable adjustments to all applicants throughout the recruitment process.

The RNN Group is proud to be part of the South Yorkshire Institute of Technology (SYIoT).

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, vulnerable adults and young people. All new employees will be required undertake a DBS check and other associated checks in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education Guidance.

The Group’s core operating hours are 8.30am-5.00pm (9pm on a Tuesday and Thursday during term time). You may be expected to work at any time during these hours to ensure business needs are met.

All candidates must have the legal right to work in the UK.

Closing date: Monday 5 October 2026 – if you are shortlisted for this post, you will be contacted within a week of the closing date.

If you require further information about this vacancy, please contact the HR department on 01709 722750 or recruitment@rnngroup.ac.uk