Join Our Team

Are you passionate about shaping the future of the workforce? Do you have a knack for inspiring and educating others?

We’re looking for Training Instructors to empower our people to reach their full potential.

At Sellafield, we pride ourselves on fostering a culture of growth, support, and innovation. As a Training Instructor, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our workforce.

You will carry out the delivery and assessment of a number of different courses to meet business demand/ requirements for the Sellafield Site. These courses are classroom, on-simulators/rigs and on-plant delivery.

Starting Salary: £49,239 – £50,915 dependent on skills & experience + an annual bonus of up to £4k.
Working Pattern: Days (37.5 hours per week)
Location: B111, Sellafield, West Cumbria

What will the Successful Candidate be Doing:

Principal Accountabilities

• To ensure learner safety in the training environment.
• Serve as a role model for safety and nuclear professional behaviours in the business.
• Effective delivery of training materials in accordance with established standards.
• Effectively utilise and adapt appropriate techniques for engaging learners to participate in meeting the learning objectives.
• Effectively reduce learning barriers, monitor and coach learners with any learning needs.
• Carry out post training evaluations and provide/respond to feedback.
• Participate in audits, evaluations and reviews as required by local area/project.
• Coach and share information with other team members with regard to applying Sellafield Ltd learning methodology.
• Is able to attend B111 or other identified SL location for a full working week to meet course delivery.

Why choose Sellafield?

What’s in it for you?

At Sellafield Ltd, we are an organisation that is committed to supporting employees fulfil their potential. With comprehensive training and development opportunities, we will enable you to feel inspired in your role.

We also offer a range of employee benefits:
• Be a part of Sellafield’s 100 year mission.
• An attractive defined contribution pension scheme – the company will match up to 13.5% for a 7% employee contribution!
• You will benefit from an annual bonus of up to £4k made up of company and personal performance.
• 25.5 days annual leave, plus 8 bank holidays. Rising to 30 days annual leave from 1st April 2024. There is also the ability to purchase 3 additional days.
• The ability to carry over 5 days (rising to 10 from 1st April 2024) annual leave each financial year.
• Paid Sick Leave.
• Family Friendly Policies – Visit our Rewards & Benefits page to read more.
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• Lifestyle Benefits sasra.co.uk
• Learning & Development Opportunities https://careers.sellafieldsite.co.uk/work-with-us/learning-and-development/
• Reward & Recognition Policies.
• Welfare & Employee Assistance Programme.
• Free Aviva Health App & Annual Health Check.
• MyDiscounts – Employee Savings & Discounts.
• MyBenefits – A Charity Giving Scheme.
• Many, many more! Click this link to visit our Rewards & Benefits page: https://careers.sellafieldsite.co.uk/work-with-us/rewards-and-benefits/

About (the profession/team)

The Ideal Candidate:

Essential Skills:

• Accredited instructor qualification or other recognised adult learning/instruction qualification (PTLLS, QTLLS, PGCE, RTITB) or equivalent.
• Relevant Plant / Business / Training or Educational experience.
• Previous experience of Training Delivery/ Teaching or Coaching.
• Understanding of the application of Systematic Approach to Training (SAT).
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to hold dialogue at all levels of the business.
• Practical understanding of different learning styles, experience of reducing barriers to learning and transferring this to a learning environment.
• Good level of IT literacy.
• Ability to motivate others.
• Ability to work with cross-functional teams.

Desirable Skills:

• Understanding of Site legal, regulatory and statutory requirements.

Additional Information

• The closing date for this vacancy is 18th January 2026.

• In the event of a high number of responses to any advert, Sellafield Ltd reserves the right to close the advert early. Once closed, the advert will be removed from our website. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

• As part of the application process you will be asked to provide evidence of your qualifications. Please ensure that they are uploaded at the application stage to confirm a smooth process and prevent delays.

• Please regularly check your Spam/Junk folders for news about this vacancy, correspondence could contain invitations to interview and other important updates.

• The interviews for this vacancy are expected to take place w/c Monday 2nd February 2026.

• During the interview, you will also be expected to give a 10 minute micro-teach covering a topic of your choice.

This presentation should be sent to recruitment@sellafieldcloud.co.uk via email at least two working days before your interview. You should also take four paper copies of your presentation to your interview in case of any IT issues on the day.

• Sellafield Ltd are recognised as a Disability Confident Employer (Level 3). Disability Confident employers offer an interview to disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy. Sellafield Ltd define the minimum criteria as the ‘essential skills’ which are listed on the vacancy notice. Whilst completing your application form, you will be able to indicate if you wish to be considered under the disability confident scheme. If you would prefer to discuss this directly with us, please contact the GBS Recruitment team on recruitment@sellafieldcloud.co.uk

• Please be aware that this role is subject to achieving security clearance. This role requires higher level of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 or 10 years of continuous residency in the UK. Factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the level of clearance you’re able to achieve.

• Please ensure that you save a copy of this advert for future reference if you make an application for this role.