Assessor – Pipefitting
Rigging Instructor/Assessor
Job Type: Full-time, Permanent.
Salary: Competitive – negotiable dependent upon experience
Location: Birkenhead
Start Date: Immediate / Following notice period
Hours: Typical working hours are 8:00 am – 4:30 pm Monday to Thursday and Friday 8.:00 am – 3:15 pm.
Benefits include:
- An opportunity to develop vocational skills and CPD to enrich your knowledge and skills and personal career development
- Monday to Friday, no weekends
- Family friendly and flexible working policies
- Generous holiday entitlement of 29 days per year with Christmas shutdown, plus birthday leave and all public/bank holidays
- Medicash Health Care Plan
- Life Assurance (Death in Service) Scheme
- Enhanced Sick Pay
- Free access to on-site gym facility with leisure zones including pool and table tennis
- Free parking
- Cycle loan/storage
- Health & Wellbeing Employee Assistance Programme
- A calendar punctuated with social and team building events.
To assist your application, please consider the following questions and incorporate your answers into the application form:
- Are you familiar with Microsoft programmes such as Outlook, Word, Excel and/or OneNote or Canvas or will you require IT training?
- Do you have teaching experience or will you require training and development?
- Please advise your availability providing 2 or 3 dates and times of one hour duration when you could make an initial interview to discuss the role and undertake a tour of College.
THE ROLE
Please apply using the link provided to complete the Engineering College Application form and Equality & Diversity Monitoring Form.
Candidates without prior teaching expertise that have good experience and underpinning engineering knowledge will be given relevant training and CPD to help fulfill the role of a Tutor (see more below).
We also welcome applications from temporary or freelance Tutors who wish to join the College’s staff bank for ad hoc cover during term time.
What will you bring to the role?
Recent and relevant industry/occupational experience with a minimum of 3 years engineering experience
Experience of training and assessment for apprenticeships
The drive to ensure our learners achieve success in their learning and development by offering an enriching and rewarding experience during their time at College
A commitment to best practice and promoting the welfare and safeguarding of our learners
What’s involved in the role?
The roles are diverse and cover a number of different elements, including:
Teaching, Learning and Assessment: delivery of practical and theory sessions to meet the requirements of the business, the planning of lessons and learning plans effectively, making use of resources and curriculum.
Verification: maintain all records and workpieces, track progress for each student in your designated group/s and carry out essential marking for assessments.
Learner Reviews: work within the team to develop and regularly update learner ‘off-the-job’ learning plans in conjunction with the learner(s). Work within the relevant team to contribute timely information to the individual’s ‘training officer’ to support with performance reviews
Learner Support: typically ‘first line’ academic and pastoral support, support the team in identifying any high or additional needs students.
Technical & Administration: identifying opportunities for CPD, improving competency, fulfilling ESFA requirements regarding tracking attendance. support with recruitment and promotion of the brand
Team Responsibilities: ensuring high quality health and safety provision, support and promotion of Equality and Diversity within this industry and safeguarding
Scheduled Working: Monday to Friday 8.00am to 4.30pm pattern of delivery with built-in scope for curriculum development, learner support and training within those times. Occasional twilight sessions 5.00pm-8.00pm.
If you have previously completed at least a level 3 qualification in an engineering vocational role and are passionate about inspiring people into engineering, this is an excellent opportunity to join our team, helping students to reach their maximum educational and developmental potential. You should be:
- Technically qualified in the relevant skill area
- Genuinely looking to switch to a real and worthwhile career in technical training for industry
- A real interest in working with young and aspiring engineering students
- Good practical skills
- Knowledge and understanding of health and safety in an industrial environment
- Able to motivate and inspire
The Engineering College is committed to equality and valuing diversity. Applications are particularly welcome from women and black and minority ethnic candidates, who are under-represented in academic posts in College.