Construction Technician
Heart of Worcestershire College
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Job summary
Heart of Worcestershire College is seeking a Construction Technician to join the Construction department. Based at the Malvern campus with travel to other campuses as required, you will support day-to-day operation of construction/workshops, assist teaching staff, supervise practical sessions, and help maintain equipment and safety standards.
The role is full-time, 37 hours per week, with a starting salary in the £25,724–£27,961 range depending on experience and qualifications, and includes
Qualifications
- Qualified to GCSE English and Maths (or equivalent).
- Relevant qualification for the role.
- Relevant industrial experience is desirable.
Responsibilities
- Assisting and maintaining day-to-day operations in construction workshops.
- Cleaning and routine maintenance of workshop equipment.
- Maintain safety equipment and procedures.
- Assist teaching staff with teaching aids and demonstrations.
- Supervise and deliver pre-planned practical sessions when required.
- Set up and return workshop equipment; manage materials stock.
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Job description
Job Title Construction Technician Closing Date 04/09/2026 23:59 Pay £25,724 - £27,961 - starting salary is dependent on experience and qualifications. Hours 37 Hours x 52 Weeks Type Full Time
Please note: HoW College reserves the right to extend the advertising period for this vacancy or close the vacancy early in line with volume of applicants. We would therefore advise interested candidates to apply promptly.
To become a Technician in our Construction department, we need someone who is organised, self‑motivated and enthusiastic.
The successful candidate will have the chance to acquire new skills and develop their abilities in a wide range of activities.
We have a variety of students from the surrounding area; we are a welcoming and inclusive community that champions diversity and equality across our college.
Our departments collaborate to establish and uphold the inclusive HoW culture, we keep this in mind as we manage interactions with the public, fellow employees, and nearby schools.
Although this position is based at our Malvern campus, all applicants must be prepared to travel to our other campuses or surrounding areas as required.
To find a more detailed list of your day‑to‑day responsibilities, please refer to the key roles and accountabilities section on our Job Description. You will support in many aspects, to name a few:
- Support the day‑to‑day operation of construction/building services workshops.
- Maintain and clean workshop equipment and facilities.
- Ensure health, safety, and compliance procedures are followed.
- Assist teaching staff with practical demonstrations and learning activities.
- Supervise and deliver pre‑planned practical sessions when required.
- Set up, dismantle, and manage workshop equipment.
- Order materials and maintain stock levels.
- Complete risk assessments and COSHH documentation.
- Support open days, events, and learner activities.
- Open, secure, and oversee workshop premises as required.
Heart of Worcestershire College, the county's largest further education institution, offers a diverse range of academic, vocational, and community courses throughout its campuses. In all we do, our principles of diversity, integrity, partnership, and trust come through, enabling us to offer timely and knowledgeable services both within and outside of our immediate neighbourhood. By 2030, we also intend to be 90% green!
Our goal is to advance, innovate, and inspire. We're looking for people who want to come along for the journey because our growth will be your growth.
A career with us entails much more than a pay cheque, because we know our employees are our most valuable resource. You can look forward to the following perks with us.
- Confidential Employee Assistance Programme (available 24/7, 365 days a year); giving access to free confidential counselling
- Regular Continuing Professional Development
- Opportunity to gain further qualifications and enhance professional development through our Awards process
- Generous holiday allowance
- Agile and Flexible working (Dependent upon role)
- Employee discounts & benefits package including high street and travel discounts
- Fantastic progression opportunities
- A mentor to support you in your new role
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Free onsite parking (Certain Campuses only)
- Opportunities of volunteering within local community and charities
Every person we hire has a different mix of experiences, cultures, and identities, as well as a unique background and physical make‑up. Together, we strengthen HoW.
The College is striving to attract, develop and retain the very best people by offering a motivating and inclusive workplace in which talent is truly recognised.
We want you to know that HoW is an equal opportunity employer as you are probably applying for or considering applying for a job with us if you are reading this. This College expects everyone to share its commitment to promoting and protecting children, young people, and vulnerable adults' welfare and equality of opportunity.
For us, this means that we always work to be as inclusive as possible in all areas of employment and that we will not allow any form of discrimination.
All successful applicants will be required to complete and pay for a Disclosure & Barring Service check. Along with online verification to ensure the safety of our pupils.
Closing date for this post is: 4th September 2026
Interview date: TBC
For further information on the role, please contact our HR Department on 01527 572592 or hr@howcollege.ac.uk.
AIM AND PURPOSE OF THE JOB
The purpose of the role is to strengthen the construction/building services team and supervise with the day to day running of the construction workshops.
- Assisting and maintaining the day‑to‑day operations within the construction/building services workshops.
- Cleaning and routine maintenance of workshop equipment.
- Maintenance of safety equipment and procedures.
- Assist teaching staff in teaching aids and demonstration techniques.
- Undertake supervision and delivery of pre‑planned practical sessions where required for cover
- The supervision of training as required.
- Set up and return of workshop equipment.
- Ordering materials
- Stock control
- Health & Safety (Risk assessments, COSHH report
- Support with open days and events
- Opening and securing of premises
- To commit to the safeguarding and promotion of the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults
- To participate in the College's Performance Management Scheme and attend such training events as are necessary to enable him/her to carry out the duties of the job description.
- To continually improve teaching, learning and assessment through proactive CPD and sharing best practice.
- To actively participate in the College's Quality System, including quality improvement strategies and initiatives.
- To undertake such other duties as may be assigned commensurate with the grade and purpose of the post.
- To take reasonable care for the health and safety of him/her and for others affected by his/her work.
- To actively support College Safeguarding, Equality and Diversity policies.
- To operate/conduct all HR tasks and functions within the principles of GDPR.
This Job Description is current at the date shown below and is a guide to the work you will be required to undertake. In consultation with the post holder, it may be changed from time to time by the College to meet changing circumstances.
The appointment is subject to the Conditions of Service for Business Support Staff.
All successful applicants will undergo the following checks:
- Enhanced DBS
- 2 x References, one of which must be your current or most recent employer
- Qualification validation check
The salary range for this post is from £25,724 to £27,961 per annum. Your starting salary will be dependent upon your qualifications and experience. Once you have successfully passed your probationary period, your salary will increase within the salary band on an annual incremental basis, until you reach the top of the salary scale.
The hours of work will be based on 37 hours per week for 52 weeks a year.
The post carries 25 annual leave days, plus eight public bank holidays plus a further five concessionary days as 'leave to be taken at the principal's discretion'.
After 2 years continuous service, your annual leave entitlement will increase to 30 days per annum.
Please note that only in exceptional circumstances, with your director's permission, will staff be able to take more than 3 consecutive weeks of leave in any leave year.
The College operates an occupational pension scheme, namely the 'Local Government Pension Scheme'.
All newly appointed staff must serve a 4-month probationary period. During the probationary period you will have to attend the corporate staff induction day and additional mandatory courses on: Equality & Diversity session, Prevent, Safeguarding Training session and Health & safety training session. Failure to attend these will prevent you from successfully completing your probation.
Please note that without 2 satisfactory references being received before the end of the probationary period, new staff will not be able to successfully pass their probationary.
The successful applicant will be based at Malvern but may be required to work at other locations from time to time.
The successful applicant will be required to satisfy the Medical Officer as to his/her fitness to carry out the duties of the post.
The College will undertake qualification validation by writing to the appropriate educational institute. Only those qualifications which are essential for the post will be followed up.
If you are required to obtain a qualification as a contractual requirement, the College reviews its CPD budget on an annual basis regarding availability of funds and cannot therefore guarantee that newly appointed staff will receive either part or full funding for the course fees. However, student loan facilities are available.
The College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All newly appointed staff will be required to undertake safeguarding training during their probationary period.
All successful applicants will be required to complete and pay for a Disclosure & Barring Service check. The costs of this check will be deducted from the applicants first salary payment from the College. The College adheres to the DBS Code of Practice and has policies covering the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders and the Secure Storage, Handling, Use, Retention and Disposal of Disclosures and Disclosure Information. Copies of these are available on request.
The College is committed to the fair treatment of its staff, potential staff or users of its services, regardless of race, gender religion, sexual orientation, responsibilities for dependants, age, physical/mental disability or offending background.
As an organisation we use the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) to assess the suitability of all prospective appointments. We undertake not to discriminate unfairly against any subject of a Disclosure on the basis of conviction or other information revealed.
Applicants/employees are required to declare any pending criminal prosecutions they may have as well as any spent criminal convictions, cautions, reprimands and final warnings as defined under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. The only exception to this requirement is that applicants/employees do not need to disclose any 'protected' cautions, or convictions as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2013.
Please read the 'Guidance Note to applicants on disclosing information about cautions and convictions in their application' document before you complete your application form.
Having a criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working with us. This will depend on the nature of the position and the circumstances and background of any offences.
All successful applicants will be required to undertake all mandatory training and update sessions and any appropriate training and development as required, including Health and Safety.
HoW College is a Smoke Free environment from the effects of direct/indirect contact with smoking, including using the following:
- Cigarettes
- E-cigarettes
- Vaporisers
- Pipe smoking
- Cigars
- And all other associated smoking products
Candidates with a disability should contact the HR Department before interview if they require any adjustments to be made for the interview and/or selection tests.
The Interview date for this post is TBC; short‑listed candidates will be notified with the details for interview. In view of the high cost of postage, it is not our intention to notify unsuccessful applicants. If you have not heard from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful and accept our thanks for your interest in applying.
Please be aware that HoW College complies with the current Data Protection Act and is currently developing systems to ensure that we will be fully compliant with GDPR when this comes into force in May 2018. GDPR is a European wide update to the Data Protection Act, with more requirements and stronger enforcement. As such we expect all staff to fully comply with the requirements of these legislation. Failure to do so will lead to formal disciplinary action.
Members of staff will be provided with guidance in relation to GDPR to ensure that full compliance is achieved and maintained within the College.
Further information can be obtained by using the following link: https://ico.org.uk/media/for-organisations/documents/1624219/preparing-for-the-gdpr-12-steps.pdf Person Specification
Attainment (e.g. Qualifications, Experience)
- Qualified to GCSE C grade English and Maths or equivalent.
- Relevant qualification for the role.
- Relevant industrial experience.
- Ability to drive forklift truck or willing to work towards certification.
- Teaching qualification
- Good communication and organisational skills
- Able to work with minimum of supervision.
- Ability to work well within a small but efficient team.
- Ability to adapt to change and challenges.
- Experience of Supervising people / work-based activities.
- First Aid qualification or the willingness to gain one.
- Enthusiasm and commitment for working with young people.
- Experience in the same or similar role.
- Demonstrable commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people.
- Commitment for your own personal development.
- Available to work flexibly as required
- Ability to travel as required.
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