Craft Skills Training Officer

Historic Environment Scotland; Elgin; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Craft Skills Training Officer to support apprentices in Scotland. This role involves delivering stonemasonry training, ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations, and engaging with external organizations. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in stonemasonry and teaching, along with a commitment to fostering skills in the heritage sector. Join a forward-thinking team dedicated to preserving Scotland’s cultural heritage while enjoying benefits like flexible working hours, a generous pension scheme, and opportunities for personal development. If you're passionate about training and education, this position offers a unique chance to make a significant impact.

Benefits

Civil Service Pension scheme

25 days annual leave

Professional subscriptions reimbursement

Support for further education

Flexible working hours

Free entry to properties

Qualifications

• Experience in the construction or heritage sectors is essential.
• Ability to deliver training and assess apprentices effectively.

Responsibilities

• Deliver training in stonemasonry to apprentices and monitor their progress.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations at all times.
• Liaise with various stakeholders in the education and construction sectors.

Skills

Stonemasonry

Teaching

Health and Safety Compliance

Assessment and Monitoring

Communication

Education

SCQF Level 6 Stonemasonry or equivalent

Advanced Craft Stonemasonry

L&D 9 & 11 qualifications

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

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Base pay range

Full time, Permanent

Locations: Elgin Depot, Elgin, IV30 1HU, GB (Elgin Skills Training Centre)

Technical Education and Training (TET) is a multidisciplinary team that delivers across 4 areas of operation: Vocational Training Programmes, Academic Training Programmes, Training & Qualification Development and Programme Management & Quality Assurance.

TET, part of the Cultural Assets Directorate (CA), provides leadership in the sector in championing knowledge, skills, and materials as being key to sustaining Scotland’s cultural heritage assets. We expand our collective knowledge and expertise through research and applied projects that set standards & provide learning outcomes. We are innovative in outlook and approach, and embrace the opportunities provided by digital technology, whilst using our traditions to provide innovative solutions to today’s problems. We enable better stewardship through sharing our knowledge, skills and expertise through training, education, outreach, and engagement, and through learning with and from others.

The post of Craft Skills Training Officer supports apprentices and learners across Scotland. The post holder will work with outside organisations, companies, and individuals to recruit, deliver, and assess qualifications. Your duties may involve travelling long distances which may include some overnight stays. You will also be required to work towards achieving an advanced teaching diploma, assessor, and internal verifier qualifications, along with other CPD opportunities.

For more information about the post and information about the team, please access the full job description for this post.

Benefits of joining us at Historic Environment Scotland:

• Enrolment onto a Civil Service Pension scheme – 28% employer contribution
• 25 days annual leave, pro-rata (increasing to 30 days after 3 years) + 11.5 public holidays
• Reimbursement for relevant professional subscriptions
• Support for further education and personal development
• Study leave for work related courses
• Flexible working hours (where appropriate)
• Free entry to all of our properties (with up to three guests)
• Free entry to English Heritage, Manx and Cadw properties

Key Responsibilities of this role

• Deliver Scottish Qualification framework of stonemasonry training to apprentices both internal (working for HES) and external (working for external contractors) including the PDA and SVQ in stonemasonry qualifications, Advanced Craft and PDA Repair & Maintenance of Traditional Masonry structures.
• Support and deliver training to apprentices whilst they are attending the centre on block release.
• Ensure the safeguarding of all students at all times.
• Ensure all health and safety requirements and regulations are met.
• Ensure all quality assurance processes and procedures are adhered to.
• Liaise with the Scottish Qualification Authority, Construction Industry Training Board, external contractors, employers, colleges, and other training centres and represent HES on industry discussion forums.
• Monitor and assess apprentices in the workplace and on external placements with contractors, colleges, and training providers throughout Scotland.
• Participate in outreach events, hands on training, seminars, and conferences, as required.

Key requirements of the role:

In order for you to be successful in this post, we will be looking for you to submit a cover letter which addresses how you can meet each of the essential and desirable criteria (in up to 1,200 words), using examples of where you have demonstrated these criteria previously. Please ensure that you provide real life examples for each of the criteria to be considered for this post. You can use examples of how you have met this criteria from your work life, home life, education or volunteer experience. Please read our CV and Cover Letter Guidance first before completing.

• SCQF level 6 Stonemasonry or equivalent.
• Advanced Craft Stonemasonry.
• Full UK driving licence - you will be required to travel to remote sites and public transport might not be an option in some of these locations.
• Satisfactory completion of Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) assessment.
• Achieved or be prepared to work towards the L & D 9 & 11 qualifications. (SQA “Assessor and Internal Verifier” awards).
• Experience of working in the construction/heritage sectors.
• Knowledge of computer packages such as Word and Excel.

Find out more about desirable skills and experience in our full job description.

We are dedicated to building a workforce which is reflective of diversity within Scotland. We warmly welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds, regardless of age, race, gender or gender identity, religious beliefs, marital status, sexual orientation, disability, or neurodiversity. In support of our Gaelic Language Plan, we welcome applications from Gaelic speakers.

We want every candidate to have the best chance to succeed during the recruitment process. If you require your application in an alternative format, please reach out to us via email at [e-mail] or call our Head Office at 0131 668 8600 and speak to a member of our People Team.

Please note that, at this time, we are unfortunately unable to provide sponsorship as part of the recruitment process, therefore you must have current right to work in the UK to be considered for a post.

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Employment type

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