Instructor Technician in Plumbing - CS12458

Teaching Vacancies; Royal Leamington Spa; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous leave entitlement plus up to

Carer’s Leave for carers

Leadership & Management training

Wellbeing support

Health cash plan

Discounted Full Cost Recovery courses

Cycle to work

Discounted hair and beauty treatments

Free will writing service

Job summary

WCG is seeking an Instructor Technician in Plumbing to provide practical instruction to students, maintaining workshop resources and safety standards, working alongside lecturing staff. You will prepare materials, supervise practical sessions, assess student competence, and help deliver a learner-focused programme aligned with industry standards.

Join a college that offers development opportunities and a range of staff benefits.

Qualifications

• Level 3 qualification or Level 3 NVQ in Plumbing studies.
• Assessor award A1 or equivalent.
• Excellent communication skills, verbal and written.
• Willingness to undertake CPD and stay updated on industry skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop the skills of students within the subject area and provide high standard technical support.
• Assess student competence in practical skills and provide feedback.
• Ensure students can demonstrate required skills and knowledge for qualifications.
• Prepare and set up sessions using the Scheme of Work.
• Maintain resources and equipment for horticultural related activities.
• Order workshop equipment and materials with the team.
• Ensure health and safety guidelines are followed in the unit.
• Attend team meetings, events and CPD training as required.

Skills

Student Support Experience

IT Skills

Admin Skills

Education

Level 3 qualification in Plumbing

Assessor Award A1

Job description

Instructor Technician in Plumbing - CS12458

What skills and experience we're looking for

Student Support Experience and skills

IT Skills

Admin SkillsIndustry experience

What the college offers its staff

When you join WCG we offer you a whole host of employee benefits, including:

• Generous leave entitlement plus up to four free College Closure days a year
• WCG offers all employees who are carers the option to request a period of Carer’s Leave that is equal to their usual working week, paid at their normal pay.
• Leadership & Management training programme to develop our next generation of managers.
• Superb health and wellbeing support with Wellbeing@WCG.
• The opportunity to join our voluntary health cash plan run by Health Shield.
• Discounted Full Cost Recovery courses.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Discounted hair and beauty treatments in our College salons.
• Free will writing service.

Further details about the role

BACKGROUND TO THE POST

The appointed person will need to provide practical instruction at relevant industry standards. You will work closely with lecturing teaching staff and this will include providing practical support, instruction, training and supervision to students in practical subjects both on an individual and group basis.

The person will also be responsible for the preparation of materials and maintenance of resources for practical tasks. We ensure that provision is learner focused, which leads to academic excellence, high quality learning and an outstanding student experience which reflects the commercial focused curriculum delivery model and contributes to the achievement of the College’s strategic and development plans.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• To develop the skills of students within the subject area and provide a high standard of technical support.
• Assessing student competence of the practical skill(s) and giving the associated feedback.
• Ensure students can demonstrate skills and behaviours required for the successful completion of the qualification or course and ensure they provide the knowledge that underpins the practical instruction.
• Support training in the demonstration or explanation of skills or behaviours required.
• Utilise prepared Scheme of Work to instruct / prepare sessions.
• Complete relevant assessment paperwork, which can include questioning students to check understanding of the practical task/skill/behaviour.
• To maintain resources and prepare and set up physical materials and equipment for horticultural related activities.
• To carry out any such maintenance on all tools and workshop equipment.
• To order workshop equipment and materials in conjunction with the team.
• To maintain the unit and equipment to current Health & Safety standards.
• To attend team meetings, open events, college tasters and outside events as required.
• To ensure all students are aware of the Health & Safety guidelines in the unit.
• To attend College delivered ‘Teaching Essentials’ training.

Instructor Technicians are not expected to:

• To teach theory
• To write schemes of work
• To deal with knowledge-based assessment
• To mark work outside of the practical setting

Criteria:

• Level 3 qualification or a Level 3 NVQ in Plumbing studies.
• Demonstrable experience in the subject specialism being delivered.
• Assessor award A1, or equivalent, or a willingness to complete the award
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Working knowledge of information technology such as e-mail, the internet and other software applications.
• Excellent administrative and organisational skills
• A willingness to undertake continuing professional development
• In order to ensure our students are being taught the latest skills there is a requirement for Lecturers to maintain their CPD and update industry specific skills on an annual basis.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.