Instructor Technician in Welding

Warwick College Group; Royal Leamington Spa; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 17,000; Part time

Job summary

Warwick College Group is seeking a dedicated technician/lecturer to support the Workshop Team Leader in developing students’ engineering skills and providing high-quality technical support. You will demonstrate practical skills and assist in assessing student competence, ensuring students meet the required standards for their qualifications.

The role involves maintaining workshop resources, preparing materials, and following health and safety guidelines.

Qualifications

• Level 3 Engineering/Welding qualification required.
• Experience in an Engineering/Welding environment.
• Evidence of formal structured training in a relevant vocation.
• Industry experience dealing with customers.
• Strong administrative and IT skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Workshop Team Leader/Trainer Assessor to develop students' skills and provide technical support.
• Demonstrate practical skills, methods and techniques.
• Assist in assessing student competence and provide feedback.
• Ensure students can demonstrate required skills and behaviours for completion of the course.
• Support training in demonstration or explanation of skills or behaviours.
• Follow the Scheme of Work to instruct/prepare sessions.
• Complete relevant assessment paperwork and check understanding of tasks.
• Maintain resources and prepare materials/equipment for engineering activities.
• Carry out maintenance on tools/workshop equipment.
• Order workshop equipment with the team and maintain health & safety standards.
• Attend team meetings, events and tasters as required.
• Ensure students are aware of Health & Safety guidelines in the unit.
• Attend Teaching Essentials training.

Skills

Engineering experience

Administrative skills

Communication skills

Education

Level 3 Eng/Welding qualification (City & Guilds/NVQ Level 3)

Formal structured training in a relevant vocation

Tools

Forklift certification

Job description

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• To support the Workshop Team Leader and/or Trainer Assessor to help develop the skills of students within the subject area and provide a high standard of technical support.
• To demonstrate practical skills, methods, techniques.
• To support the Workshop Team Leader in 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 engineering 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

In order to support during busy exam periods, you may be asked to undertake exam invigilator duties. The College will provide training. The list of duties is not exhaustive but outlines the main features of the post at appointment and may vary as the job evolves without affecting the nature of the duties or the responsibility level.

OFFERS OF WORK

For the successful candidate a conditional offer of work will be made. Our offer of work will be conditional upon a number of mandatory pre-employment checks, to include but not limited to: DBS, Barred List check, right to work check, internet search, TRA check (academic posts).

QUALIFICATIONS

• A level 3 qualification in an Engineering/Welding discipline, e.g. City & Guilds or NVQ Level 3 etc.
• Current experience in an Engineering/Welding environment.
• Evidence of formal structured training in a relevant vocation.
• Vocational experience of working in industry and dealing with customers.
• Strong Administrative skills, including IT skills
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Forklift Certification or willingness to obtain it
• 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

This role is pro rata, so the salary you will be receiving is £15,829.36 per annum. For any roles that start part way through the Academic year, the annual salary will be pro rata to the remaining months. This role will involve driving a forklift truck, however, if you are not qualified we can offer the training if you are willing to do it.