Navy Command - Water Activity Centre Boat Maintainer/Instructor, Commando Training Centre Royal[...]

UK Ministry of Defence; Winchester; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

The UK Ministry of Defence seeks a boat maintainer/instructor for the Water Activity Centre at CTCRM, responsible for maintaining craft and delivering adventurous training. Ideal candidates will have a UK driving license, experience in maintenance, and ability to instruct across various outdoor activities.

Benefits

25 days annual leave, rising to 30 days after 5 years

8 public holidays plus a privilege day

Enhanced parental and adoption leave

Free gym and swimming pool access

Civil Service pension with 28.97% employer contribution

Qualifications

• Full UK Driving Licence with ability to tow a trailer.
• Competent in the use of MS Office packages.
• Experience in delivering Adventurous Training packages.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and repair all CTCRM craft and ancillary equipment.
• Support activities conducted from the Water Activity Centre.
• Provide instruction for adventurous training courses.

Skills

Adventurous Training

Instruction

Boat Maintenance

MS Office

Tools

RYA Powerboat

Job description

Exton, South West England, EX8 5AR

Job Summary

The Commando Training Centre Royal Marines, also known as CTCRM, is the principal training centre for the Royal Marines.

Based at Lympstone in Devon CTCRM selects and trains all Royal Marines Officers, recruits and reserves. CTCRM is unique in that it also provides all Non Commissioned Officer (NCO) command training as well as training 70% of all Royal Marines specialists.

On average, 1,300 recruits, 2,000 potential recruits and 400 potential officers attend training courses and acquaint courses at CTCRM every year. In addition the Training Wings run upwards of 320 courses a year for a further 2,000 students.

An integral part of CTCRM the Water Activity Centre provides adventurous training packages to CTCRM, Royal Marines across the Corps and other military and MOD personnel.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

Job Description

The incumbent will maintain and repair all CTCRM craft and ancillary equipment as directed by the Water Activity Centre Manager so that all boats and equipment are serviceable and seaworthy, in accordance with unit requirements and agreed priorities.

They will support all activities conducted from the WAC, provide assistance / instruction in the running of British Stand Up Paddleboard Association (BSUPA),MIAS Level 2 Mountain bike, British Cycling Road Leader and Nordic Skating courses and provide instruction for boating acquaints on CTCRM craft as appropriate.

The incumbent will maintain and repair all CTCRM craft and ancillary equipment as directed by the Water Activity Centre Manager so that all boats and equipment are serviceable and seaworthy, in accordance with unit requirements and agreed priorities.

They will support all activities conducted from the WAC, provide assistance / instruction in the running of British Stand Up Paddleboard Association (BSUPA),MIAS Level 2 Mountain bike, British Cycling Road Leader and Nordic Skating courses and provide instruction for boating acquaints on CTCRM craft as appropriate.

Person specification

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual who can work independently, delivering clear instruction, manage their own workload, prioritising and reassessing tasks as required.

The Water Activity Centre is seeking applications from a boat maintainer/instructor to support Adventurous Training to a broad spectrum of individuals.

The Skillzone 4 will work alongside the Water Activity Centre Manager and military counterparts to deliver a Whole Force Adventurous Training approach across the site and the wider MOD workforce.

Essential Skills

• Full UK Driving Licence (capable of towing a trailer)
• Competent in the use of MS Office packages
• Experience in delivering Adventurous Training packages
  
  

Desirable

• RYA Powerboat instructor
• BSUPA Instructor
• Qualification or knowledge of GRP/Fibreglass repairs
• Outboard motor maintenance
• Servicing of life jackets/PPE
• Mountain bike servicing/repair
• City and Guilds cycle maintainer
• MOD/Barrus qualified computer diagnostics operative
• Workplace risk assessor
• COSHH assessor
  
  

Licences

Full Category B Driving Licence with additional capability to tow a trailer

Memberships

RYA

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Seeing the Big Picture
• Making Effective Decisions
• Communicating and Influencing
• Working Together
• Managing a Quality Service
  
  

We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:

• Making Effective Decisions
• Communicating and Influencing
• Working Together
  
  

Alongside your salary of £28,390, Ministry of Defence contributes £8,224 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

• 25 days paid annual leave rising one day a year to 30 days upon completion of 5 years' service.
• 8 public holiday per year plus a privilege day for HM The King's Birthday
• Enhanced parental and adoption leave
• Learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
• Free use of gym and swimming pool
  
  

The post does not offer relocation expenses.

External recruits who join the MOD who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a six-month probation period.

Please Note: Expenses incurred for travel to interviews will not be reimbursed.

Please be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts.

Any move to MOD from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax-Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/.

The Ministry of Defence is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for its staff which includes educating them on the benefits of not smoking, protecting them from the harmful effects of second-hand smoke and supporting those who want to give up smoking. Under the Smoke-Free Working Environment policy, Smoking and the use of all tobacco products (including combustible and chewing tobacco products) will not be permitted anywhere in the Defence working environment however some exemptions are in place, please refer to local guidance. The policy is Whole Force and includes all Defence personnel, contractors, visitors and other non-MOD personnel. All applicants seeking, considering, or accepting employment with the Ministry of Defence should be aware of this policy and that it is already in place at a number of Defence Establishments.

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Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.

Please provide a CV, including job history and relevant experience.

Candidates will be assessed on the following civil service behaviours during the application and interview process:

At Sift Your Will Be Assessed Against The Following

• Making Effective Decisions
• Communicating and Influencing
• Working Together
  
  

When choosing your Behaviour examples, please make sure you use real life scenarios that relate to your own experiences. Whilst technology may help to enhance your written submission, presenting the ideas of others or those generated by technology, could result in your application being rejected.

At Interview you will be assessed against the following ;

• Seeing the Big Picture
• Making Effective Decisions
• Communicating and Influencing
• Working Together
• Managing a Quality Service
  
  

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. If you need to advise us that you need additional help or reasonable adjustments for the recruitment process, please contact: [e-mail] .

As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came in to effect on 1 January 2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa under the points based system, where a role has been deemed to be business critical. This role does not meet that category and we will not sponsor a visa. It is therefore NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points based system.

Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.

The Ministry of Defence requires all candidates who are successful at interview to declare any outside interests. These declarations will be discussed with successful candidates following the interview process and before a formal offer of employment is made, as some outside interests may not be compatible with MOD civilian roles. This will not, in the majority of cases, prevent employment in MOD, but it is a measure that must be taken to ensure that appropriate mitigations can be put in place to manage any potential, perceived or actual conflicts of interest from the first day of employment.

The Ministry of Defence adopts a zero-tolerance approach to unacceptable behaviours, which includes bullying, harassment, sexual harassment, discrimination, and victimisation. You will not be eligible and will not be considered for this post if you have been dismissed from a role for such unacceptable behaviours within the last five years. This will also apply if you resign or otherwise leave a role but, because of an adverse decision, would have been dismissed for gross misconduct had you continued in that employment. Pre-employment checks will be carried out

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Medical

Successful candidates will be expected to have a medical.

Nationality requirements

This Job Is Broadly Open To The Following Groups

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
  
  

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.

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Contact point for applicants

Job Contact

• Name : Tracy Arnott
• Email : [e-mail]
• Telephone : [phone]
  
  

Recruitment team

• Email : [e-mail]
  
  

Further information

Please ensure you read the attached candidate information document prior to completing your application. If you are dissatisfied with the service you have received from DBS, or believe that DBS has failed to follow the recruitment process in line with the Civil Service Commission principles of selection for appointment on merit on the basis of Fair and Open competition, you can raise a formal complaint by writing to DBS at the following address: Defence Business Services, Scanning Hub, Room 6124, Tomlinson House, Norcross Lane, Blackpool, FY5 3WP. If after raising your complaint with DBS you remain dissatisfied you can complain directly to the Civil Service Commission at the following address: Civil Service commission, Room G/8, 1 Horse Guards Road, London, SW1A 2HQ Or by email: [e-mail].