Technical Support Instructor - Welding

East Coast College; Lowestoft; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

38 days holiday (FTE)

18% Employer Pension Contribution

Free gym and swim membership

Discounted campus salon and restaurant

Job summary

East Coast College in Lowestoft is seeking a Technical Support Instructor - Welding to provide specialist technical and learning support in practical environments. You will ensure equipment is safe and compliant, helping students access learning and develop workplace skills, while potentially rotating across sites.

The role requires industry welding experience, strong employer engagement abilities and excellent communication to support students, with safeguarding and wellbeing responsibilities

Qualifications

• Industry experience in welding, engineering or a related technical field.
• Ability to support and motivate young people with learning difficulties and disabilities.
• Strong employer engagement and networking skills with experience developing work placements and employment opportunities.
• Organised and collaborative with excellent communication skills, safeguarding and wellbeing, accurate record-keeping and collaboration with colleagues, employers and external agencies.

Skills

Industry welding experience

Employer engagement

Communication skills

Record-keeping

Education

Level 2 English and Maths

Job description

Job Title: Technical Support Instructor - Welding

Location: Lowestoft Campus

Hours: Full time – 37 Hours

Contract: Permanent – Full time – Term Time Only

Salary: Band F – (£25,811.10 – £26,025.00)

Purpose of Role

To provide specialist technical and learning support within practical learning environments, ensuring equipment, resources and workshops are safe, compliant and industry-standard, while enabling students with additional needs to access learning, develop independence and achieve their goals. The role may involve working across all East Coast College sites.

Key needs from you and the role;

• Industry experience in welding, engineering or a related technical field, with a passion for developing students’ vocational, employability and workplace skills.
• Ability to support and motivate young people with learning difficulties and disabilities, helping them build confidence, independence and achieve positive employment outcomes.
• Strong employer engagement and networking skills, with experience developing work placements, supported internships and employment opportunities within the welding sector.
• Organised and collaborative professional with excellent communication skills, committed to safeguarding, student wellbeing, accurate record-keeping and working effectively with colleagues, employers and external agencies.

East Coast College will offer you;

• 38 days holiday FTE (including bank holidays)
• Generous Pension – 18% Employer Contribution
• Free gym and swim membership
• Discounted access to campus salon and restaurant

• Please note that all applications are assessed solely on the information provided within the application form. CVs are not used in the shortlisting process.
• East Coast College require all staff to hold a minimum Level 2 or equivalent in English and maths, and be able to evidence this.

East Coast College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, we therefore expect all staff, visitors, and volunteers to share this commitment.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.

All applications are reviewed and scored against the essential and desirable criteria as set out in the job description and person specification to determine a shortlist. Shortlisted applications will be invited to interview and to complete a self-declaration and disclosure form. Information relating to the interview format will be shared and confirmed prior to the scheduled interview taking place and will facilitate any requested adjustments.

All offers of employment are conditional and subject to the successful completion of pre-employment checks, including at least two references, safeguarding and suitability checks, and an Enhanced DBS check where required.

We will hold and process any personal data, including sensitive (special category) personal data, relating to you in accordance with our legal obligations, in the manner set out in the Privacy Notice for Staff and in accordance with our Data Protection Policy, which is set out on the College’s website. You should familiarise yourself with our Data Protection Policy (and all other subsidiary policies to it) and comply with them at all times. Neither the Privacy Notice for Staff nor those policies form a part of your contract of employment.