Weapons Trainer

**Weapons Trainer**:

- Location: Lyneham, Swindon, GB, SN15 4PZ- Onsite or Hybrid: OnSite**Job Title: Weapons Trainer**
**Location: Lyneham, North Wiltshire**
**Compensation: £34,814 rising to £37,223 once qualified**
**Role Type: Full time / Permanent**
**Role ID: SF52776**

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Weapons Trainer at our Lyneham site.

**The role**
As a Weapons Trainer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. Our mission is to deliver effective technical training that is fit-for-purpose and up to date so that the nation’s Armed Forces are supported by highly skilled men and women. You'll join a team of talented training professionals who deliver military apprentice courses to Army students, providing them with the knowledge to ensure that they will be successful in their chosen trade.

Day to day, your role will involve carrying out engineering work on Army Weapons, which will include stripping, assembling and diagnosing faults, as well as maintenance of weapons. Secondly, you will receive Teacher Training and will gain a Level -4 teaching certification. Once qualified, you will support with the delivery of theory training course modules and practical training in the maintenance, repair and modification of weapons, including:

- Creation of written examination, progress test papers and practical assessment/examination scenarios
- Ensuring student development through monitoring, feedback appraisal, discipline and training interventions
- Ensuring all supporting documentation is updated and maintained
- Application of Subject Matter Knowledge and Guidance to help develop teaching materials and support the course design process;
- Focus on Health and Safety and work in line with all policies and standard operating procedures
- Supervise students and maintain classroom control

This role is full time and will be based at Lyneham on site.

**Essential experience of the Weapons Trainer**:

- Good craft and technical skills
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal
- Ability to motivate and encourage others with empathy and patience
- Previous training experience is ideal, however, if you can bring your technical skills, we will support your development and Teacher Training certification, once in post.

**Qualifications for the Weapons Trainer**:

- Level 3- Engineering qualification OR significant experience with Weapons / Armaments

**Our Benefits**
- Generous holiday allowance
- Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
- Employee share scheme
- Employee shopping savings portal
- Payment of Professional Fees
- Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
- Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows most employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
- ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity

**Babcock International**
For over a century Babcock International have helped to defend nations, protect communities, and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.

**Closing date: 04/12/23**

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