Craft Skills Programme Officer

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 304519**Salary**:

- £28,541 - £34,702**Job grade**:

- Other- Band C**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- HES - Cultural Assets**Type of role**:

- Education and Training**Working pattern**:

- Full-time**Number of jobs available**:

- 2Contents

Location

About the job

**Benefits**:
Things you need to know

Location
- StirlingAbout the job

**Job summary**:

- You will focus on the delivery of training programmes as part of the wider
- _Craft Your Career_ project. This project will see programmes of Pre-apprenticeship, Modern Apprenticeship and Craft Fellowship training delivered across Scotland.**Job description**:

- Co-ordinate the delivery of Pre-apprenticeship, Modern Apprenticeship and Craft Fellowship training programmes
- Organise training workshops, events and CPD trips
- Support and mentor programme participants throughout their learning journey including:

- Line managing several of the participants
- Conduct regular site visits to monitor participant progress and wellbeing
- Facilitate and help set participants up for success by:

- Purchasing appropriate PPE, tools and equipment as required
- Supporting the recruitment of programme participants. This includes supporting the creation of job descriptions, timetabling interviews, shortlisting applicants, taking part in interview panels, working with HR colleagues and supporting the use of HES policies
- Report on the programmes
- Compile reports and provide information to contribute to project and funder milestones
- Undertake evaluation activity and assist with the future development of these programmes
- Work in partnership with external partners of construction hosts, master craftspeople and employability providers, to ensure safe, enjoyable work placements
- Identify new suitable placement opportunities
- Ensure health & safety policies and procedures are followed
- Champion the programmes, recognise and promote achievements of programmes and participants

**Person specification**:
**_ Essential requirements:_**
- Excellent communication and inter-personal skills
- Great organisational and coordination skills
- Ability to confidently use Microsoft Office Suite, e.g. Outlook, Word etc
- Experience of mentoring, coaching, training and/or supporting people
- Experience of working with external partners or contractors
- Experience of delivering work-place learning and training programmes
- Full UK Driving Licence

**_ Desirable requirements:_**
- Awareness of relevant Health & Safety regulations and other relevant legislation and regulations such as CDM, Safeguarding and Accessibility.
- An awareness of building conservation and traditional skills
- Knowledge of SQA qualifications and modern apprenticeship frameworks
- Experience of delivering work-place learning and training within a construction sector environment in a safe manner.
- Experience of employability work
- Experience of managing people
- Experience of evaluating programmes and projects

**_ Qualifications & Professional Memberships: _**
- No formal qualifications are required however experience in a relevant technical role such as working in conservation, traditional skills, training, construction or employability would be desirable

**Benefits**:
In addition, we offer a great benefits package to our employees which includes:

- flexible working hours (where appropriate)
- special leave
- maternity/paternity leave
- adoption leave
- reimbursement for relevant professional subscriptions
- support for further education and personal development
- study leave for work related courses
- access to a learning resource centre

**Health and welfare**

We offer you access to:

- our Employee Assistance Programme - for confidential advice and counselling
- an occupational sick pay scheme
- discounts at some local authority leisure facilities
- access to a free Headspace membership
- interest free loans for bicycles and annual travel passes (see ‘season ticket’ below)
- reasonable adjustments when needed, as part of our Equalities policy

**Staff discounts**

You will receive:

- free entry to all of our properties (with up to three guests)
- free entry to English Heritage, Manx and Cadw properties
- 20% off purchases in our retail outlets

**Season tickets**

You can receive an advance to help with the cost of buying an annual season ticket for travel between home and work. The advance is then repaid from your salary over the life of the season ticket. Available to all permanent and fixed-term staff.

Things you need to know

**Selection process details**:
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.**Security**:
- People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.**Nationality requirements**:
This job is broadly open to the following groups:

- UK nationals
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- natio