Electrical Trainer

About us:

Gower College Swansea is one of the largest colleges in Wales with a strong reputation for high quality teaching and learning. We have six campuses across the city with over 4, full time learners and 10, part time learners. We currently have a turnover of over £50 million making us a major employer in the region with approximately 1, staff.

At Gower College Swansea we are passionate about investing in our staff and looking after their wellbeing to ensure they feel supported in work and also at home.

The role:

The post involves assessing and teaching students within the electrical installation Sector. Programs include NVQs and taught courses within this sector including Inspection & Testing, 18th Edition IET Regulations, solar photovoltaic, plus the AM2 practical examination. 

Full-Time (37 hours per week) Permanent £31, - £37, per annum Tycoch campus

Key Responsibilities:

Teach and assess learners within the Electrical Installations sector via NVQs, cost recovery, technical certificates and taught sessions Plan, prepare and deliver assessments across a range of courses ensuring schemes/records of work, assignment schedules, are appropriate to the syllabus content and awarding body standards Plan and deliver over 12 hours per week of training to learners as required 

About you:

TAQA – Assessor Award and/or V1 Internal Verifiers award or equivalent.  Level 2 (GCSE or equivalent) grade C or above literacy and numeracy qualifications Proven track record of working in an engineering/ electrical setting. Commercial knowledge, experience and understanding of industry, including training needs.

Benefits for you:

28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, and the college is closed for two weeks over the Christmas period A Local Government Pension Scheme with an average employer contribution of 21% Discounted Sport Centre gym membership for £60 per year Discounted study opportunities on College programmes View more benefits here:

We welcome applications from individuals regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our organisation.

If you wish to continue your application journey using Welsh Language, please visit our Cymraeg site. We encourage Welsh Language applications as we recognise the importance of delivering services in Welsh, and the need to grow our bilingual workforce.

Gower College Swansea is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check and require registration with the Education Workforce Council for Wales.

Please note that we are expecting a high volume applicants for this vacancy. If we do, we may close the post before the specified date, therefore an early application is recommended. 

Appointments will normally be made to the bottom of the salary scale with annual increments on 1st August each year (subject to a start date before 1st February).

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