Trainer Facilitator – Mechanical Engineering

Trainer Facilitator – Mechanical Engineering – TF131

Salary: £20,706 - £24,019 + excellent benefits

Contract Type: Permanent, full time, 37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year

Location: Paignton, Devon

South Devon College is a Further and Higher Education college with top success rates, located in Torbay, which is part of the beautiful English Riviera on the South Devon coast. Our state of the art campus offers local access to world class facilities. We are an ambitious College, ambitious for our learners, our staff and the community we serve. We measure our performance by the success of our learners.

Our fresh vibrant culture provides 12,000 learners each year with a wide provision ranging from Foundation to University Learning, contributing an overall £30 million College expenditure to the local economy.

We are recruiting for a Trainer Facilitator and Assessor in Mechanical Engineering to join the team in the Hi-Tech – Engineering and Computing Department here at the College. The post holder will instruct and facilitate learning for students enrolled on a wide range of course, and assess students’ knowledge and competence as appropriate. You will undertake teaching responsibilities commensurate with the role, demonstrating the high standards we expect of colleagues, and deliver functional skills teaching across the section as required.

You will have Level 3 qualifications relevant to the field of mechanical engineering, as well as maths and English at GCSE grade C or above (4-9). You will have demonstrable experience of working in an engineering workshop or environment, including the operation of centre lathes, milling machines, surface grinders and CNC equipment. The ideal candidate would also have an assessor’s qualification and experience working with various external awarding bodies. If, you will be expected to attain an assessor’s qualification within the College’s specified timescale.

Benefits as follows: 27 days Holiday (pro rata for fractional), up to 5 College closure days, Paid Bank Holidays, Membership of the Teachers' Pension Scheme, Life Assurance (if member of pension scheme) On Site Nursery (Mama Bears), Nursery Voucher Scheme, Fitness Suite Facilities, Staff Discounts (Inspirations – Hair & Beauty, NUS Student Cards, membership of the Sodexo Employee Discounts Platform), Holiday Purchase Scheme, Access to Automotive Department (Small Car Repairs & Pre MOT Testing at low costs), Discounted Stagecoach Bus Pass, and many others.

Closing Date: Midnight, Friday 22^nd February 2019

Interview Date: Friday 1^st March 2019

To apply and for a full job description please visit the Jobs page of the South Devon College website – www.southdevon.ac.uk

Please note that you will be required to be in possession of an Enhanced DBS Certificate, or be willing to undertake an Enhanced DBS check as a condition of employment at the College.

This College is committed to Safeguarding/Prevent and promoting the welfare of learners, including children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.