About the role
Wastewater Trainer
Working hours Full time 37 hours / Part time working to be discussed
Permanent
Salary up to £47,500
Location Northumbria House (Hybrid Working) - travel in the North will be required within this role
We're open to discussing flexible working
About the role
Are you passionate about delivering engaging training programs? We have an exciting opportunity to be a Wastewater Trainer where you'll design and deliver training to ensure our operators are competent and safe in their role. This role is critical for us to ensure operators have all the training they need to succeed in their role.
Within this role you'll develop engaging and practical training materials aswell as deliver those training modules within the Wastewater Directorate. The training you deliver will be industry leading and reinforce our high standards of performance and embed our company values and behaviours.
This means you'll partner with operational teams to assess and support adherence to operational procedures across our diverse organisation so that the training you deliver is always up to date with industry standards.
Post training you'll assess competence to ensure everyone meets the required standards of technical knowledge and practical application of that knowledge. In addition, you'll ensure continuous improvement through ongoing review and improvements of training materials. This will be based on performance data and feedback as you will proactively monitor changes to our external regulatory and compliance environment to ensure our training remains relevant.
Externally you'll maintain networks across operational areas and with other Water and Sewerage companies to foster continuous learning and best practice.
Overall, you'll manage workload effectively whilst collaborating with our talent and training team to ensure alignment with the wider business.
About you
If you are experienced in training within a regulatory environment with a clear understanding of compliance frameworks we want to hear from you. This means you'll support team development and continuous improvement.
You may have worked within a training environment previously, developing your experience of designing training materials against company procedures and standards. Alternatively, you may have worked in operations and be looking for a career change into training. Your knowledge of Wastewater operations will be critical to succeeding in this role.
You'll be able to adapt your delivery style to suit your audience, using your written and verbal communication skills to engage with your audience. You'll also use your communication skills to communicate with all levels of the business.
You'll demonstrate the ability to work independently to achieve goals and support strategy. In addition, you will use your ability to collaborate with other teams to problem solve and manage competing priorities.
Please note the successful candidate will have a full UK Driving licence.
Here at Northumbrian Water/Essex & Suffolk Water, we embrace and value Diversity, Inclusion and Equity, and encourage all colleagues to bring their most authentic self to work.
Our colleague network groups include our Rainbow Support Network (LGBTQIA+), REACH (Race, Ethnicity, and Cultural Heritage), WiSTEM (Women in STEM) and Thisability (disability and neurodiversity) networks. They provide a safe space for colleagues from diverse backgrounds, welcoming all colleagues regardless of their personal characteristics to participate in valuable conversation that improves our organisational awareness, understanding and inclusivity.
We encourage and welcome all applications, as we strive to be an equal opportunity employer, committed to having diverse communities represented within all our teams, structures, and organisation.
Please note this role will require a DBS to be completed prior to employment
NWG are an inclusive employer who support the rehabilitation of offenders, we will not, however consider candidates who have certain unspent convictions to ensure our commitment to fostering a safe and secure working environment for all OR colleagues, suppliers, customers and third parties.
About us
Here are NWG we strive to make Northumbrian Water Group (NWG) a Great Place to Work, for all. We embrace and value Diversity, Inclusion and Equity and encourage you to bring your full self to work. As an equal opportunity employer we're committed to having a diverse community represented across our business.
We're aware that not everyone will have every skill listed in the job description, however if you have some of the skills listed, we'd encourage you to apply
NWG at a glance:
Our purpose at NWG is caring for the essential needs of our communities and environment, now and for generations to come.
We do this by providing reliable and affordable water and wastewater services for our customers.
We make a positive difference by operating efficiently and investing prudently, to maintain a sustainable and resilient business.
Our vision is to be the national leader in the provision of sustainable water and wastewater services. To support us in achieving our vision, we have five core values which are the guiding principles, defining who we are, what we do and how we do it.
Our benefits
We're a Great Place to Work because of the amazing people who work for us, and to say thank you we offer a range of benefits to colleagues. Our 'Tap Into' benefits include:
* Generous holiday entitlement starting at 23 days, plus bank holidays and additional time off on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve. There's also the option to buy or sell holidays.
* Company pension scheme, where we'll double match your contributions up to an employer contribution of 10%.
* Free access to local attractions.
* A fantastic discount scheme, with savings on days out, shopping, travel and more.
* Award winning 'Living Well' wellbeing support, including access to a digital GP service for you and your family members.
* Support with sustainable travel - through salary sacrifice cars and a cycle to work scheme.
* Financial wellbeing support - access our community savings scheme, financial education and low cost loans through Salary Finance. We also provide 4 x Life Assurance and an Income Protection Scheme.
* Support with your development - we offer a range of development opportunities, can support you through an interest free qualification loan and we'll even pay for any relevant professional body subscription.
This role has also been defined as a safety or security critical role and as a condition of a formal offer of employment you'll be required to undergo a drug and alcohol test.
Prospective employees and agency workers in defined safety and security critical roles will be required to undertake a drug and alcohol test after the job offer has been made. This will be prior to or within four weeks of their start date.
Prospective employees and agency workers who fail a pre-employment urine drug screen will have their sample analysed by the Company appointed laboratory as a matter of course. Failing a pre-employment drugs or alcohol test may lead to the job offer being revoked
About us
NWG (Northumbrian Water Group) provides water and sewerage services to 2.7 million people in the North East of England as Northumbrian Water, and water services to 1.5 million people in the South East of England as Essex & Suffolk Water.
We are proud to serve our customers and we're committed to delivering great service, putting our customers at the heart of everything we do.
Our values
Our values describe our main principles, qualities and attributes. They are the guiding principles which define who we are, what we do and how we do it. They make us different from our competitors and guide our decisions and actions to drive us towards our vision.
Our values are:
Results Driven
We take responsibility for achieving excellent business results.
Ethical
We are open and honest and meet our commitments with a responsible approach to the environment and our communities.
Customer Focused
We aim to exceed the expectations of our internal and external customers.
Innovative
We continuously strive for innovative and better ways to deliver our business.
One Team
We work together consistently, promoting co-operation, to achieve our corporate objectives.
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Colleague benefits
We're the great company we are because of you - our people. As our way of saying thanks, we offer you a wide range of benefits and discounts to take advantage of.
To find out more about our benefits, see our benefits booklet attached to this advert.
Eyecare
Discounted Medicals
Employee Assistance Programme
Cycle2work
Buying & selling annual leave
Long service awards
Salary sacrifice car scheme
Computer
Loans
Award winning wellbeing site
NWG savings scheme
Company pension scheme
Pre-retirement workshops
Life assurance
Christmas savings club
Discounts & cashback offers
Qualification loan