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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 4,500 full time learners and 10,000 part time learners. We currently have a turnover of over £50 million making us a major employer in the region with approximately 1,000 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:
1. 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.
2. Full-Time (37 hours per week)
3. Working pattern: 8.00-16.30 Mon to Thur, 8.00-16.00 Fri
4. Permanent
5. £35,390 - £41,170 per annum
6. Swansea
Key Responsibilities:
7. Teach and assess learners within the Electrical Installations sector via NVQs, cost recovery, technical certificates and taught sessions
8. 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
9. Plan and deliver over 12 hours per week of training to learners as required
About you:
10. TAQA - Assessor Award and/or V1 Internal Verifiers award or equivalent.
11. Level 2 (GCSE or equivalent) grade C or above literacy and numeracy qualifications
12. Proven track record of working in an engineering/ electrical setting.
13. Commercial knowledge, experience and understanding of industry, including training needs
Benefits for you:
14. 28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, and the college is closed for two weeks over the Christmas period
15. A Local Government Pension Scheme with an average employer contribution of 21% (2024)
16. 2 staff well-being days
17. Discounted study opportunities on College programmes
18. View more benefits on the website
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.
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 of 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).
Safeguarding Statement
Gower College Swansea is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.