Job Description
Carpentry and Joinery Technician - Northern Regional College - Ballymena An exciting opportunity for a skilled Carpentry and Joinery Technician to support practical learning and assist students and staff in workshops About the role:
1. £13.84 per hour
2. Monday to Friday
3. Temporary role to 24th Oct 2025 with chance of extension
What you'll be doing in this role:
4. Preparations of classroom area, resources, materials, equipment and/or tools before classes arrive to carry out practical activities.
5. Operate and train staff in the use of complex resources, materials, equipment and/or tools using safe working practices.
6. Demonstration, using expert knowledge, of techniques, resources, materials, equipment and/or tools to students under Lecturers supervision. Supervision of these whilst operated/used by students
7. Supervising correct usage of resources, materials and/or tools by Lecturers and Students.
8. Assisting Lecturers during practical sessions and ensuring that students use safe working practices.
9. Assisting Lecturers with exhibitions and displays of student work, staff research work and visiting exhibitions and displays.
10. Co-ordinating the loan of resources, materials, equipment and/or tools as required by students for teaching and/or project work and ensuring the correct safeguards are in place for the return of these
What you'll need for this role:
11. Minimum of a level 3 NVQ in Carpentry & Joinery or equivalent qualification
12. Applicants must have GCSE English Language and Mathematics at grades A–C, or equivalent. (Where this cannot be evidenced, candidates will be required to undertake an assessment prior to interview to confirm equivalence)
13. At least two years relevant post qualification experience.
14. A proven ability to operate and maintain a range of joinery workshop machining equipment.
If this sounds like the next step in your career, we’d love to hear from you! Even if you don’t meet every listed requirement, we encourage you to apply – we may have other suitable roles for you.