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 holder will, on a daily basis plan, produce and prepare teaching resources for lessons.
1. Full Time (37 hours per week)
2. Maternity Cover
3. £24, - £25, per annum
4. Gorseinon Campus
Key Responsibilities:
5. To carry out planned maintenance, repairs of teaching resources on a regular basis and report to the Curriculum Team Leader and Assistant Learning Area Manager.
6. The technician will assist the CL and Engineering Team in buying and gathering quotes and resources for purchasing equipment for the teaching to take place in teams.
7. Prepare teaching aids which have been approved and developed by the team to supply a range of learning experiences for students. The post holder will communicate progress with the team using a technician’s diary and by attending team meetings.
8. The Technician is responsible to maintain a safe working environment for staff and students ensuring the learning environment is checked daily for cleanliness and in conjunction with the College cleaners, workshop washing facilities are in good working order and appropriately stocked.
About you:
9. Level 2 or equivalent qualification in a relevant subject or willingness to work towards
10. Experience within the Engineering industry
11. Proficient Use of IT
Benefits for you:
12. 28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, and the college is closed for two weeks over the Christmas period
13. Free Parking
14. A Local Government Pension Scheme with an average employer contribution of 21%
15. Discounted study opportunities on College programmes
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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.
The successful candidate must go through First Responder training and undertake the duties. Upon completion of training, you will receive an additional £50 per month.
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).