The Ministry of Defence employs over 50,000 Civil Servants. Within that, with responsibility for an annual budget of over £10bn, the Army is a major part of the Ministry of Defence and one of its largest operating centres who employ around 12,000 Civil Servants located at over 300 locations supporting the 110K regular and reserve soldiers across the Army. This Civil Service workforce is diverse, with many different functions and professions ranging from police officers, security guards, trainers, human resources, teachers, and psychologists to storekeepers, financiers, project and programme managers, and policy secretariat staff.
We, at the Joint Services Adventurous Sail Training Centre, deliver offshore sailing Adventurous Training to the Army, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force in order to develop important leadership and resilience in service personnel. We deliver the full range of shore and water-based training courses from the Royal Yachting Association to over 4500 service personnel each year. In addition, we enable military areas to plan, manage and deliver their own sailing training through provision and support to Continuation Training in the UK and worldwide.
Army Adventurous Training Group is required to deliver Leadership and Resilience Training to the Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force. This is enabled through the following 10 activities: Sub Aqua Diving, Offshore Sailing, Parachuting, Paragliding, Gliding, Mountaineering, Caving, Kayaking, Canoeing, and Skiing.
You will enjoy the benefits of excellent on-site facilities and resources, delivering exciting on water and shore based training to an enthusiastic, engaged and committed training audience, mainly junior service personnel at the beginning of their military careers.
The work can be physically demanding on occasion, so a reasonable level of fitness and agility is required, but adaptions can be made to suit an individual’s needs.
This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.
Job description
The Joint Services Adventurous Sail Training Centre (JSASTC) is recruiting an Engineering Labourer to support the maintenance of MOD Sailing Training Craft (STC) used by JSASTC to deliver Adventure Training to military personnel.
Key responsibilities:
* Carrying out a variety of basic marine engineering support tasks associated with yachts allocated to JSASTC as directed by the Engineering Facilities Manager.
* Operating as part of the engineering team working directly with the Marine Fitters, Electricians, and Shipwrights to provide support with the maintenance and engineering repair of the MOD training yachts.
* Routine cleaning, painting, and basic repairs.
* Assisting in yacht lifting.
* Operation of hand tools and equipment following training.
* Assisting the engineering team.
* Procurement of cleaning and engineering stores.
* Maintaining a clean and safe working environment within the engineering environment.
Person specification
Essential skills required:
* Good timekeeping, a willingness to learn, and enthusiasm.
* There may be a requirement for foreign travel, so you must have a valid and in date passport.
* The work is physically demanding on occasion, so a reasonable level of fitness and agility is required. Adaptions can be made to suit individual’s needs.
Desirable skills:
* Experience of previous related work is preferred, but not essential.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
* Managing a Quality Service
* Delivering at Pace
Benefits
Alongside your salary of £23,583, the Ministry of Defence contributes £6,831 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
The Army prides itself on being a supportive employer and where possible encourages flexible working, helping you to maintain a great work/life balance.
Other benefits for Army civil servants include:
* 25 days paid annual leave rising (1 day per year) to 30 days upon completion of 5 years’ service
* Highly competitive pension scheme with a 28.97% contribution
* Personal and professional development of skills
* Alternative working patterns for many roles
* Access to the Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), a free service that assists you with achieving a productive, healthy environment that is conducive to a healthy lifestyle.
* Enhanced parental and adoption leave
* 6 days special leave per year which can be used for volunteering activities
* Learning and Development
* Sailing training to enable you to understand the nature of the job
* Corporate clothing to all staff to generate team cohesion
* Flexible working options including Compressed Hours arrangements allowing early finish on Fridays when working onshore.
We believe that everyone has the potential to make a difference and you will be supported to help you learn and advance in your career. This includes working towards membership of a professional body and/or undertaking a modern apprenticeship as part of your role.
A modern apprenticeship is a combined package of work and training. Through the schemes available you will gain a professional qualification, practical experience, and the broader skills required to develop in your current role and pave the way for your future career.
The post does not offer relocation expenses.
External recruits who join the MOD who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a six-month probation period.
Please Note: Expenses incurred for travel to interviews will not be reimbursed.
Please be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts.
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