Address Overview:
Are you a skilled and passionate bricklayer/ bricklaying expert with a desire to shape the next generation of construction professionals?
We're seeking a dedicated Brickwork Technician to join our team as an Apprentice Mentor at our NHBC Newcastle Training Hub. In this role, you'll play a pivotal part in guiding and instructing apprentices, sharing your expertise to help them master the art of bricklaying and attain a recognised qualification.
What we offer:
Responsibilities extend to:
Our inclusive culture
If you need any adjustments or additional support with your application, please let us know at Recruitment@nhbc.co.uk
Salary: £30,000 - £34,000 + up to 6% bonus per annum
Working Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne (Training Hub)
Closing Date: 29th March 2024
Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent
Responsibilities: Please Note: During the advertising period, we may conduct interviews, if we are to find a suitable candidate in this time this advert may close earlier than advertised.
This role requires an enhanced DBS check on appointment
Are you a skilled and passionate bricklayer/ bricklaying expert with a desire to shape the next generation of construction professionals?
We're seeking a dedicated Brickwork Technician to join our team as an Apprentice Mentor at our NHBC Newcastle Training Hub. In this role, you'll play a pivotal part in guiding and instructing apprentices, sharing your expertise to help them master the art of bricklaying and attain a recognised qualification.
What we offer:
- 27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) and a holiday purchase scheme
- Generous pension scheme, with an employer contribution of up to 10.5%
- Life Assurance (x4 salary)
- Subsidised private medical insurance
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Employee discounts platform, including gym discounts
- 24/7 employee assistance programme supporting your mental wellbeing
- 2 days volunteer leave
- Equalised maternity, paternity, adoption leave and pay for all new parents
What you’ll be doing
In this role, you are to support and assist the Principal Trainer/Assessor in the effective maintenance, upkeep, and organisation of NHBC Brickwork apprenticeship hub facilities, materials, and resources. To independently teach and monitor brickwork apprentices for periods where the principal is engaged in theory sessions and briefings. Likewise, during periods when the Principal is attending regular meetings.
Following the Principal Trainer/Assessor's direction, you will provide a safe, conducive working environment for tuition compliant with the quality standards expected by our industry customers and educational bodies.
Responsibilities extend to:
- Preparing and ordering materials and equipment within agreed budgetary requirements to ensure continuity of learning. Such examples are Brickwork materials, learner's equipment, PPE, and consumables.
- Ensuring training sessions are planned and prepared for daily sessions, creating a daily/weekly structured learning path.
- Clearing down and returning stock materials to readiness following tuition sessions including used bricks and mortar.
- Independently teaching in the absence of the Principal. You will deliver a mix of practical training, shared best practice from your experience in housebuilding.
- Constructing and presenting a structured tuition delivery for learners, working through mandatory requirements.
- Responsibility for updating progress records of Apprentices using the online portfolio .
- Adhering to Health and safety regulations and being responsible for maintaining a safe working environment for both learners and staff. This will includes controlling hazardous substances, and deliveries whilst maintaining safe access and segregation, supervising of use of equipment including power tools, monitoring and enforcing of PPE standards and adherence.
- Reporting and recording breaches of H&S and conduct that may be required for used further action deemed necessary and training.
- Would be an advantage to be a Qualified First Aider and Fire Marshal with responsibility for ensuring First Aid arrangements are maintained.
- Any further duties required in support of other training activities taking place at the brickwork hub or as directed by Principal Trainer Assessor.
The ideal candidate will have
- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal, as to ability work with a range of people of all backgrounds and levels, demonstrating Team Player values and people-centric.
- Be well organised self-sufficient starter with proven management skills and initiative-driven.
- It would be an advantage to be familiar with a teaching setting, successfully guiding apprentices/students through various structured training and teaching methods.
- Be of a progressive and supportive nature with a flexible approach to following instructions working across training programs and official qualification bodies.
- Adhere to the Health and Safety policy at all times, to provide a safe environment for all learners during training sessions based on-site and in classrooms.
Education and Qualifications
- Brickwork Diploma level 2, or equivalent.
- Desirable to have a Teaching qualification.
- Full driving licence required.
- CSCS Card or Equivalent.
- First Aid at Work (or ability to achieve).
- This role requires an enhanced DBS check on appointment.
Why you should join us
At NHBC we are proud to be unique. No other organisation in our sector combines the variety of services and scale that we offer. As the market leader, our name is synonymous with new home warranty and insurance. Our people are driven by our core purpose to raise standards in housebuilding and protect homeowners.
We are a modern, lifestyle and family friendly employer who are in a period of rapid growth, investing in technology, data and new ways of working. We need passionate, talented and driven people to join us on this journey.
We encourage our colleagues to work flexibly. We don’t promise we can offer you exactly what you want, but we are always happy to talk flexible working.
Your future with us
We have lots of fantastic examples across our business of people who are building their career with us. We are huge advocates of internal mobility and work hard to retain our best talent. We offer exceptional personal development and career progression opportunities. If you’re ambitious, driven and hard-working you will succeed with us. We’ll support you with full training, ongoing development, and the opportunity to gain recognised qualifications and professional memberships.
Our inclusive culture
We are committed to creating an inclusive culture that encourages everyone to bring their true selves to work. We fundamentally believe in the rights of all our employees and customers to be treated fairly, with dignity and respect, free from discrimination. We have active employee networks that support our colleagues and their allies, creating safe spaces for open conversations and the sharing of ideas.
If you need any adjustments or additional support with your application, please let us know at Recruitment@nhbc.co.uk
