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SalaryJob details
College
Buxton & Leek College
Responsible to
Apprenticeship Operations Manager
Location
Buxton & Leek College (Buxton/Leek Campus)
Salary
£31,396 to £42,978 per annum
Closing date
Thursday 25 January 2024
Contract type
Permanent
Post type
Full-time
Reference
0600-23
About the role
As part of Buxton and Leek College, our Apprenticeships Hub offers Carpentry apprenticeships at Level 2 and 3; an exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to join the Hub as a Carpentry Instructor/Mentor.
You'll support the practical, technical and vocational learning for our apprentices, supporting their individual learning needs and monitoring their progress both in the workplace and on our College sites. You'll plan the delivery of the apprenticeship standards, assessing and preparing the apprentices for their end point assessment. You will also fully engage with and carry out all safeguarding responsibilities as required by the role.
The ideal candidate will have Industrial expertise in Carpentry/Joinery alongside a relevant vocational qualification at Level 3 or higher. We have the opportunity to support individuals who wish to gain their teaching qualification and welcome applications from people looking to start a career in education.
For further information and informal enquiries regarding the role, please contact Stephanie Traynor, Operations Manager - Apprenticeships, at s.traynor@blc.ac.uk.
For enquiries regarding your application and for sponsorship eligibility, please contact the recruitment team on recruitment@derby.ac.uk.
Principal accountabilities
- To plan and deliver practical, technical vocational and associated theoretical learning activities for apprentices including training, support for learning and assessment using a variety of methods both on and off the job.
- Prepare suitable learning materials for a range of activities to develop the students’ knowledge, skills and behaviours linked to relevant apprenticeship standards or frameworks.
- Demonstrate tasks and processes to individuals and groups.
- Provide instruction to the specified standards and provide feedback to students on progress through written and online methods, coaching for high expectations of progress and attainment.
- Provide individual and group mentoring for apprentices to ensure that apprenticeship candidates are selected appropriately and are matched to the needs of the employer.
- Supervise groups of apprentices undertaking knowledge and skill acquisition through scheduled off the job learning activities, project work or while on work placement.
- Assess knowledge and skills acquisition using a variety of assessment methods including individual coaching techniques to accelerate the learning of knowledge, skills and behaviours.
- Provide specific learning support to apprentices as required and ensure that learning support records are kept up to date.
- Work with groups of apprentices or individuals to prepare them for external qualification and end-point assessment according to the requirements of the relevant apprenticeship.
- Complete all associated internal, employer and external documentation and track the students’ progress, including recording apprentice data on attendance and achievement using prescribed records systems, both manual and online.
- Ensure that any assessment carried out is completed to the standards laid down by the awarding body and the College Quality Assurance systems.
- Integrate the development of English and Mathematics skills, including their integration into broader learning activities linked to both on and off the job activities.
- Monitor attendance of apprentices at prescribed off the job learning activities, ensuring that records systems are updated as required and employers are kept informed.
- Ensure that apprentices are coached to behave in a professional manner at all times to a high standard of safety in the workplace and during off the job activities.
- Work with liaison and business development teams and independently to develop new business opportunities to increase employer engagement and apprentice uptake and progression.
- To undertake any other duties which may, from time to time, reasonably be required within the general level of responsibility.
Person specification
Essential Criteria
Qualifications
- Hold or be willing to undertake a Level 5 teaching qualification.
- Level 2 Qualifications (either in Functional Skills or GCSE A-C/4-9) in both English and maths or a willingness to achieve within an agreed timescale.
- Relevant Carpentry/ Joinery vocational qualification at level 3 or higher.
Experience
- Significant industrial or commercial experience within a Carpentry/ Joinery trade or business sector.
- Demonstrable evidence of ability to engage with learners to support high quality learning outcomes.
Skills, knowledge & abilities
- Highly developed communication skills.
- Ability to use own initiative.
- Ability to work effectively on your own and with a small team.
- Well-developed administrative and organisational skills.
- Ability to work flexibly within a team.
- Good time management skills.
Business requirements
- Completed DBS check with child barred list.
- Prohibited from Teaching check.
- A willingness and ability to work across College sites and externally, including some rural locations.
- Ability to work evenings, weekends and during holiday periods as and when required.
Desirable Criteria
Qualifications
- Technical qualification at level 4 or higher.
Experience
- Experience of Internal and External Verification processes.
- Practical experience of promoting equality and diversity.
Skills, knowledge and abilities
- Time-served apprentice.
Benefits
As well as competitive pay scales, we offer generous holiday entitlement. We also offer opportunities for further salary progression based on performance, and the opportunity to join a contributory pension scheme.
