Technician - Ceramics (Part-Time)

About the Role
This is a part-time role: 32 hours per week
This is an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Technician and support the Ceramics department. You will have a proactive can-do attitude, be positive about change and innovation, and be able to drive and support consistency and improvement within the department. You will support colleagues and foster a culture of innovation and collaboration, working across the department to embed different ways of delivering teaching, learning and assessment.
The successful candidate will be a people person with exceptional communication skills, able to guide others through change. Demonstrating coaching experience and a background in teaching and learning that fosters our culture of working with and supporting colleagues to develop.
What You Will Do

• You will be responsible for supporting the upkeep of the department and maintaining the area and the equipment.
• You will be responsible for planning, tracking and assessment throughout the year.
• You will be responsible for the creation and upkeep of course review documents throughout the year.
• You will lead on all quality aspects of course delivery and reporting.
• You will support our learners with support and guidance throughout their academic journey by helping to create exciting/relevant industry-standard resources

About You

• Have experience of working in a ceramics studio and able to deliver technical skills to other learners.
• Experience will include positively managing students to ensure excellent retention, achievement, success and attendance with our cohort of learners.
• Build positive relationships with students and staff using restorative practice techniques, be flexible and a positive role model across our campus.
• Your skill-set will also include excellent organisation skills and the ability to provide productive insight into the development of the courses.

Benefits
There are plenty of benefits available to our staff members, here are just a few:

• Annual leave entitlement - If you work full time, you'll get at least 27 days holiday plus bank holidays and up to 5 discretionary closure days at Christmas (pro rata for part time staff).
  • Support Staff 27 days (increasing to 32 days after 5 years service)
  • Academic 37 days
  • Senior Management 37 days
• Generous Pension schemes
  • Teachers' Pension Scheme
  • Local Government Pension Scheme
• Memberships and discounts - employees can sign up to various membership cards and discount schemes such as TOTUM card (formerly NUS card).
• Travel and commuting - discounted travel available through Metro card, Northern Rail, First Bus, Arriva Bus and Cycle to work schemes. Harrogate Campus also has free onsite parking for all staff.
• Learning and development opportunities - including staff development days
• Employee wellbeing initiatives
• Flexible and hybrid working opportunities - this will vary depending on role requirements