Engineering Technician
Nelson and Colne College
Lancashire
- £9,571.82 per year
- Expired
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 5 December 2021
Job overview
Engineering Technician
Salary: Up to £9,571.82 per annum (FTE £19,116.79) depending on experience
Hours: 21 per week, 40 weeks per year
Site: Nelson and Colne College
Closing Date: Midnight – Sunday 5th December 2021
Interview Date: TBC
‘Would you like to be part of a team that aims to create the extraordinary?’
Our Organisation
Nelson and Colne College Group is a beacon for educational excellence, made up of a family of colleges – Nelson & Colne College, Lancashire Adult Learning & Accrington & Rossendale College.
Together the Group forms a Sixth Form, Skills and Technology Centre, University Centre, employer training and adult learning provider delivering exceptional teaching and learning to all ages and at all levels.
The Exciting Role
The College Group is looking for a part-time, permanent Engineering Technician to join our dedicated Engineering team working 21 hours per week on a term-time only basis of 40 weeks per year. This role will be predominantly based at Nelson and Colne College however flexibility is required in this role.
What You Will Be Doing
• To maintain a safe working environment for students and staff at all times within the designated areas of the Technology section
• To complete duties with due regard to Health & Safety and Risk Management procedures
• To carry out stores counter duties during all lessons in the workshop including:
o Issuing equipment, materials and other consumables to students
o Cutting and preparing materials for issue to students
o Servicing/replacing, cutting and hand tools to a set schedule
o Calibrating gauges and measuring equipment to a set schedule
What We Are Looking For:
• 4 GCSEs or equivalent including Maths and English at Grade C or above
• Level 3 qualification or equivalent in an Engineering subject
• Must demonstrate a mechanical aptitude and be receptive to training opportunities to promote self-improvement and technical skill base
• Ability to follow work schedules unsupervised
• Ability to organise stores
• Knowledge of safe working in an engineering environment
• Experience of servicing of machine or hand tools
What We Offer in Return:
• Eligibility to join the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Generous annual leave allowance including a two-week closure over the Christmas period
• A range of health and wellbeing benefits and support
• Staff recognition scheme, including long service awards
• Fantastic family friendly policies
• Free on-site parking on all College sites
• Please visit our ‘working for us’ section of our website for a full list of our benefits https://careers.nelson.ac.uk/working-for-us/benefits/
How to Apply:
Still Interested?
If you're interested in this post and would like to know more, then please visit our website and complete an application form.
Website: https://careers.nelson.ac.uk/
Take me to the Application form: https://careers.nelson.ac.uk/application-form/
Further questions: please contact our friendly HR Team on h.resources@nelsongroup.ac.uk
*Please note we only accept applications submitted via our website (indeed, jobcentre, tes)
Please note: All of our posts are subject to an enhanced DBS check due to working with vulnerable adults and children. Should you wish to discuss this further, please get in touch with the HR team.
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About Nelson and Colne College
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Nelson and Colne College, located in the town of Nelson, Lancashire, offers further education to 1,600 full-time students and 3,500 part-time adults. The college was founded during the reorganisation of education in Pendle in the early 1970s and created by the merger of several local sixth forms.
Recent investments have included a £2m engineering facility, an all-weather sports pitch and gym, fully equipped science laboratories, and student study and social spaces. In January 2017, Nelson and Colne College launched a university centre to offer a range of higher education programmes in East Lancashire and beyond.
Principal
Amanda Melton
Values and vision
Nelson and Colne College’s overarching vision is summed up in its commitment to “expanding horizons; excelling together; and always learning". It promises to: put people at its centre; take care to understand each other’s individual qualities and needs; ensure that every single member of the college knows they matter; and celebrate individuality and recognise the strength of diversity.
The college also promotes a “green” ethos among its students and staff, setting up a sustainability group to raise awareness of environmental issues. The whole college has signed up to challenging goals to reduce its carbon footprint.
Ofsted report
“The quality of teaching and learning is outstanding. Assessment is well planned and marking is thorough and helpful. The internal lesson observation system is rigorous and carefully moderated and helps improve the teaching and learning. Staff development is well focused on college priorities.”
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