Electrical & Instrumentation Trainer / Assessor

ABOUT THE COLLEGE 

Lakes College is a technical vocational Further Education College delivering education and training to full-time and part-time learners and apprentices to degree level. We have a vibrant campus in West Cumbria with state of the art vocational workshops and resources, including the National College for Nuclear Northern Hub.

Our mission and purpose are to:

 ‘Enable people to recognise and develop their potential’.

We are a people business and our mission applies as equally to our staff team as to our learners and employers’. We are a Good college and have ambition to be Outstanding by together developing our culture, standards and expectations. We encourage innovation, collaboration and reflection to lead to new ideas and methods. We gather, evaluate and use data to drive operational improvement.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Do you have passion, drive, and enthusiasm for sharing your knowledge, developing skills in others, helping them realise their potential? If you are an experienced Electrical & Instrumentation Professional with a gift for assessing, mentoring, training and coaching others, or if looking for a new rewarding challenge we want to hear from you. 

As an Electrical & Insrumentation Trainer/Assessor you will be responsible for delivering outstanding learning and assessment practices that engage and inspire apprentices to fulfil their individual potential and develop the skills, knowledge and behaviours to successfully pass their apprenticeship and progress in their career. 

The role will also include the progressive development of the Electrical & Instrumentation engineering curriculum and the material associated with its delivery. You will develop and maintain the current Electrical & Instrumentation engineering course material including lesson plans and schemes of work for a range of courses.

The successful candidate will possess:

• Minimum Level 2 qualifications in Maths and English 
• Competent in domestic or industrial installation & maintenance- ideally holding your 18^th edition 
• Level 3 qualification in Electrical & Instrumentation and have served a full Level 3 Apprenticeship

It is considered advantageous to: 

• Hold an assessors qualification or be willing to work towards attaining 
• Hold a recognised teaching qualification or be willing to work towards attaining

You should be an effective communicator and team player, with a minimum of three years' experience in industry in Electrical & Instrumentation and have a sound knowledge of E&I Engineering principles. 

**If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered. **

Starting salary - £37,316.24

After 6 month probation - £38,356.24

Qualified salary = £39,396.24

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU!

• ·        Generous annual leave – 25 days plus 8 days bank holidays (3 days of annual leave entitlement will be required for the shutdown period between Christmas and New Year)
• ·        Nest pension Scheme.
• ·        A dedicated and friendly team of professionals who are keen to develop and learn.
• ·        Excellent CPD opportunities to grow and development through mentorship and coaching.
• ·        A cycle scheme tech scheme and discounted gym membership.
• ·        Fantastic facilities to resource our ability to teach our students.
• Free Eye Tests & Flu Jabs