Technician - Electrical - Trafford College Group : Job Details

Role: Technician - Electrical

Hours: 36.25 hours per week

Salary: £22,620 - £23,679

Employer Pension Contribution: 21.8% (£4,931.16 - £5,162.02 FTE).

Location: Stretford Campus (although requirements across the Group may require cover at other sites)

The Trafford & Stockport College Group (TSCG) has an opportunity for an experienced Technician to join the Construction team to help us achieve our vision of unlocking potential and fostering success.

The successful applicant that appointed to this role will be joining a team that is fully committed to supporting the Trafford & Stockport College Group to deliver its high-quality learning programmes.

The Role:

As technician in Electrical, you will be responsible for providing high quality support in the workshop in order to enable the Group to meet the standards required in practical classes. This will involve ensuring stock levels or tools and equipment are maintained, auditing the storeroom and facilitating the delivery of workshops supporting teaching members of staff. Team working and communications within an overall approach that values people will be of key importance.

About you?:

If you are passionate about your specialist subject and sharing your knowledge, skills and experience and have an enthusiasm for supporting apprentices then there has never been a better time to join The Group.

To be successful at application stage it would be advantageous if you have a level 2 or 3 qualification in electrical or have equivalent experience working as a qualified electrician. You should be qualified to level 2 and ideally have literacy & numeracy at level 2. Additionally, it would be desirable to hold a relevant and current First Aid qualification and be Fire Marshall trained or be willing to undertake the training.

For the right candidate we would like to develop you to enable you to progress. This would involve putting you through a teaching assessment quality assurance (TAQA) qualification. This will enable you to complete assessing on a flexible hours basis which is paid at a rate of £21.94 per hour (inclusive of holiday pay). This will enable you to eventually progress into an assessor role or teaching role within the Group.

About TCSG:- A Great Place to Work

Every year, thousands of students join us on courses that are designed to further their career prospects, enable transition to higher education or simply satisfy a desire to learn new skills and support well-being.

Benefits:

• 48 days annual leave (Inclusive of bank holidays)
• Generous contributory company pension scheme?
• Childcare discounts?
• Onsite Costa
• Employee Assistance Programme?
• Continuous Professional Development?
• Free Parking
• Exclusive commercial discounts via the CSSC scheme

All employees, including senior managers, will normally be appointed to the minimum point of the pay grade for the job. In certain cases, it may be appropriate to appoint to a higher point in the pay grade at the discretion of the Director of HR & Performance due to the candidate’s current salary, experience or qualifications.'

Colleagues at the Trafford and Stockport College Group go above and beyond to ensure that our students get the best possible teaching and support to enable them to reach their ambitions. We expect the very highest standards for all of our students, and this is evidenced year after year by our achievement and progression outcomes.

The Trafford and Stockport College Group promotes, celebrates and values diversity and is committed to promoting equality for all. As part of our commitment to being a Disability Confident Employer, all disabled applicants who meet the minimum requirements of the job, as set out in the job description and person specification, will be guaranteed an interview.

The Trafford and Stockport College Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all learners and expects all staff to share this commitment. Employment at the Trafford and Stockport College Group is subject to an Enhanced DBS Check via the Disclosure and Barring Service and any post in regulated activity will also be subject to an additional barred list check. The Group will meet the costs associated with this.

Please note that new guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education 2023 requires us to carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This is to enables us to identify any incidents or issues which have might want to explore at interview. Once shortlisting has taken place, this search will be carried out for all candidates who will attend an interview.

Please note that due to the volume of applications we receive we are unfortunately not able to respond to each applicant. If you have not been called for interview within 3 weeks of the closing date, you should assume that on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful.

This position is open to direct applicants only.