Electrical Trainer at Gower College Swansea

Job Description

Gower College Swansea is one of the largest colleges in Wales with a strong reputation for high quality teaching and learning. We have six campuses across the city with over 4,500 full time learners and 10,000 part time learners.  We currently have a turnover of over £50 million making us a major employer in the region with approximately 1,000 staff.

At Gower College Swansea we are passionate about investing in our staff and looking after their wellbeing to ensure they feel supported in work and also at home.

The role:

The post involves assessing and teaching students within the electrical installation Sector.  Programs include NVQs and taught courses within this sector including Inspection & Testing, 18th Edition IET Regulations, solar photovoltaic, plus the AM2 practical examination. 

  • Full-Time (37 hours per week)
  • Permanent
  • £33,545 – £39,024 per annum
  • Swansea

Key Responsibilities:

  • Teach and assess learners within the Electrical Installations sector via NVQs, cost recovery, technical certificates and taught sessions
  • Plan, prepare and deliver assessments across a range of courses ensuring schemes/records of work, assignment schedules, are appropriate to the syllabus content and awarding body standards
  • Plan and deliver over 12 hours per week of training to learners as required 

About you:

  • TAQA – Assessor Award and/or V1 Internal Verifiers award or equivalent. 
  • Level 2 (GCSE or equivalent) grade C or above literacy and numeracy qualifications
  • Proven track record of working in an engineering/ electrical setting.
  • Commercial knowledge, experience and understanding of industry, including training needs

Benefits for you:

  • 28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, and the college is closed for two weeks over the Christmas period
  • A Local Government Pension Scheme with an average employer contribution of 21% (2023)
  • A Teacher’s Pension Scheme with an average employer contribution of 23.68% (2023)
  • 2 staff well-being days
  • Discounted study opportunities on College programmes
  • View more benefits here: https://www.gcs.ac.uk/recruitment/staff-benefits-wellbeing

Need help with your application? Please click here to read our guidance.

(KEEP FOR TUTOR/ASSESSOR: If you do not hold an assessing qualification, Gower College Swansea are proud to offer support and guidance to successful candidates to achieve their award / certificate in assessing under the TAQA qualifications framework. This is achieved via the college’s in house continuous professional development facility. More information: https://www.gcs.ac.uk/courses

If you hold a D32/D33/A1 Assessor award qualification, we would love to hear from you! These are still valid and recognised qualifications. Gower College Swansea are able to offer update training to successful candidates to refresh your assessor qualification.)

We welcome applications from individuals regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our organisation.

If you wish to continue your application journey using Welsh Language, please visit our Cymraeg site. We encourage Welsh Language applications as we recognise the importance of delivering services in Welsh, and the need to grow our bilingual workforce.

Gower College Swansea is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check and require registration with the Education Workforce Council for Wales.

Please note that we are expecting a high volume of applicants for this vacancy. If we do, we may close the post before the specified date, therefore an early application is recommended. 

Appointments will normally be made to the bottom of the salary scale with annual increments on 1st August each year (subject to a start date before 1st February).

Benefits:
https://www.gcs.ac.uk/recruitment/staff-benefits-wellbeing

Hyfforddwr Trydanol

Cyfeirnod: AUG20247038

Amdanom ni:

Coleg Gwyr Abertawe yw un o golegau mwyaf Cymru ac mae gennym enw da iawn am addysgu a dysgu o ansawdd uchel. Mae gennym chwe champws ledled y ddinas a dros 4,500 o ddysgwyr amser llawn a 10,000 o ddysgwyr rhan-amser. Ar hyn o bryd, mae gennym drosiant o £50 miliwn, sy’n golygu ein bod yn gyflogwr sylweddol yn y rhanbarth. Rydym yn cyflogi tua 1,000 o staff.

Yng Ngholeg Gwyr Abertawe, rydym yn angerddol am fuddsoddi yn ein staff a gofalu am eu lles, er mwyn sicrhau eu bod yn derbyn cefnogaeth yn y gwaith a gartref.

Y rôl:

Bydd y rôl yn cynnwys asesu a hyfforddi dysgwyr yn y Sector gosod trydanol.  Bydd y rhaglenni y bydd angen i chi ymwneud â nhw yn cynnwys: cyrsiau NVQ a chyrsiau a addysgir o fewn y sector megis Arolygu a Phrofi, Rheoliadau IET (18fed fersiwn), ffotofoltäig solar, ynghyd â’r arholiad ymarferol AM2. Yn ogystal, bydd gofyn i chi addysgu/datblygu cyrsiau pwrpasol y mae cwsmeriaid yn gofyn amdanynt ac unrhyw gyrsiau perthnasol newydd eraill (e.e. Tyrbinau Gwynt).

  • Amser llawn (37 awr y wythnos)
  • Parhaol
  • £33,545 – £39,024 y flywyddyn 
  • Abertawe

Cyfrifoldebau Allweddol:

  • Dysgu ac asesu dysgwyr yn y sector Gosodiadau Trydanol trwy gynnig cyrsiau NVQ, adennill costau, tystysgrifau technegol a sesiynau addysgol.
  • Cynllunio, paratoi ac addysgu amrywiaeth o raglenni gan sicrhau bod cynlluniau/cofnodion gwaith ac amserlenni aseiniadau yn briodol i gynnwys y maes llafur a safonau’r corff dyfarnu.
  • Cynllunio a darparu 12 awr yr wythnos o hyfforddiant i ddysgwyr lle bo angen (staff pro rata ar gyfer staff ffracsiynol).

Amdanoch chi:

  • TAQA – Dyfarniad Asesu A1 a / neu ddyfarniad Gwirwyr Mewnol V1 neu gymhwyster cyfwerth. Rhaid cwblhau’r cymhwyster hwn o fewn 12 mis o ddechrau’r rôl os nad ydych eisoes yn meddu arno yn barod.
  • Archwilio a Phrofi (17eg fersiwn).
  • Lefel 2 (TGAU neu gyfwerth), gradd C neu uwch mewn llythrennedd a rhifedd.
  • Profiad o weithio mewn amgylchedd peirianneg/trydanol.

Buddion:

  • 28 diwrnod o wyliau blynyddol gan gynnwys gwyliau banc. Hefyd, mae’r Coleg ar gau am bythefnos dros gyfnod y Nadolig
  • Cynllun Pensiwn Llywodraeth Leol a chyfraniad cyflogwr o 21% ar gyfartaledd (2023)
  • Cynllun Pensiwn Athrawon a chyfraniad cyflogwr o 23% ar gyfartaledd (2023)
  • 2 ddiwrnod lles i staff
  • Disgowntiau ar gostau astudio os ydych yn astudio un o gyrsiau’r Coleg

Angen cymorth gyda’ch cais? Cliciwch ein tudalen canllaw. 

Rydym yn croesawu ceisiadau gan unigolion, waeth beth fo’u hoedran, rhyw, ethnigrwydd, anabledd, cyfeiriadedd rhywiol, hunaniaeth rhywedd, cefndir economaidd-gymdeithasol, crefydd a/neu gred. Rydym yn croesawu’n arbennig ceisiadau gan grwpiau nad ydynt wedi’u cynrychioli’n ddigonol o fewn ein sefydliad.

Os hoffech ymgymryd â’r broses ymgeisio trwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg, ewch i’n gwefan Cymraeg. Rydym yn annog unigolion i gyflwyno ceisiadau Cymraeg gan ein bod yn cydnabod pwysigrwydd darparu gwasanaethau Cymraeg a’r angen i ehangu gweithlu dwyieithog.

Mae Coleg Gwyr Abertawe yn ymrwymedig i ddiogelu a hyrwyddo lles pobl ifanc ac rydym yn disgwyl i bob aelod o staff gydymffurfio â’r ymrwymiad hwn. Bydd gofyn i’r ymgeisydd llwyddiannus ymgymryd â gwiriad DBS manylach a chofrestru gyda Chyngor Gweithlu Addysg Cymru.
 

Rydym yn disgwyl nifer fawr o ymgeiswyr ar gyfer y swydd wag hon. Os derbynnir llawer o geisiadau, efallai y byddwn yn atal unigolion rhag cyflwyno cais cyn y dyddiad penodedig. Awgrymir felly ichi gyflwyno’ch cais yn gynnar. 

Fel rheol, bydd penodiadau yn cael eu gwneud ar waelod y raddfa gyflog gyda chynyddrannau blynyddol ar 1 Awst bob blwyddyn (yn amodol ar ddyddiad cychwyn cyn Chwefror 1).

Buddion:
https://www.gcs.ac.uk/cy/recriwtio/buddion-a-lles


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