Instructor Demonstrator - Mechanical and Maintenance Engineering

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Role Title: Instructor Demonstrator - Mechanical and Maintenance Engineering

Location: Deeside

Contract Type: Full time / Permanent

Salary: £26,980 - £31,245

Our Mechanical and Maintenance Engineering department at Deeside is seeking a multi-skilled Instructor Demonstrator. Within our modern workspace equipped with industry-standard tools, you'll be responsible for delivering comprehensive, practical sessions. Your duties include maintaining the high standards within the Engineering workshops and planning practical activities in collaboration with our course team, ensuring the skill development of our students, and managing key administrative tasks such as record‑keeping and student evaluations. The role involves delivering and demonstrating basic practical skills across various Engineering disciplines, including hand skills, maintenance and turning.

Adherence to our guidelines on Equal Opportunities, Health and Safety, and Quality is essential.

If you possess significant expertise in Engineering and are keen to mentor the next generation, we welcome your application. Join our dedicated team at Deeside, and contribute to the professional advancement of our industry.

Essential Requirements

• Qualified to a minimum of Level 3 or equivalent in a professionally relevant subject matter
• Demonstrate an understanding of current developments within your own specialist area and ways of keeping up to date with such developments
• Awareness of the importance of quality standards within teaching
• Demonstrate a good level of IT competence. Must be able to navigate the Internet and Intranets, as well as being willing and able to learn how to use new IT packages and systems
• Able to deal promptly and effectively with inappropriate behaviour in the classroom
• Able to confidently deliver high‑quality, effective, practical sessions which enhance learning for our students

Welsh skills are desirable for this specific post. We are seeking candidates who can help us grow our bilingual provision and service.

Coleg Cambria aims to actively promote and embed the Welsh language and culture. We are committed to providing opportunities and support for our colleagues to develop their Welsh language skills in both formal and informal settings. This includes access to tailored Welsh language training plans as well as incentive payments for bilingual delivery and services.

Coleg Cambria is a ‘Disability Confident’ Employer.

We are building a college that reflects the vibrant, diverse community we serve. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, particularly those from underrepresented groups.

Coleg Cambria is committed to safeguarding all learners, and we expect every member of staff to share this commitment.

This role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order and is classed as regulated activity. It therefore requires an Enhanced DBS with Barred List check, and applicants must disclose all cautions and convictions, including spent ones. It is an offence to apply if you are barred from working with children. Disclosure will not automatically prevent employment; a risk assessment will be carried out however we may deem some convictions / cautions as unsuitable to work with children.

Depending on the position, successful candidates may also need to register with the Education Workforce Council.

Roles are normally advertised with a salary range. If you are offered a role at the college, relevant experience will be taken into consideration to determine your starting salary.

Please be aware that Coleg Cambria reserves the right to close our vacancies earlier than the listed date if we have received a high level of applications. We would recommend that if you wish to be considered that you complete the application as promptly as possible.

Benefits

• Excellent Pension Scheme(s)
• Generous Annual Leave Entitlement
• On site nursery provision at our Deeside site
• Discounts on a Range Of College Evening Courses
• Access to A Wide Range of E-Learning and Professional Development
• Discounted Gym Membership
• Excellent Sports and Fitness Facilities
• Free Parking on All Sites
• Cycle Scheme
• Discounted Rates for Hairdressing and Beauty Treatments
• Discounted Rates for Restaurants
• Enhanced maternity, adoption and paternity leave