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Practical Facilitator – Engineering

Practical Facilitator – Engineering

Exeter College

Devon

  • £26,592 - £28,175 per year
  • New
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Apply by:
5 January 2025

Job overview

Have you worked in manufacturing, engineering or technical support in a school/university? Join our growing Design, Technology and Composites team, supporting 16-18 students and apprentices. You don’t need a teaching qualification, but you do need to be organised, positive and enthusiastic.

Due to our outstanding reputation and growth, we have a new opening to join our team of 4 engineers training and supporting students within Design, Technology and Composites.

What you’ll be doing:

• working in a highly motivated teaching team, covering BTEC and EAL Level 2 and 3 qualifications to full time students and apprentices

• maintaining the composite and advanced materials areas, including basic electrics

• supporting teaching staff

• helping the team develop resources

• ordering stock and keeping practical areas nice and tidy

What we’re looking for; someone who’s:

• worked in engineering / manufacturing or as a technical support facilitator at a school or university

• passionate about ensuring students get brilliant training and support

• positive, with a can-do approach to work

It’s never been a more exciting time to join our Engineering, Aerospace and Automotive team. Find out more about us here.

To apply, either complete the online application form or send your CV to people-team@execoll.ac.uk by no later than midnight on Sunday 5th January 2025. Interviews will take place on Thursday 16th January 2025.

Our values – Ambition, Collaboration, Energy

Our values are what make us, us. Please do take a couple of minutes to learn more about them. Our Values | Exeter College

Your benefits

We recognise that taking regular breaks from work is important. The College offers full time teaching staff up to 45 days off per year (this includes 30 days annual leave, 8 bank holidays and a period of operational closure at Christmas closure (which will be 7 days in 2024/25). You will also have the opportunity to join the Teachers Pension scheme, find out more at Teachers' Pensions (teacherspensions.co.uk).

As a member of our team, you will also have access to a range of excellent benefits and discounts, along with staff development opportunities, wellbeing services and activities.

If you would like to apply today, please go to http://www.exe-coll.ac.uk/College/Jobs.

Please click here to hear from some of our staff about their experience of working as part of our team.

Key Information

At Exeter College we are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our student's including children, young people, and vulnerable adults. We expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow the Safer Recruitment requirements as set out within Keeping Children Safe in Education statutory guidance.

All successful applicants will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment checks which include an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.

All posts at Exeter College are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (amended 2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take

them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further inform.

We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity and access for all, irrespective of age, background, race, gender, religion, ability, disability, or sexuality. We welcome applications for employment from the whole community

We do not accept CVs, no agencies please.

Attached documents

About Exeter College

Why Work For Us?

Exeter College is an Ofsted Outstanding, multi award-winning education provider in Devon, but our vision to be an exceptional college is only made possible with the determination and enthusiasm of our staff. We offer a wide range of fulfilling roles across multiple sites, all with the opportunity for further training and development. We acknowledge our employees’ involvement in shaping futures and making a difference by offering amazing benefits and the opportunity to progress and grow in one of the most successful colleges in the South West.

Exeter College ranked 65th in the 2022 Best Companies League Tables as one of the UK’s Best Large Companies to work for, the third year in a row we have featured in the top 100. A Disability Confident employer, we aim to provide an environment where all staff can thrive because they feel valued, engaged and challenged. If you would like to join our team of exceptional people, please have a look at our vacancies below.

Our Benefits

We depend on exceptional people to sustain our outstanding performance and reward staff for their hard work. We provide an array of progressive benefits to encourage a healthy work-life balance, including:

🔹 We offer two defined benefits pension schemes, one for teachers and one for support staff

🔹 Generous Annual Leave entitlement as well as a two-week Christmas shutdown

🔹 We have an onsite gym, Central Fitness, and a variety of classes including spinning, yoga and Pilates, which is affordable and discounted for staff 

🔹 Staff Development including away days for employees – more info below 

🔹 We offer a cycle scheme that saves you 26-40% on a bike and accessories. You pay nothing upfront and can spread the cost of new equipment over a year 

🔹 Our @34 restaurant offers a range of eat-in and takeaway options at very reasonable prices with staff discount 

🔹 Owlets Nursery is part of the Exeter College Group, providing high quality childcare at a short walk from the College 

🔹 Get discounts on over 1200 retailers with our Sodexo platform, plus the ability to get an NUS Card 

🔹Staff can receive a voucher every 2 years which will pay for the basic eye test 

🔹 Our H2B spa and salon offers a wonderful pampering experience at discounted rates

Principal

John Laramy

Values and vision

Exeter College aims to be an outstanding, dynamic and thriving college, working with partners to provide inspirational education and training.

Safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and we expect all our staff to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an enhanced check by the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

For further information on the College’s commitment visit our Safeguarding page.

Ofsted report

“As a result of the highly motivated, skilled and experienced staff, the quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding. Lecturers provide learners with challenging work that prepares them extremely well for their next steps. The colleges uses its excellent links with schools, employers and other agencies to understand, and respond quickly to the education and training needs of the local area.”

View Exeter College’s latest Ofsted report

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