Main Grade Lecturer - Construction Trades

Key Responsibilities

• Utilise knowledge of the area of work to support an effective, user-friendly and professional service.
• Provide general support for the teaching of students in the area.
• Set up and operate a range of machinery/equipment to an agreed service level.
• Demonstrate a range of basic skills and equipment to staff / students and instruct them on the safe use of equipment and techniques.
• Support the design of the equipment / workshop layout.
• Carry out maintenance tasks including a range of testing to ensure equipment remains in a safe and good working condition.
• Carry out routine record keeping ensuring accurate records are maintained.
• Transport goods and equipment using trolleys / vehicles and complete site set up.

• Comply with internal and external health and safety guidelines, instructions and regulations.
• Ensure workshop / area is maintained in a clean and tidy manner.

• Ensure high levels of customer service promoting a positive image of the College.
• Identify problems and issues and respond to complaints or queries and where appropriate refer on to the appropriate person.
• Comply with set quality standards and procedural instructions. 

• Identify shortfall in stocks and consumables / basic equipment to ensure that adequate supplies and resources are maintained.
• Where it is identified as necessary handle cash / cash equivalents.
• Comply with college security, stock control, cash-handling procedures, standards and audit requirements.
• Comply with financial regulations within own area of work.

• Help to ensure through good working practices that the objectives, values and aims of the Pillar and the college are achieved on time.

• Ensure correct equipment and/or material is available in a timely way to support students and staff in brickwork & plastering workshop sessions.

• Carry out such other relevant and appropriate duties within the framework of a post of this grade that may from time to time be required at a location determined by the needs of the service.
• To make full use of new technology in all aspects of job requirements.
• To attend and participate in section meetings and development groups.
• To participate fully in staff development and practice, including available in-service training opportunities, the delivery of in-service training to others in the area of specific responsibility, and the college appraisal scheme.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Relevant sector practical experience and trade skills.
• Experience of maintaining trade equipment
• Experience in the effective use of Microsoft Office applications and / or other computer packages including Word documents and Excel spreadsheets.
• Relevant maintenance knowledge within domestic, commercial and industrial applications.
• Good practical skills and the ability to demonstrate to others.
• Prior industry/college experience of brickwork and/or plastering trades.
• Trained in manual handling

• A recognised Teaching qualification or substantial vocational experience
• Industry experience in the construction sector
• Ability to set high standards for students, colleagues and for themselves
• Experience of resource-based learning
• Experience of developing remote and online based learning and materials
• Membership of a relevant professional body
• Experience of assessing students’ needs and planning curriculum for their benefit including
• Technology Enhanced Learning
• Good understanding of curriculum development to meet the training needs of employers
• Good understanding of quality assurance and improvement processes