Apprenticeship Trainer – Plumbing, Heating & Gas

Location:Apprentice workplaces across Bristol, North Somerset and South GloucesterSalary:£26,946 - £30,315 + 5K Market SupplementClosing Date:3rd January 2024

Apprenticeship Trainer – Plumbing, Heating & Gas

Salary: £26,946 – £30,315 + 5K Market Supplement

Contract: Full time, permanent

Hours: 37 hours per week over 52 weeks

Location: Apprentice workplaces across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucester

What will you be doing?

There’s never been a better time to join the fantastic team here at City of Bristol College, with recent investment in our already outstanding teaching facilities the College has a great deal on offer for both staff and students. We have an exciting new opportunity for an enthusiastic and proactive Plumbing Apprenticeship Trainer

Please see the Job Description for more information

What we offer

• A generous holiday entitlement of 30 holiday days (plus bank holidays and 10 closure days)
• Membership to the Local Government Pension Scheme with employer contributions of 16.1 %
• Great discounts on hair and beauty treatments offered on site
• Family-friendly policies including flexible working, compassionate leave, maternity, paternity and adoption leave, parental leave and job share
• Excellent facilities including study centres, City Salon, multi-faith prayer rooms, bike storage, City Restaurant (situated at College Green and at SBSA), refectories
• Cycle to work scheme
• A variety of online shopping discounts and offers and cash health plan
• Plus a supportive package to ensure continuous professional development.

Please see our Staff Benefits Booklet for more information.

About the role:

Your role will involve assessing and supporting students in their workplace to ensure they meet or exceed targets to enable them to achieve their qualifications. You will be a confident communicator with the ability to build and maintain excellent working relationships with Colleagues, Students and Stakeholders both internally and externally.

You will be required to work 37 hours per week on a permanent basis and must be qualified to NVQ 3 as a plumbing and heating engineer with 5 years industry experience. This role requires travel to the workplace of our students and as such you must have access to your won vehicle and hold a driving licence.

If you’re not yet in education but are wanting to influence the next generation of tradespeople then City of Bristol College is the right place for you! We will fully fund and support you to gain the correct teaching and assessing qualifications to enable you to carry out your role.

We offer a full induction and benefits package that includes a generous annual leave entitlement and membership to the Public Sector Pension Scheme.

Contact us:

If you would like to find out more about this role, please contact the recruiting manager on Martin.Horne@cityofbristol.ac.uk or 0117 312 5914 who will be happy to discuss the role in more detail.

About us:

At City of Bristol College, we have one goal: to help our students succeed. We offer the widest range of academic and vocational qualifications in the area, with more than 1,000 courses available from entry to degree level.  We provide education and training to approximately 12,000 students each year. The College is made up of five centres across Bristol and each centre offers excellent, well-equipped, purpose-built facilities. In addition, we have a wide range of community partners allowing us to offer courses in venues across the city. More information about the College can be found on our website. 

We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community – a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed.  We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us.

We are also committed to becoming a Trauma informed setting. We recognise that some of our students have experienced adversity and Trauma and that for some, these experiences may be an ongoing part of everyday life. With this awareness a Trauma Informed approach is embedded in how we work in all departments across the college and this is enhanced by regular staff training and support.

City of Bristol College is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. The search of the online presence will be conducted for the successful candidates. All new employees to the College are required to complete and obtain an enhanced DBS disclosure. A copy of our Safeguarding Policy can be found on the College website. 

Please see our Job Description, Person Specification, Conditions of Service and Applicant information for more information.  

Closing date: 03 January 2024 – Midnight

Interview date:  TBC