Fabrication and Welding Course Leader
Full Time – 37 hours per week
£30,624- £36,590 per annum
£4,500 “Golden Hello” (staged into three payments of £1,500 over 3 years)
Burton on Trent, Town Centre Campus

Who are we looking for?

Burton and South Derbyshire College have an exciting and expanding Fabrication & Welding curriculum, aimed at matching learner’s skills to the needs of local, regional and national employers.  This requires a competent, up-to-date Fabrication & Welding Tutor with commercial experience from industry, alongside an enthusiastic approach to teaching and engaging our learners. 

You will teach, assess and monitor students engaged in Level 1, 2 & 3 programs, and support and facilitate student learning; liaising closely with the Curriculum Team Leader, Course Leaders and Management. You will be responsible for the Level 2 Fabrication & Welding programme, taking pride in learner progress and outcomes.

Desirable for this post are an Initial Teacher Training Qualification or the willingness to work towards one, and a minimum Level 3 Welding qualification, with recent and/or extensive industry experience.  You will also have the ability to design programme materials for the department to support the training and assessment within the department. 

This is an exciting opportunity for you to join a forward thinking, learner centred department. The successful candidate will demonstrate a positive attitude and commitment to developing the future workforce.

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Why come and work for us?

Burton and South Derbyshire College is an Ofsted outstanding College. We value our employees and have a number of additional benefits to offer the successful applicant:

• Generous pension schemes for academic and support staff
• Generous holiday plans
• Salary sacrifice holiday purchase scheme
• Free Employee Assistance Programme 
• Flexible working policies
• Competitive maternity, paternity and adoption leave 
• Excellent staff training programme, including two staff development days per year
• On-site nursery with Good Ofsted rating
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Free annual eye tests
• Access to our onsite gym
• Staff discounts at our fine dining restaurant, The Mulberry, our Mulberry Bistro and Innovations Hair and Beauty salon 
• Reward and recognition through our Employee of the Month scheme
• Discounted health cash plan
• BHN Extras discount scheme

Burton and South Derbyshire College are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive culture and you should share those values.  We would welcome applications from all candidates, including under-represented groups in respect of age, disability, sex, gender or gender identity, ethnicity, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation or transgender status which would reflect our diverse community.

The College is registered with the Disclosure and Barring Service and the successful applicants for this post will be required to apply for the Disclosure at the enhanced level. In addition, internet searches will be undertaken in accordance with the KCSIE guidance. The College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We are committed to a sustainability agenda and are working hard towards achieving a net zero environmental impact. We aim to embed this in our culture with our staff, learners, visitors and suppliers all expected to show dedication towards reducing our carbon footprint.

The closing date for receipt of applications is 12 noon, Monday 27 July with the intention to interview Monday 3 August.  Please see our “Work For Us” page on the College website for more information on how to complete the application.  Please note late applications are not acceptable.