Technician - Motor Vehicle and Electrical

The purpose of the post is: to support teachers and students in practical workshops and learning environments, this will include demonstrating the use of equipment and safe practice in a workshop environment. To supervise groups of students in specialist facilities and practical workshops as part of Independent Learning.

The main duties and responsibilities are to:

Order equipment and materials related to the running of the Motor Vehicle and Electrical Installation courses, processing invoices for payment in accordance with College procedures.

Maintain accurate stock records and inventories for all equipment for Electrical Installation and Motor Vehicle

Maintain and safely store all materials ensuring adequate supplies have been ordered to meet teaching requirements.

Monitor materials and equipment including issuing and collecting tools and materials to and from students.

Ensure security of equipment, workshops and learning areas during and after their use.

Ensure workshop teaching areas, equipment and materials are ready and prepared as requested by teachers for lessons and cleared away as necessary.

Take responsibility for the day to day supervision and maintenance of specified facilities, keeping workshop areas tidy and ready for teaching

Demonstrate the use of appropriate equipment and facilities as directed by the lecturer responsible for the class.

Provide support in practical workshops during lessons to lecturer and students

Maintain up-to-date knowledge of new equipment and techniques.

Act as a First Aider at the Skills Centre.

Student Duties
Supervise groups of students as part of the timetabled Independent Study. This will include marking registers to record attendance and providing cover when required.

Health and Safety
Help maintain a safe and healthy working environment and implement college health and safety policy.

Ensure all equipment and materials are cleared away after classes and rooms are clean and tidy after every practical lesson.

Ensure immediate reporting of health and safety, damage and other rooming issues to Estates or other relevant channels.

Ensure that safety standards are adhered to including carrying out risk assessments of rooms, equipment and activities and ensure compliance with COSHH regulations.

General Duties

Promote a positive image of the College in all contacts with Students, employers and professional bodies.

Adhere to and comply with College financial regulations

Carry out any other reasonably comparable duties that may be required from time to time. This may include marketing and parenting events.

Undertake additional duties at enrolment times as required, including occasional evening work.

Report regularly to members of the team, Sills Centre Manager: Engineering and Motor Vehicle and Head of Centre through regular meetings.

Support the College’s equal opportunities policy.

Attend staff development activities including First Aid training.

Person Specification

Please study the items in this person specification carefully and when completing your application form try to describe your knowledge, skills and experience in terms of those particular items:

Possess relevant qualifications and/or relevant experience, in a range of Electrical Installation and Motor Vehicle tasks including Electric Vehicles is desirable, or be willing to undergo training in working with Electric Vehicles.

Have or be working towards an Award in Education and Training L3 course

The ability to provide practical support to teachers and students in a practical Electrical Installation and Motor Vehicle workshops

Be able to operate in a physically demanding environment.

Be willing to undertake training and development as required within the role.

Possess appropriate IT skills relevant to the post, or be willing to undertake training.

Possess good communication skills and team working skills

Good organisational and administration skills.

Have the patience, understanding and confidence to guide and help manage young people in practical workshop settings.

The ability to use own initiative and work as part of a team.

Effectively contribute towards health and safety within the workshop environment

Have an awareness and understanding of equal opportunities.

Equality and diversity

West Thames College champions excellence, integrity, equality and respect.

This means we aspire to the highest achievements for our students and the best possible working environment for our staff.

The whole college community - women and men, younger and older, from different , social and ethnic backgrounds, a variety of faiths, cultures and languages, lesbian, gay and straight, disabled and non-disabled - we are all treated with the same respect and entitled to the same chances to succeed.

We champion diversity because we know that a rich mix of people makes the college a more productive and creative place to study and work.

And we champion equality because it is the right thing to do.