Job Description

The Construction Technical and Professional section sits within the Built Environment Curriculum Area which itself forms part of the Dinefwr Faculty. The Curriculum Area's construction provision is based on the Ammanford Campus and includes building crafts, building services, schools, construction technical and higher education. The Curriculum Area team has over sixty full-time and part-time members including teaching, assessing and support staff. It offers significant commercial, community and project activities and has an envious record of skills development and active learner participation in local, national and international skills competitions with noteworthy success. The Curriculum Area also has extensive links with industry winning many national awards for collaborative partnerships.

The successful candidate will support the Electrotechnical Installation delivery team, but will also be expected to contribute to all technical support requirements within the Curriculum Area.

Key Responsibilities

provide technical assistance and support for teaching and learning within your area, responding to the needs of students, academic staff and the relevant course leader/s; maintain a clean and safe working environment, complying with Health and Safety regulations; prepare, maintain and update relevant Health & Safety documentation such as Risk Assessments, Safe Systems of Work, COSHH records and equipment maintenance records, in liaison with course teams; maintain, upgrade and service equipment as planned, required or requested; wood machining and other construction related static and portable machinery and equipment. Receive relevant training as and when necessary; ensure the care, control, maintenance and security of course equipment, materials and stock; maintain stores inventory for consumables, equipment and delivery resources; carry out ordering of stock in line with college financial procedures and update online ordering database; provide a stores issue service for course consumables and an issue and return service for all departmental equipment and other course items; participate in course team; student consultative committees; and curriculum area meetings as required; carry out duties which support marketing and promotion of course programme; support lecturers and students in undertaking workshop-based activities, in line with agreed timetable; carry out any other duties as directed by the Principal/Chief Executive commensurate with the grade of the post at the initial place of work or other locations within the College.

Skills Knowledge and Expertise

Essential Criteria:

Level 2/3 Qualification in Electrotechnical Installations IOSH Managing Safely (If you are not IOSH qualified, you will be expected to undertake training as soon as possible) Appropriate Health & Safety training (or willingness to undertake appropriate training) First Aid qualification (If you are not First Aid qualified, you will be expected to undertake training as soon as possible) Recent and relevant experience of the technical field/s concerned Good communicator with diplomacy and tact Good interpersonal and organisational skills Ability to work harmoniously with students and colleagues Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines Ability to work flexibly

Desirable Criteria:

GCSE English/Mathematics at minimum Grade C or O Level equivalent A good understanding of the technical support role in Further Education Be competent in the use and maintenance of the following machinery:
Electrotechnical installation and maintenance of static and portable machinery and equipment related to the trade.

Ability to drive college minibus
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 24,424.00-27,951.00 per year

Benefits:

Canteen Company pension Cycle to work scheme Employee discount Free parking On-site gym On-site parking
Schedule:

Day shift Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 07/08/2025