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Plumbing Lecturer / Skills Coach A well-established further education college is looking to strengthen its apprenticeship team with experienced Plumbing professionals who are passionate about developing the next generation of tradespeople.
There are currently three opportunities available, offering a mixture of permanent, part-time and temporary work.

The opportunities Full-Time Plumbing Lecturer – Permanent
Salary: £31,795 per annum
Market Supplement: £5,000
Hours: Full time

Plumbing Skills Coach – Permanent
Salary: £31,795 per annum Pro rata
Hours: 22 hours per week
A £5,000 market supplement is attached to the permanent vacancies, subject to the college's applicable terms.

Plumbing Lecturer – Temporary
Hours: Full time
Pay: £30.00 per hour 
These roles would suit experienced Plumbing professionals who enjoy supporting apprentices, sharing their industry knowledge and helping learners progress successfully through their apprenticeship.
The role Depending on whether you join as a Lecturer or Skills Coach, your responsibilities will include:

• Providing appropriate support, information and guidance to a caseload of Plumbing apprentices.
• Delivering high-quality coaching, mentoring, teaching, learning and assessment across apprenticeship programmes.
• Regularly reviewing and monitoring apprentice progress using the college's online e-portfolio system.
• Supporting apprentices to complete all elements of their programme and progress successfully through gateway and End Point Assessment.
• Maintaining excellent working relationships with employers and ensuring they understand and fulfil their responsibilities within the apprenticeship.
• Individualising programmes to reflect the needs of apprentices and employers, ensuring learners develop relevant industry knowledge, skills and behaviours.
• Embedding maths and English naturally within apprenticeship delivery.
• Participating in standardisation, quality improvement and wider curriculum meetings.
• Contributing to the continued development and high-quality delivery of apprenticeship programmes.
• Working alongside the employer engagement team to identify potential new apprentices and employer opportunities.

What we're looking forPlumbing Skills Coach To be considered as a strong candidate, you should have:

• A Level 3 Plumbing qualification.
• An assessing qualification.
• Previous experience assessing Plumbing apprentices or learners.
• Strong occupational knowledge of the Plumbing industry.
• The ability to manage a caseload effectively and maintain accurate learner records.
• Confidence working with both apprentices and employers.

Plumbing Lecturer To be considered for the Lecturer opportunities, you should have:

• A Level 3 Plumbing qualification.
• A recognised teaching qualification.
• Strong Plumbing industry knowledge and occupational experience.
• The ability to engage and motivate apprentices from a range of backgrounds.
• A commitment to delivering high-quality teaching and supporting successful learner outcomes.

These positions offer an excellent opportunity for an experienced Plumbing professional to use their technical expertise within further education while making a genuine difference to apprentices entering and progressing within the industry.
What We Offer – Temporary Role Key Benefits:

• Weekly PAYE pay with holiday pay
• Advance payments available when needed
• 24/7 GP service
• Monthly lottery draw
• High street rewards platform

Next steps Once you've applied, one of our friendly further education consultants will give you a call to discuss this opportunity. The college will move quickly for the right applicant, and they have a simple and concise interview process. Think FE Ltd. are acting as an employment business for this position. Working for/with Think FE Ltd. is subject to agreement to our Terms and Conditions.
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