Job Title: Welding Trainer
Department: Adult & Community Learning
Reporting to: Associate Director of Quality & Operations, Adult & Community Learning
Contract: Full Time, Permanent
Salary: £25,105 - £34,235 per annum*
Hours: 37 hours per week
Annual Leave: 30 days per annum plus statutory Bank Holidays
Pension: NEST Pension Scheme
- Additional sector-based scale of up to £37,285 per annum for exceptional sector roles (determined by the College)
THE ROLE
Join our Adult & Community Learning division as a Welding Trainer, where you will play a key role in designing, delivering and assessing high-quality, industry-focused training programmes for adult learners. Working closely with employers, you will support individuals to develop practical welding and fabrication skills, alongside essential employability and professional behaviours, ensuring they are well equipped to meet current workforce demands.
The role includes managing a caseload of learners, tailoring learning plans to meet both individual and employer needs, and providing ongoing guidance, mentoring and assessment to support progression into employment, upskilling opportunities or further training.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Plan and deliver high-quality training, including inductions and initial assessments, to identify learner needs and develop tailored learning plans aligned with employer expectations.
Deliver, assess and support learning across vocational programmes, ensuring learners develop the knowledge, skills and behaviours required to meet industry standards.
Manage a caseload of learners, providing ongoing guidance, mentoring and progress reviews to support achievement and progression into employment or further training.
Build and maintain strong relationships with employers and external partners to support learner recruitment, programme delivery and workforce development needs.
Monitor learner progress and programme performance, ensuring targets for retention, achievement and compliance with funding and quality requirements are met.
Please find the full job description here: Welding Trainer
QUALIFICATIONS
Hold a relevant industrial qualification at a minimum Level 3 - Essential.
Be prepared to commence an appropriate qualification on appointment to the post.
Grade C/4 or above in Maths and English (or equivalent) - Essential.
Commitment to undertake any mandatory training relevant to the role.
EXPERIENCE
Current and relevant experience within your subject area - Essential.
Teaching and/or assessing experience - Desirable.
Practical occupational experience as required by the Code of Practice and relevant awarding bodies.
Experience of working in a commercial and industrial setting.
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
Excellent technical skills in a relevant vocational area.
Suitable level of proficiency in ICT and understanding of its application to teaching, learning and assessment.
Excellent communication skills with a wide range of individuals.
Team player.
WHY JOIN US?
Substantial annual leave entitlement plus holiday purchase scheme.
Health and wellbeing benefits including free gym membership and 24/7 counselling for you and your family.
Family-friendly policies, flexible hours and a supportive work environment.
Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) providing confidential counselling, legal and financial advice.
Professional development through extensive training, mentoring and career progression opportunities.
Funded CPD opportunities, regular staff development training and paid volunteering days.
Access to discounted hair and beauty treatments at our onsite salon.
College Extras benefits include:
Up to 15% cashback at top retailers and restaurants.
Discounted gift cards for major brands.
Home and technology upgrades via salary sacrifice.
Cycle to Work scheme.
Discounted onsite car parking.
To learn more about working at Middlesbrough College, please visit our Work For Us page.
For further details and to discuss the role in more detail, please contact Fiona Kempton, Associate Director of Quality & Operations, Adult & Community Learning, at [email protected].
SAFEGUARDING OUR STUDENTS
Middlesbrough College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all students. All staff are expected to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to complete thorough pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.
All roles within the College carry safeguarding responsibilities, including promoting student welfare, reporting concerns to the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL), and modelling safe and appropriate conduct in line with College policies.
All posts at Middlesbrough College involve regulated activity and are therefore exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, amended 2013 and 2020) mean that certain spent convictions and cautions are protected and do not need to be disclosed. Further guidance is available from the Ministry of Justice.
Please be aware that it is a criminal offence to apply for this post if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity with children.
As part of our shortlisting process, we will conduct an online search for all shortlisted candidates to identify any safeguarding or reputation-related concerns, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE).
RIGHT TO WORK
Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK at the time of application. Unfortunately, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.
RECRUITMENT PROCESS
Applications will be shortlisted for interview as they are received and early application is encouraged. We reserve the right to commence the interview process and close the vacancy before the advertised closing date.
EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
Middlesbrough College is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone is valued. As a Disability Confident employer, we actively support applicants with disabilities.
