HEALTH AND WELLBEING

As part of our commitment to supporting your health and wellbeing, all employees have access to the Health Assured Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) – a completely confidential support service available 24/7, 365 days a year. Whether you’re facing personal challenges, looking for advice, or simply need someone to talk to, Health Assured is here to help. Through Health Assured, you can access a 24/7 confidential helpline, face to face, online or telephone counselling, as well as structured support for a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, relationships, bereavement, legal and financial concerns.
You’ll also have access to the online wellbeing portal, a secure, user-friendly platform offering a wide range of self-help resources, health assessments, articles, and guidance covering emotional, physical, and financial wellbeing, and to the Wisdom App, which offers mood trackers and wellbeing tools, meditation guides, fitness videos, and self-help modules as well as daily wellbeing tips.
You’ll also be entitled to a free eye test through our voucher scheme with Specsavers, which covers a full eye exam (worth up to £25) and even includes £45 towards a pair of glasses. We also offer free flu vaccinations to help keep you feeling your best all year round.

All staff will be expected to:

• Carry out such other relevant and appropriate duties within the framework of a post of this grade that may from time to time be required at a location determined by the needs of the service.
• To make full use of new technology in all aspects of job requirements.
• To attend and participate in section meetings and development groups.
• To participate fully in staff development and practice, including available in-service training opportunities, the delivery of in-service training to others in the area of specific responsibility, and the college appraisal system.
• Due to the changing nature of the work, this job description serves as a framework to outline the main areas of responsibility. You may be required to undertake other activities of a similar nature that fall within the remit of your area of work

• To provide technical support for staff and students in the delivery of practical sessions
• To be responsible for supervising workshop space including tools and equipment, to prepare plans and schedules that meet the requirements of planned activities.
• To liaise with the manager of the School, to ensure an inventory list is in place and accounted for to maximise the effectiveness of all specialist resources.
• To work in collaboration with the Technician staff and lecturers to ensure facility and resource upgrades are monitored and equipment is kept current to industry standards, finance permitting.
• To use specialist knowledge within the area of work to carry out a range of specialist and diverse tasks to support an effective, user friendly and professional service.
• To provide general support for the teaching of students in the area.
• To set up and operate a range of equipment to an agreed service level.
• To demonstrate a range of equipment to staff/students and instruct them on the safe use of equipment and techniques.
• To support the design of the equipment/workshop layout.
• To carry out maintenance tasks including a range of testing to ensure equipment remains in a good working condition. This will include more complex equipment which may require a licence to operate.
• To establish systems to ensure accurate records of maintenance are kept.
• To transport goods and equipment using trolleys/vehicles around the faculty.
• To train staff at lower level in particular areas of expertise and/or specialist knowledge.
• To assist with training of other groups of staff with regard to a particular area of expertise and/or specialist knowledge.
• To undertake risk assessments to ensure risks are understood, mitigated , managed and recorded in line with college policy.
• To comply with internal and external health and safety guidelines, instructions and regulations.
• To assist with budget and resource management.
• To monitor levels of stocks and consumables and order replacements in line with the colleges financial regulations.
• Where it is identified as necessary handle cash/cash equivalents.
• Comply with college security, stock control, cash handling procedures, standards and audit requirements.
• Comply with financial regulations within own area of work.
• Ensure high levels of customer service promoting a positive image of the College.
• Resolve problems and issues, diagnose faults and respond to complaints and queries, where necessary refer on to the appropriate person.
• Comply with set quality standards and procedural instructions.
• Attend/arrange meetings as requested to support the work activities.
• Help to ensure through good working practices that the objectives, values and aims of the college are achieved on time.

All staff will be expected to:

• Carry out such other relevant and appropriate duties within the framework of a post of this grade that may from time to time be required at a location determined by the needs of the service.
• To make full use of new technology in all aspects of job requirements.
• To attend and participate in section meetings and development groups.
• To participate fully in staff development and practice, including available in-service training opportunities, the delivery of in-service training to others in the area of specific responsibility, and the college appraisal system.
• Due to the changing nature of the work, this job description serves as a framework to outline the main areas of responsibility. You may be required to undertake other activities of a similar nature that fall within the remit of your area of work.