Galway and Roscommon Education and Training Board: Welding Instructor (Permanent)

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Job Title: Welding Instructor

Capacity: Permanent

Reporting To: Assistant Manager

Section: GRETB Training Centre

Function of Job:

To deliver professional training for all aspects of welding from basic to intermediate to advanced, in line with the prescribed EN and BS standards and in accordance with the relevant syllabus. Also to deliver welding instruction to metal fabrication and plumbing apprenticeship classes.

Duties/Responsibilities:

  • Instruct participants in Basic, intermediate and Advanced Welding – MMA, Oxy-Acetylene, MIG, TIG to certified standards as required to industry;
  • Prepare lesson plans, course notes, presentational material and handouts as appropriate;
  • Schedule, conduct, correct and mark assessment/tests in accordance with the relevant assessment programmes and carry out associated administrative tasks;
  • Provide appropriate additional instruction and schedule, conduct, correct and mark repeat assessments in accordance with the prescribed referral procedure;
  • Maintain prescribed course records;
  • Supervise participants and ensure that correct methods, quality standards and safety procedures are observed;
  • Supervise participants in respect of their timekeeping, attendance, behaviour and general application of the participants to the course;
  • Prepare and issue progress reports to the employer in respect of participant;
  • Ensure adequate security of tools, equipment, machines and materials located in the training area;
  • Ensure that equipment and machines are maintained in accordance with the manufacturers recommended maintenance schedule;
  • Plan and ensure the timely delivery of all course material and non-capital tools and equipment;
  • Raise requests for the purchase and supply of course material and non-capital tools and equipment;
  • Ensure that course materials are used in an economical and cost effective manner;
  • Use new technology as appropriate, to assist in delivering and administering training;
  • Undertake such other duties, including other instructing requests as may be assigned from time to time.

Please see Job Description attached below.

Application Process/Apply for the position: 

All particulars of post and online application process can be found on the GRETB website: https://gretbcareers.thehirelab.com/LiveJobs/JobApply/6179?source=1

Contact details : All job queries can be submitted to recruitment@gretb.ie.

Latest date for receipt of applications is 12 noon, Thursday, 31st October 2024. 

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Region: Mervue, Galway City