Defence Electronics & Components Agency
Stafford, West Midlands (England), ST18 0AQ
Vacancy Reference Number: 272059
Salary: £25,826 – £31,569
Grade: Executive Officer / Pay Band 3 Level 1
Contract type
Fixed Term
Length of employment
2 years
Business area
Cryogenics Gas Maintenance Service Training school
Type of role
Operational Delivery
Working pattern: Full-time
Number of jobs available: 2
About the job
Summary
To train military and civilian personnel in the safe use of various equipment, chemicals and regulations to enable them to complete their specific role.
Job description
Adapting the course as required to suit an individual’s learning style and needs.
An awareness of the environment and all of the inherent dangers associated with Liquid Oxygen to ensure the safety of unqualified students.
The ability to understand complex technical drawings and information extracted from the relevant Air Publications and Defence Standards.
Person specification
- Train military and civilian personnel to required standards.
- Supervise DECA apprentices in a workshop environment obtaining training material and equipment to further their development.
- Deliver courses to DECA personnel ensuring that mandatory qualifications remain current.
- Be a technical point of contact for Project Teams and military personnel helping to resolve issues regarding the equipment used in Cryogenics.
- Production and maintenance of training media.
- Continual internal review of syllabus.
- Preparation of materials and equipment ready for course delivery.
- Management of student welfare.
- Maintaining standards and discipline of students.
- Planning and co-ordinating training resources for course delivery and ensuring that equipment is serviceable.
- Controlling and implementing methods of student assessment.
- Control and maintenance of student records.
- Issue course certificates as required, write course reports for the students’ first reporting officer and ensure that the appropriate qualification is entered on the students training record.
- Ensure that the following years courses are planned in good time so that they can be disseminated.
- Ensure that other instructors are available as required to supplement and assist in the delivery of CGMS courses.
- Implementation of all DECA policies and procedures.
- Act as building custodian on behalf of the customer services manager.(secondary duty)
- Ensure course documentation is completed in a timely manner and forwarded to the student’s Line Manager.
- Liaise with Apprentices College to ensure they are up to date with NVQ’s & other college work.
- Act as a point of contact for course development project.
Benefits
Learning and development tailored to your role
An environment with flexible working options
A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
A Civil Service pension
Things you need to know
Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Candidates will be required to complete a CV evidencing suitability for the role against the essential characteristics. Behavioural competency examples are also required (refer to the Success Profile framework for further details).
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).
See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Nationality requirements
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
UK nationals
nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
nationals of the Republic of Ireland
nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals
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Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission’s recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.
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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
- Name :Kent Peters
- Email :Kent.Peters@DECA.MOD.UK
Recruitment team :
- Email :Julie.Bowers@DECA.MOD.UK
Skills and Experiences
Essential Criteria:
- Knowledge of the safe operation of Cryogenic Equipment in challenging environments.
- Experience of creating PowerPoint presentations enabling the development of new and current courses as required.
- An instructional qualification is required to train military personnel ensuring that the correct learning environment is achieved.
- An awareness of the environment and all of the inherent dangers associated with Liquid Oxygen to ensure the safety of unqualified students.
- The ability to understand complex technical drawings and information extracted from the relevant Air Publications and Defence Standards.
- Knowledge of the Military Ground support equipment is required.
- Knowledge of and demonstrable understanding of individual learning styles.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Managing a Quality Service
- Communicating and Influencing
- Developing Self and Others
Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
- Knowledge of safe use and maintenance of nitrogen and Liquid oxygen vessels
