Lecturer in Motor Vehicle x 2
Full time (37hrs per week, all year round)
Permanent
£33,487 (unqualified) or £38,487 including Market Force Supplement (qualified) per annum + benefits
Dearne Valley College, Rotherham
About the Role
Are you a master of the workshop with a passion for passing on your skills? We are looking for an experienced automotive professional to join our dynamic Motor Vehicle department.
Within this role the successful candidate will be responsible for delivering outstanding teaching and assessment up to Level 3 which includes adult learning programmes, including specialist courses in F-Gas, MOT, and Hybrid/Electric vehicle qualifications. You will mentor and support learners from diverse backgrounds, helping them secure apprenticeships and careers.
The Motor Vehicle Lecturer will need to demonstrate strong subject expertise across a wide range of automotive systems and technologies. Key specialisms include:
Light Vehicle Maintenance and Repair (Level 3 qualified or equivalent)
Chassis systems, including suspension and structural components
Braking and steering systems diagnostics and repair
Vehicle electrical and electronic systems
Airbag and safety restraint systems
Fault finding, diagnostics, and repair techniques
Hybrid and Electric Vehicle technology, with up-to-date industry knowledge
Additional desirable areas of expertise:
F-Gas refrigerant handling and air conditioning systems
MOT testing standards, practices, and procedures
You will…
inspiring students by sharing real-world insights from the automotive industry and assess students’ progress in our state-of-the-art workshops, ensuring they meet industry standards.
Candidates should be an effective and motivated team player, with excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively with colleagues and management to achieve strategic and organisational objectives.
You will hold a vocational qualification at Level 3 or above, as well as a relevant teaching qualification and assessors award, or be willing to work towards.
You will be able to bring the subject to life, using combined methods of practical, theoretical and digital which will engage your learners and provide them with the best skills, knowledge and behaviours for the future.
We understand that no candidate will perfectly match every qualification or criterion listed. If your experience differs from what we've outlined but you believe you can contribute to this role, we encourage you to apply!
Department Info
As a member of the Motor Vehicle delivery team, you will play an important role in developing and creating resources, as well as tracking and monitoring students, to promote positive outcomes and achieve the key priorities for the College.
Your line manager will be the Curriculum Manager. You will regularly report on your objectives to update your line manager regarding a range of KPI’s including (but not limited to) student recruitment, retention, anticipated achievement, attendance and punctuality.
Our excellent benefits and rewards package:
Access to teachers pensions scheme (with employer contributions from 17.7% to 23.68%)
Up to 50 days annual leave per year (35) including closure during Christmas period
Access to our gyms, restaurants and salons
Staff health & wellbeing and benefits schemes including in-house Occupational Health service
Extensive wellbeing support through a digital Wellbeing Hub that offers a broad range of support for physical, mental, and financial wellbeing.
Full, part time and flexible working hours available in many roles
Free Parking available at all of our sites
Fantastic career development opportunities including funding for teacher training, apprenticeships and various other industry recognised qualifications
New FE teachers can also apply for grants of up to £6,000 in STEM subjects (conditions apply) through the teacher retention initiative
Recruitment Referral Scheme for all employees, worth £200 per referral made
What is the RNN Group?
RNN Group’s main goal is to be an ‘outstanding’ education and training provider and this is at the heart of everything that we do. To help us achieve this we are looking to recruit highly motivated, innovative and dynamic individuals to join our existing teams. To be a part of the team at RNN Group we will expect you to be committed to our values too;
We are Inclusive,
We have Integrity,
We Deliver,
We are One Team.
We are OFSTED ‘Good’ (November 2022)
We celebrate diversity and are proud to have been recognised as Investors in Diversity for our commitment to the FREDIE (Fairness, Respect, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Engagement) Model. This means that you’d be working in a supportive environment that encourages, recognises and celebrates effort, achievement and cooperative attitudes. We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, sexuality, faith
or disability. We are also proud to be part of the Disability Confidence Scheme and offer reasonable adjustments to all applicants throughout the recruitment process.
The RNN Group is proud to be part of the South Yorkshire Institute of Technology (SYIoT).
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, vulnerable adults and young people. All new employees will be required undertake a DBS check and other associated checks in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education Guidance.
The Group’s core operating hours are 8.30am-5.00pm (9pm on a Tuesday and Thursday during term time). You may be expected to work at any time during these hours to ensure business needs are met.
All candidates must have the legal right to work in the UK.