Potential Artificer Development Course (PADC)

The DSEME mission is to train and educate electronic, mechanical and specialist tradesmen, technical leaders and engineering managers in order to meet the requirement of Defence and needs of trainees now and in the future. This position is the course manager for the Potential Artificer Electromechanical (PAEM C075) and Potential Artificer Technician Development (PATD Y005) course, delivering a training package and exam for the maths required for the start standard for Artificer Training at DSEME Lyneham.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

The duties for this position include but are not limited to:

• Writing and maintaining the course material.
• Delivering the courses, using blended learning.
• Administering the courses.
• Writing and maintaining the exam question bank.
• Invigilating the exams.
• Marking the exams.
• Ensuring course material is on the DLE/VLE.
• Development of the distance learning package – webinars and online tutorials.
• Monitoring InVal and exam admin (through Exam centre and validation department team).
• Develop the course to remain accredited.
• Ensure the PAEM/PATD is complying with the relevant course documentation in accordance with JSP822.

Person specification

The Essential Qualifications/experience for the post is as follows:

• Experience: Must have practical experience in delivering learning, assessment techniques, educational statistics and validation methods.
• Qualifications: Must, in accordance with the Burnham Lecturer Management Practices Document, hold a degree in a relevant technical specialism and hold a minimum of a Cert Ed.

Desirable qualifications/experience:

• Experience: Familiarity with service training, trade testing and validation methods, external awarding bodies, educational engineering institutions and training requirements. Managing MOD staff. Familiarisation with mathematical applications within Electro Mechanical Engineering advantageous but not essential.
• Qualifications: Holding a suitable PCET (Post Compulsory Education & Training) qualification would be an advantage to job holders (representative qualifications include CTLLS, DTLLS, PGCE or equivalent).

Behaviours

We will assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Communicating and Influencing
• Developing Self and Others
• Managing a Quality Service
• Changing and Improving

Technical skills

We will assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Candidates will deliver a 15-minute presentation. Subject of presentation will be given when invitation to interview is sent out.

Alongside your salary of £36,530, the Ministry of Defence contributes £10,582 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Learning and development tailored to your role, an environment with flexible working options, a culture encouraging inclusion and diversity, a Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%, free parking, free gym use, and multiple drink and food outlets across the site.

The post does not offer relocation expenses.

External recruits who join the MOD who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a six-month probation period.

Please Note: Expenses incurred for travel to interviews will not be reimbursed.

Please be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay-related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts.

Any move to MOD from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax-Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at childcarechoices.gov.uk.

The Ministry of Defence is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for its staff which includes educating them on the benefits of not smoking, protecting them from the harmful effects of second-hand smoke and supporting those who want to give up smoking. Under the Smoke-Free Working Environment policy, smoking and the use of all tobacco products (including combustible and chewing tobacco products) will not be permitted anywhere in the Defence working environment; however, some exemptions are in place, please refer to local guidance.

The policy is Whole Force and includes all Defence personnel, contractors, visitors and other non-MOD personnel. All applicants seeking, considering, or accepting employment with the Ministry of Defence should be aware of this policy and that it is already in place at a number of Defence Establishments.

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Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles, and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills. Candidates will be required to provide CV details to include job history; qualification details and previous skills and experience. Candidates will be required to provide a statement of suitability (500-word count).

At sift, you will be assessed against your CV, Personal statement and the following Success Profiles Behaviours:

• Communicating and Influencing
• Developing Self and Others
• Managing a Quality Service
• Changing and Improving

At interview, you will be assessed against the following Success Profiles Behaviours:

• Communicating and influencing
• Developing self and others
• Managing a quality service
• Changing and improving

When choosing your Behaviour examples, please make sure you use real-life scenarios that relate to your own experiences. Whilst technology may help to enhance your written submission, presenting the ideas of others or those generated by technology could result in your application being rejected.

All candidates successful at sift will be required to give a 10-15 minute presentation at interview. Subject to be determined prior to the interviews taking place.

Sift and Interviews will take place the week after closing date.

The Ministry of Defence requires all candidates who are successful at interview to declare any outside interests. These declarations will be discussed with successful candidates following the interview process and before a formal offer of employment is made, as some outside interests may not be compatible with MOD civilian roles. This will not, in the majority of cases, prevent employment in MOD, but it is a measure that must be taken to ensure that appropriate mitigations can be put in place to manage any potential, perceived or actual conflicts of interest from the first day of employment.

The Ministry of Defence adopts a zero-tolerance approach to unacceptable behaviours, which includes bullying, harassment, sexual harassment, discrimination, and victimisation. You will not be eligible and will not be considered for this post if you have been dismissed from a role for such unacceptable behaviours within the last five years. This will also apply if you resign or otherwise leave a role but, because of an adverse decision, would have been dismissed for gross misconduct had you continued in that employment. Pre-employment checks will be carried out.

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. If you need to advise us that you need additional help or reasonable adjustments for the recruitment process, please contact: DBSCivPers-Resourcingteam3@mod.gov.uk.

As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came into effect on 1 January 2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa under the points-based system, where a role has been deemed to be business critical. This role does not meet that category and we will not sponsor a visa. It is therefore NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points-based system. Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

This vacancy is using Success Profiles, and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.

Security

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check. People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard checks.

Nationality requirements

This Job Is Broadly Open To The Following Groups:

• UK nationals
• Nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• Nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• Nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• Individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code 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.

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.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found.

This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative.

Contact point for applicants:

Job Contact

Name: Lt Col Christopher Marsh
Email: Christopher.Marsh959@mod.gov.uk

Recruitment team

Email: DBSCivPers-Resourcingteam3@mod.gov.uk

Further information: Please ensure you read the attached candidate information document prior to completing your application.