At a Glance
- Tasks: Deliver engaging technical training to enhance skills of RNLI volunteers and staff.
- Company: Join the RNLI, a lifesaving charity with a mission to save lives at sea.
- Benefits: Opportunity to make a difference, develop your skills, and work in a supportive environment.
- Other info: Dynamic role with a focus on personal development and contributing to a vital mission.
- Why this job: Share your expertise while helping others learn and grow in a meaningful role.
- Qualifications: Strong technical background and passion for mentoring; teaching qualifications not essential.
The predicted salary is between 30000 - 40000 £ per year.
An incredible opportunity waits for someone seeking to advance their career and transition into a role where they can share their experience and technical expertise. This fulfilling position is focused on developing the knowledge and skills of volunteers and staff who operate and maintain RNLI equipment and lifeboats across all RNLI sites throughout the UK and Ireland.
You will be delivering engaging technical training sessions to enhance the skills of our crews, producing new and updating existing training materials, and ensuring learners remain current with developments in the Search and Rescue (SAR) environment. Using your practical engineering experience to help others diagnose faults, maintain equipment, and operate RNLI assets safely and effectively.
About you
To succeed in this role, you don't necessarily need previous teaching qualifications if you have the right technical background and enthusiasm to develop as a trainer:
- A strong technical background.
- Experience operating, maintaining, diagnosing faults in, and repairing machinery.
- Knowledge of RNLI lifeboats and equipment is desirable but not essential.
- A valid driving licence.
- Ability to meet RNLI medical and eyesight standards for sea-going appointments.
- Strong interpersonal, organisational, and communication skills.
- A genuine passion for helping others learn and develop.
This position would be an excellent fit for someone who:
- Has hands‑on engineering or maintenance experience.
- Enjoys mentoring or coaching others.
- Wants to move away from purely operational work into a role with a strong training and people-development focus.
- Is motivated by the RNLI's lifesaving mission and values.
Technical/machinery Trainer in Poole employer: RNLI
The RNLI is an exceptional employer, offering a unique opportunity to make a meaningful impact while advancing your career as a Technical/Machinery Trainer. With a strong commitment to employee development, you will benefit from a supportive work culture that values collaboration and continuous learning, all while contributing to the vital mission of saving lives at sea. Working across various RNLI sites in the UK and Ireland, you will enjoy the chance to share your expertise with passionate volunteers and staff, ensuring they are equipped with the skills needed to operate and maintain essential lifesaving equipment.
