Practical Skills Supervisor in Agricultural Engineering

Salary: £19.95 - £21.29 per hour inclusive of holiday pay

The Agricultural Engineering and Agriculture department is located at Coleg Glynllifon. Students study full-time level 2 and 3 courses with the possibility of completing an apprenticeship with a suitable employer. Students enter the world of work by working for employers who offer Agricultural services eg. selling, maintaining machinery on farms or by contracting.

With guidance, the Practical Skills Supervisor will work to develop students' understanding and skills through planned practical activities. These tasks follow a scheme of work that develops during term time to establish students' competence so they meet the requirements of the course.

Here is an example of the activities carried out by students:

Driving farm machinery (tractor/Telehandler)

Work with livestock - dosing, weighing, sorting, lambs, calves.

Farm equipment maintenance - Tractor, telehandler, round baler, manure spreader, fertilizer spreader

Estate maintenance work - fencing, walling, installing gates.

The Practical Skills Supervisor will be asked to contribute to a range of these activities depending on expertise and experience

Job Details
Job Reference
BD/102/24

Salary
£19.95 - £21.29 per hour inclusive of holiday pay

Place of Work

• Glynllifon

Holiday Entitlement
There will be an entitlement to pro rata paid holiday in each academic year (1st September to 31st August), which includes pro-rata entitlement of 8 Bank and Public Holidays normally observed in Wales and a pro-rata entitlement of up to 5 efficiency days (please note this can change annually). Annual leave is derived from a pro rata full time equivalent entitlement of 46 days which is included in the hourly rate paid.

Working Pattern
7.5 hours per week. Work pattern to be agreed depending on availability for 34 weeks per year (during the college term)

An additional percentage of 10% will be applied to the contracted hours worked to reflect preparation and marking.

Pension Rights
Local Government Pension Scheme

Contract Type
Part Time Hourly Paid

Closing Date
16 Jan 2025
12:00 PM (Midday)