Job Title: Refrigeration Technician/Assessor
Location: North Harbour Campus, Portsmouth
Salary: £25,999 - £26,742 Full Time Equivalent
Job Type: 37 Hours per week, 52 Weeks per year, Full-Time Permanent
About us:
At City of Portsmouth College, we aspire to be the employer of choice in the Portsmouth area, with a progressive, supportive, and rewarding workplace culture and one that offers competitive benefits for its staff. By joining us, you will personally be part of the change we are driving and will play a pivotal role in supporting the growth and development of our brilliant students, turning them into future leaders and innovators. Everyone at the College is part of the bigger picture and together, each role makes an impact and in turn a difference to our students learning journey.
We have an unrivalled curriculum of courses on offer for students of all ages and stages covering A-levels, Apprenticeships, Vocational & Technical courses. We also offer Higher Education, Online learning and Community courses that appeal to the needs of the local community.
We aspire to become the employer of choice in the Portsmouth area, promoting a progressive, supportive and rewarding workplace culture. Here at COPC, we offer ongoing support, professional development / training and guidance alongside competitive benefits to all staff. By joining us you can be a part of the journey to shape the next generations educational journey, and you will play a pivotal role in supporting the growth and development of our brilliant students, turning them into future leaders and innovators.
What we offer:
- Annual Leave: 25 bookable days plus 2-week closure for Christmas & 8 bank holidays
- Local Government Pension Scheme with employer contributions of 26.10%. For more details, visit Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) | Business and economy | Hampshire County Council (hants.gov.uk)
- Learning & Development programmes by The Community Adult Education Department
- Staff Development: Access to the College staff development programmes and CPD
- Onsite discounts: COPC Hair Salon & 50% off at the COPC Sports Centre
- Online discounts: Unidays, Student Beans, and Totum with a COPC email address
- Free car parking across all campus sites
About the role:
Provide support to the RAC team with resourcing for all programmes and maintain health and safety in the workshop area assisting the lecturers and assist with carrying out practical assessments within workshop sessions.
Key Responsibilities:
- To set up and clear away all specialist materials for classes.
- Maintain specialist areas in a clean and tidy condition including sorting and maintaining tools and equipment.
- Carry out general maintenance checks on equipment in the rooms and identify and report repairs for external servicing, liaising with external contractors for maintenance where required.
- To control stock including the requisition of supplies when needed.
- To receive and document materials and maintain storerooms.
- Where neccessary to provide oversign in practial lessons where an enhanced risk of injury exists.
- To maintain the inventory and stocks of materials and learning resources, monitoring usage and ordering materials as required.
- Knowledge and understanding of the requirements for Refrigerant Heandling, Flammable Gas handling and Electrical Testing procedures.
To be successful in this role, below is what we would need from you:
- Communications.
- Planning and Organising.
- Managing Time/resources/people.
- Working with Others.
- Self-starter / ability to act on own initiative.
- Knowledge of Refrigeration and Air Conditioning to minimum N.V.Q. LEVEL 2 or Time served equivalent experience and an appropriate Category 1 F-Gas qualification.
- Either have or be willing to work towards an assessor’s award to assist with college assessments.
Diversity and Inclusion:
Equality, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion are central to the work of City of Portsmouth College. This underpins the vision of the College to transform lives through providing exceptional education and training.
The College’s commitment to Equality, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion is reflected in the continued successful promotion of these strands through the curriculum, enrichment activities, and the range of direct and indirect student support services.
Pre-Employment Checks:
The City of Portsmouth College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in our college. All successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and two references.
We reserve the right to close the job advert when we have had successful applications, and it may not run for the full duration of the advert. We do not accept CVs from agencies for these roles.
