Learning Support Technician - Marine
| Posting date: | 09 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 June 2025 |
| Location: | Kingswear, Dartmouth |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | South Devon College |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | PS2726 |
Summary
Learning Support Technician - Marine
Job Ref:2726
Salary: £24,811 to £26,123 per annum, plus excellent benefits.
Contract Type: Permanent, full-time, 37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year
Location: Paignton, Devon
As a Marine Learning Support Technician, you’ll be located at our Noss on Dart campus, at the heart of our practical learning environments—ensuring our workshops, vessels, and marine facilities run smoothly, safely, and efficiently. A key part of your role will involve hands-on vessel maintenance, ensuring all boats are fully operational, seaworthy, and securely prepared for a range of weather conditions.
You’ll spend time both onshore and, on the water, supporting the delivery of practical sessions and helping students gain real-world experience in marine operations. Whether it’s preparing vessels for training exercises, assisting with water-based instruction, or troubleshooting technical issues at sea, your expertise will be essential to the success of our marine programmes.
This is a highly practical, student-facing role where your technical knowledge and proactive approach will directly support teaching and learning. You’ll work closely with academic staff to prepare for sessions, deliver demonstrations, and provide guidance that helps students build confidence and competence in a professional marine setting.
The successful candidate will have previous experience in marine engineering or service and repair industries. You should be a good motivator, with excellent inter-personal skills and a keen interest/understanding of student-centred learning.
Our staff are integral to maintaining our passion and high-performance levels, and we reward our staff for this. Our benefits are designed to encourage a healthy work-life balance, and include:
25 days annual leave including the option to purchase additional holiday days;
Christmas Closure of up to 2 weeks in addition to annual leave entitlement;
Access to a wealth of training, apprenticeships and funded higher education opportunities as well as dedicated training days;
Local Government Pension Scheme Employer pension contributions of 18%;
Subsidised fitness suite facility, onsite hair and beauty salon, access to a wide range of catering facilities, outdoor gym and free eyesight tests;
Major supermarket and high street employee discount schemes;
Life Assurance (if member of pension scheme);
On Site Nursery (Mama Bears);
Employee Assistance Programmes;
Access to Blue Light Card membership;
Discounted travel schemes.
Closing Date: Midnight, Sunday 15th June 2025
Interview Date: TBC
For a full Job Description and Person Specification please click here.
To apply and for a full job description please visit the Jobs page of the South Devon College website. Please do NOT send CVs, we only accept applications via the relevant form on our dedicated recruitment website.
We offer hybrid and flexible working patterns and welcome applications from people who wish to apply using these options.
Please note that you will be required to be in possession of an Enhanced DBS Certificate or be willing to undertake an Enhanced DBS check as a condition of employment at the College.
This College is committed to Safeguarding/Prevent and promoting the welfare of students, including children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
The College is committed to applying its Single Equality Scheme at all stages of recruitment and selection. Shortlisting, interviewing and selection will always be carried out without regard to gender, transgender status, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status, colour, race, nationality, ethnicity, religion/belief, age, pregnancy or maternity leave, or union membership.
Reasonable attempts will be made to accommodate the particular needs of any candidate who has notified us of a disability. This may include changing the timing or location of any interview to enable the candidate to attend, providing information in different formats or larger type, etc.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare any cautions, convictions, reprimands and final warnings that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020).
Working at South Devon College, you can expect access to an exciting range of training, apprenticeship and opportunities for degree level study alongside your work to keep you at the top of your game, as well as generous holiday allowance of 25 days pro rata and a strong emphasis on work-life balance.
The staff at South Devon College are truly inspirational and this is a reflection on the whole College culture of continuous improvement and support for all of our students and communities. We hold the prestigious Investors in People (IIP) Platinum accreditation, the highest level awarded by the people management standard. This prominent distinction confirms the College’s status as not just a leading Further Education College, but also as a top employer in the country, as it joins the top 7% of accredited organisations across the UK.
We aim to provide our learners with excellent teaching and learning. Our staff are highly adept at working with and developing skills and knowledge in learners from different backgrounds. Our staff have consistently high expectations of all students and generate high levels of enthusiasm for participation in, and commitment to learning.
Job Ref:2726
Salary: £24,811 to £26,123 per annum, plus excellent benefits.
Contract Type: Permanent, full-time, 37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year
Location: Paignton, Devon
As a Marine Learning Support Technician, you’ll be located at our Noss on Dart campus, at the heart of our practical learning environments—ensuring our workshops, vessels, and marine facilities run smoothly, safely, and efficiently. A key part of your role will involve hands-on vessel maintenance, ensuring all boats are fully operational, seaworthy, and securely prepared for a range of weather conditions.
You’ll spend time both onshore and, on the water, supporting the delivery of practical sessions and helping students gain real-world experience in marine operations. Whether it’s preparing vessels for training exercises, assisting with water-based instruction, or troubleshooting technical issues at sea, your expertise will be essential to the success of our marine programmes.
This is a highly practical, student-facing role where your technical knowledge and proactive approach will directly support teaching and learning. You’ll work closely with academic staff to prepare for sessions, deliver demonstrations, and provide guidance that helps students build confidence and competence in a professional marine setting.
The successful candidate will have previous experience in marine engineering or service and repair industries. You should be a good motivator, with excellent inter-personal skills and a keen interest/understanding of student-centred learning.
Our staff are integral to maintaining our passion and high-performance levels, and we reward our staff for this. Our benefits are designed to encourage a healthy work-life balance, and include:
25 days annual leave including the option to purchase additional holiday days;
Christmas Closure of up to 2 weeks in addition to annual leave entitlement;
Access to a wealth of training, apprenticeships and funded higher education opportunities as well as dedicated training days;
Local Government Pension Scheme Employer pension contributions of 18%;
Subsidised fitness suite facility, onsite hair and beauty salon, access to a wide range of catering facilities, outdoor gym and free eyesight tests;
Major supermarket and high street employee discount schemes;
Life Assurance (if member of pension scheme);
On Site Nursery (Mama Bears);
Employee Assistance Programmes;
Access to Blue Light Card membership;
Discounted travel schemes.
Closing Date: Midnight, Sunday 15th June 2025
Interview Date: TBC
For a full Job Description and Person Specification please click here.
To apply and for a full job description please visit the Jobs page of the South Devon College website. Please do NOT send CVs, we only accept applications via the relevant form on our dedicated recruitment website.
We offer hybrid and flexible working patterns and welcome applications from people who wish to apply using these options.
Please note that you will be required to be in possession of an Enhanced DBS Certificate or be willing to undertake an Enhanced DBS check as a condition of employment at the College.
This College is committed to Safeguarding/Prevent and promoting the welfare of students, including children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
The College is committed to applying its Single Equality Scheme at all stages of recruitment and selection. Shortlisting, interviewing and selection will always be carried out without regard to gender, transgender status, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status, colour, race, nationality, ethnicity, religion/belief, age, pregnancy or maternity leave, or union membership.
Reasonable attempts will be made to accommodate the particular needs of any candidate who has notified us of a disability. This may include changing the timing or location of any interview to enable the candidate to attend, providing information in different formats or larger type, etc.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare any cautions, convictions, reprimands and final warnings that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020).
Working at South Devon College, you can expect access to an exciting range of training, apprenticeship and opportunities for degree level study alongside your work to keep you at the top of your game, as well as generous holiday allowance of 25 days pro rata and a strong emphasis on work-life balance.
The staff at South Devon College are truly inspirational and this is a reflection on the whole College culture of continuous improvement and support for all of our students and communities. We hold the prestigious Investors in People (IIP) Platinum accreditation, the highest level awarded by the people management standard. This prominent distinction confirms the College’s status as not just a leading Further Education College, but also as a top employer in the country, as it joins the top 7% of accredited organisations across the UK.
We aim to provide our learners with excellent teaching and learning. Our staff are highly adept at working with and developing skills and knowledge in learners from different backgrounds. Our staff have consistently high expectations of all students and generate high levels of enthusiasm for participation in, and commitment to learning.