Specialist Instructor Officer – Administration, Operational & Safety

RNAESS, HMS Sultan, Gosport, Hants

Instructional position delivering training to military air engineering students in a variety of subject areas: principally in aircraft engineering documentation and recording but also workplace risk assessor and quality assurance auditor training.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

Do you have an appetite for teaching STEM subjects? The next generation of the Royal Navy’s Aircraft Engineering Technicians needs you. The Royal Naval Air Engineering and Survival School are looking for someone to primarily instruct military aircraft engineering documentation and maintenance recording but also Quality Assurance self auditor and Workplace Risk Assessor training – all up to Foundation Degree level. 

Your primary role will be teaching adult learners who are studying for their next promotion and as part of the course will achieve either a Level 4 Certificate of Higher Education or a Level 5 Foundation Degree in Aeronautical Engineering, delivered by the MOD, and accredited by the University of Portsmouth. These trainees will progress to be engineering supervisors on Royal Navy Air Squadrons, deployed around the globe.

Applicants must have served a recognised aeronautical engineering apprenticeship or a relevant recognised alternative period of training and possess an appropriate National Qualification (L4 ONC/OND) and have at least 5 years recent experience in that trade or specialisation at supervisory level or above.

Teaching experience is preferred, however a professional Defence Trainer Course will be provided for a successful candidate if required, and further opportunities for formal civilian teaching qualifications are also available. Regular CPD opportunities will also be offered covering teaching, aviation, engineering, and other areas.

Teaching will be conducted within the normal working week, which is 0800 – 1630 Monday-Thursday, 0800-1430 Friday. Training is programmed for 45 weeks of the year. You will be working in an encouraging supportive environment with a line manager mentor, as well as numerous other experienced trainers and training managers. The school offers an extensive support network for all trainees which provides all pastoral care.

This job role may be suitable for limited hybrid working, which is an informal, non-contractual and voluntary arrangement, blending a balance of attendance in the workplace (the permanent duty station, HMS Sultan, which is based on business assessment of where the work is best done) and working from home as a personal choice when offload from instructing. If you are successful, any opportunities for hybrid working will be discussed with you prior to you taking up your post.

A successful candidate will be responsible for delivery of training in the required subjects to classes of up to 18 student per class.  Instructional loading will absorb approximately 60% of your time.  When not instructing, the post holder will be required to maintain currency in subject matter, prepare teaching material, upkeep designated subject course documentation, invigilate & mark examinations and assessments, propose change requirements and set new examination questions as appropriate.  Once experienced, mentor and develop new team members.

Candidates must have undertaken Aircraft Engineering training with the UK Armed Forces and have attained Senior Non-Commissioned Officer. Experience of recording aircraft maintenance and asset data within the Military Aviation Authority environment is essential, preferably including the use of a recognised IS system such as GOLDesp or ALIS.

We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Leadership
• Seeing the Big Picture
• Changing and Improving
• Making Effective Decisions
• Developing Self and Others
• Working Together

Alongside your salary of £27,080, Ministry of Defence contributes
£7,311 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.

Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Benefits include but are not limited to:

• Learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• Training and personal development 
• A highly competitive Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
• Generous holiday allowance – 25 days annual holiday, rising to 30 days after 5 years’ service in addition to public holidays plus 
  leave for HM The King’s birthday
• Enhanced maternity, adoption or shared parental leave
• 6 days (paid) special leave per year which can be used for volunteering activities (conditions apply)
• Free Parking
• Use of a gym and swimming pool at competitive rates.
• Onsite nursery facilities
• Cycle to work scheme

The MOD offers support and development in your career, including apprenticeships, that you may be able to undertake as part of this role. An apprenticeship is a combined package of work and training allowing you to gain professional knowledge, practical experience and wider skills required for this job and your future career. Successful candidates can discuss their learning and development options with their manager when in post. 

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 https://www.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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Job contact :

• Name : For further information regarding this post please contact the recruiting line manager, Mark Rooke
• Email : mark.rooke577@mod.gov.uk
• Telephone : 02392 542949

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• Email : DBSCivPers-Resourcingteam3@mod.gov.uk