Defence Trainer Educator - Damage Repair Instructional Unit (DRIU)
Job ID: 10103970
Portsmouth
Permanent
Office Based
Help get better trained personnel to the front line faster
Project Selborne is a Transformational Training programme with a strategic goal of modernising Royal Navy training to deliver “better trained sailors to the front line faster”.
The Damage Repair Instructional Unit (DRIU) is a modular hydraulic Unit. It simulates ships that have sustained damage ether alongside in port or at sea in a war time scenario. The Unit moves from side to side giving a dynamic moving training environment. Damage Repair Teams of students will then undertake simulated training in a real-life water environment, where they have to reduce /stop the ingress of water in one of the Unit’s compartments.
Your role as Instructor will be to deliver damage Control Instruction utilising specific equipment within a structured simulator.
Job Description
What you will be doing:
- Delivering a high standard of theory and practical Instruction on Damage Control Techniques
- Coaching and Mentoring students undergoing training to support CBRNDC onboard Royal Naval Vessels
- Maintaining both the training area and equipment used for training
- Providing a duty of care for the students under your control
What we’re looking for:
- Previous experience in a teaching/guiding/tutoring role would be highly desirable
- Confident talking in front of groups
- Experience in the Maritime Sector (Military/Civilian)
- Good MS Office knowledge including PowerPoint
- Must be able to train in hot and cold conditions
- Previous experience in the Royal Navy would be an advantage
- Comfortable being in a confined space under water
- Must be able to be cleared to UK SC level.
About Project Selborne
Project Selborne is a wide scale, 12 year transformation of Royal Navy Training. The contract worth GBP 1 billion was awarded in December 2020 to a consortium led by Capita to deliver and modernise training for the RN. The consortia of partners known as Team Fisher includes Raytheon UK, Fujitsu and University of Lincoln together with 14 other UK-based suppliers.
Our ‘one team’ philosophy is about collaboration and openness, key to the success of this programme. We are looking for people with the talent and experience who can help shape better outcomes for our customers. We are using our expertise in digital transformation to review service design, modernise courses and deploy cutting edge technology to enhance courses including synthetic training (simulator) systems and data analytics. This programme is a shared endeavour working alongside the Royal Navy’s Training Management Group (TMG) as a single integrated team. Together, we will address challenges and collectively improve outcomes for sailors and marines at scale across the naval enterprise – something we are proud to be part of over the coming years.
What’s in it for you?
- A salary of £28,650.00
- 23 days’ holiday (rising to 27) with the opportunity to buy extra leave
- The opportunity to take a paid day out of the office, volunteering for our charity partners or a cause of your choice
- Company matched pension, life assurance, a cycle2work scheme, 15 weeks’ fully paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, paternity pay of two weeks…and plenty more
- Voluntary benefits designed to suit your lifestyle – from discounts on retail and socialising, to health & wellbeing, travel and technology
- Access to our Employee Network Groups, which represent every strand of diversity and allow colleagues to connect and learn from each other on an open, inclusive platform
- Free Parking with Excellent facilities onsite
- Full training will be given
What we hope you’ll do next:
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