Learning and Information Services
Llandaff Campus
37 hours per week
About the University
Cardiff Met is a thriving medium-sized University, with its HQ located conveniently off Western Avenue, in Llandaff, and overlooked by Llandaff Cathedral. Surrounded on 4 sides by green spaces and rivers, we are a 15 minute cycle ride through parks into the city centre. Cardiff Met has a second campus at Cyncoed - home of the National Indoor Athletics Centre. Cyncoed has a strong sporting focus, housing several sports pitches and athletics facilities, as well as the School of Education and Social Policy.
You will join the University, while we are experiencing a period of growth, having created a new School of Technologies last year, and commencing a number of high profile programmes around Law and Policing.
The University offers employees excellent terms and conditions: This post will attract 35 days annual leave, in addition to 4 concessionary days at Christmas and 8 bank holidays. You will benefit from a flexible working environment, including home working, and a flexible approach to time, where appropriate.
Both campuses have on site gyms and several fitness classes on offer. We also have several restaurants, snack shops and coffee bars. Llandaff Village, a short walk away, offers further popular pubs and restaurants. Tesco Extra and Aldi are also a 10 minute walk from the Llandaff Campus.
The campus has free access to bikes for staff, through the very popular NextBike scheme, with a central hire location being on the Llandaff Campus itself. As a member of staff, you will also have free access to the Metrider Bus services, which operates between campuses and other popular stops for students.
About Information Services
As part of Library and Information Services, the Department works closely with our Library and Business Improvement Services partners. There is a strong work ethic across the team, and we’re very proud to hold an excellent reputation across Wales. We aim to deliver excellent services to our students and staff, through the provision of User Support, IT Infrastructure and Corporate Information services. Through our connections with Universities across Wales, we are also supporters of a collaborative approach to learning and developing the services and systems we support. The team of approximately 50 staff offers these services to around 900 staff and 12,000 students, both on campus and across the world.
We strongly believe that our people are the most important resource and, as a technological department, our development as professionals is vitally important for us to continue deliver 1st class services. We work very closely across the 3 main services, and support the development of the Universities values and behaviours within our teams. We have a healthy development budget, and professional and career development programmes, that aim to give our team appropriate support in attaining their career ambitions.
We would like to challenge the under-representation of certain groups within the Technology Sector in the UK today, and encourage people of all genders, cultures and backgrounds to apply. Our primary requirement is that you meet the essential criteria of the Job Description and Person Specification.
About the Role
This is a very exciting opportunity to develop the digital capabilities of Cardiff Met students and staff. This varied role will suit enthusiastic individuals with experience delivering and developing digital skills training courses, e-learning and resources.
The role is situated within the Digital Skills Team and involves a range of duties and responsibilities, including training needs analysis, planning and writing courses and e-lessons, delivering face-to-face and remote online teaching and continual evaluation and improvement.
The successful candidate will have teaching or training experience, technical expertise (e.g. Office software, cybersecurity, Adobe Creative Cloud), excellent communication skills with a propensity for learning and thinking creatively.
Essential Criteria
Degree
Expert level of understanding of Windows PCs and operating systems
Expert level of understanding of Microsoft Office
Ability to develop and deliver digital skills training on a wide range of subjects.
Excellent communication skills, both written and oral, particularly in relation to communicating technical information to a range of stakeholders.
Customer focused with excellent interpersonal skills
Logical and systematic approach to identifying appropriate use of ICT in a given situation.
An aptitude for learning.
Ability to work under pressure with strong decision-making and analytical skills.
Teaching or training experience.
The appointment of the successful applicant will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS, previously CRB).
To view the full Job Description and Person Specification please click here Digital Skills Developer. Please also visit our Recruitment Pack here.
Closing Date: Thursday 16 July 2020, 16:30 pm.
Given the current situation across the UK, we will take a flexible approach to planning the interviews, which are likely in the first instance to take place virtually. We will confirm interview dates with shortlisted candidates as soon as possible.
For further information about this role and to apply please visit: www.cardiffmet.ac.uk/jobs