Role Overview
Our client, Buildher, is seeking a Carpentry & Joinery Trainer to play a key role in delivering practical, industry-aligned technical training that empowers women entering the construction sector. This role involves hands-on instruction, curriculum implementation, trainee mentorship, and creating a safe, inclusive, and professional learning environment. The ideal candidate brings extensive joinery experience, strong instructional skills, and a passion for supporting women’s advancement in technical careers.
Key Responsibilities
Training Delivery & Curriculum Implementation
- Lead comprehensive, hands-on carpentry training sessions to develop advanced technical skills.
- Demonstrate step-by-step carpentry processes, including project scoping, interpreting client requirements, site assessments, material sourcing, cutting, joining, assembly, finishing, installation, and post-installation care.
- Deliver the established curriculum with technical mastery, integrating real-world industry challenges, problem-solving, and quality standards.
- Collaborate with the technical team to enhance curriculum relevance and practical application and emphasize industry best practices, precision, and technical excellence in all training activities.
Trainee Support, Mentorship & Performance Tracking
- Monitor and report trainee attendance, engagement, performance, and professional behavior.
- Identify and address performance risks, providing structured corrective measures where needed.
- Mentor trainees to build technical confidence, independence, and problem-solving skills.
- Support career development by coordinating internships, job-placement opportunities, and providing performance feedback through periodic appraisals.
Quality Assurance, Safety & Workshop Management
- Maintain safe, organized, and well-equipped training spaces, ensuring tools, materials, and equipment are functional and properly maintained.
- Conduct routine evaluations of workshops for safety, cleanliness, lighting, and equipment readiness.
- Lead toolbox talks, enforce safety protocols, and train learners on construction site dynamics, industry expectations, and professional conduct.
- Support innovation goals, sustainable practices, and the implementation of quality-focused projects.
Evaluation, Feedback & Empowerment
- Assess trainee technical capabilities through practical tasks, theoretical tests, and ongoing observation.
- Provide detailed, constructive feedback and maintain accurate performance records.
- Contribute actively to Buildher’s mission of empowering women through skills training, promoting sustainable carpentry practices, and participating in initiatives that enhance training quality, impact, and scalability.
Qualifications & Skills
- NITA Grade 1 Certification or Diploma in Carpentry & Joinery, Woodwork Technology, or a related field.
- Minimum 2 years of hands-on carpentry and joinery experience handling full project lifecycles.
- Strong technical skills in measuring, cutting, framing, assembling, and finishing, with a solid understanding of wood properties, joinery techniques, and tool/machine use.
- Ability to guide learners through technical challenges, troubleshooting, and practical project execution.
- Willingness to collaborate with trainers, staff, and external partners.
- Demonstrates ownership and fosters accountability in learners.
- Enthusiasm for inspiring and uplifting women in construction.
- Commitment to workshop safety, environmental responsibility, and quality workmanship.
- High attention to detail and a results-driven, innovative mindset.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should apply online through the recruitment portal at Tai Talent Matters on recruitcrm.io.
