Teacher - Vocational Studies
Leeds City College
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Benefits offered by this job
Job summary
Keighley College is seeking a Teacher of Vocational Studies to deliver practical teaching, helping learners gain skills for employment or further training in trade-based areas.
You will support learners with varying abilities and adapt teaching methods to create a safe, inclusive environment. You will also track progress and help learners achieve qualifications and progress to apprenticeships or employment.
Qualifications
- Relevant vocational teaching experience in a workshop or classroom
- Ability to adapt teaching methods for learners with varying abilities and additional learning needs
- Commitment to employability skills development (teamwork, communication, problem-solving, time management)
Responsibilities
- Prepare, mark, assess and moderate work promptly within agreed timescales
- Manage delivery of vocational units with appropriate learner support
- Pursue ongoing professional development and apply new technologies to improve learning
- Ensure EHCPs are updated and reviewed regularly
Skills
Education
Job description
Keighley College are seeking a Teacher of Vocational Studies to deliver high-quality, practical teaching. You will support learners to develop the skills, knowledge, and behaviours needed for employment or further training in trade-based areas.
Keighley College are seeking a Teacher of Vocational Studies to deliver high-quality, practical teaching. You will support learners to develop the skills, knowledge, and behaviours needed for employment or further training in trade-based areas.
A key part of the role is to support learners of varying abilities, including those with additional learning needs, by adapting teaching methods and providing clear, structured guidance in a safe workshop or classroom environment. You will help learners develop essential employability skills such as teamwork, communication, problem-solving, and time management.
- Ensure that the preparation, marking, assessment and moderation are completed promptly and efficiently within agreed timescales.
- Effectively manage the delivery of vocational units each individual learner, including appropriate support where necessary.
- Continuously demonstrate a commitment towards further professional development including the application of new technologies to improve the effectiveness of learning management.
- Ensure that EHCPs are updated and reviewed regularly
- We are seeking a motivated, practical, and supportive practitioner who is passionate about helping learners succeed in Vocational Studies, including trade-based pathways.
- The successful candidate will be confident working with a wide range of abilities and committed to developing learners’ skills, independence, and employability.
- You will be able to deliver engaging, hands‑on learning experiences linked trade‑related subjects, helping students build both practical skills and workplace behaviours.
- You will be patient, adaptable, and able to create a safe and inclusive learning environment where learners feel confident to develop and practise new skills.
- You will have strong communication skills and the ability to build positive relationships with learners, acting as a role model and supporting them to develop confidence, resilience, and a strong work ethic.
- Working collaboratively with colleagues and support staff, you will track progress, provide guidance, and help learners achieve their qualifications and progress into further training, apprenticeships, or employment.
The group offers a range of excellent benefits, including:
Curriculum and Management: 44 days plus bank holidays
Curriculum support and business support: 39 days plus bank holidays
Teachers' Pension Scheme
Local Government Pension Scheme
People's Pension Scheme
Annual staff conference plus 2 additional staff development days.
Family Friendly Policies, discounted onsite spa (Printworks) and gym (Park Lane).
Discounted travel available through Metro card, Northern Rail, First Bus, Arriva Bus and Cycle to work schemes.
Please speak to the recruiting manager regarding flexible opportunities as these differ between roles.
Keighley College has excellent modern facilities and provides a professional and friendly environment. We pride ourselves on working closely with employers, the local community and other stakeholders to provide curriculum and support that meets the needs of our students. Our core purpose is to improve the life chances of our learners. We are passionate about helping our students to achieve their goals. We have state-of-the-art facilities in a central location, close to public transport links and great industry connections.
Choosing to work for Keighley College means that you will be part of an enterprising, inclusive, inspiring, collaborative, empowering, and dynamic environment. We hope that we will be part of the next step in your career and look forward to welcoming you to Keighley College.
At Luminate Education Group we are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students. We expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful applicants will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment checks which include an enhanced DBS check, online checks and must have two satisfactory references. Please be aware that it is a criminal offence to apply for this post if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity in connection to children.
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in recruitment is key to our Group's values. We are dedicated to fostering a workplace that embraces equality, diversity and inclusion in all its forms, where every candidate is treated with fairness, respect, and equity.
Our recruitment processes are designed to ensure equal opportunities, remove bias, and promote a diverse talent pool. To find out more about what our commitment to EDI means to us please Click here to learn more about our EDI objectives.
We do not accept unsolicited CV's and applications from agencies and will not be liable for any fee in connection with a candidate that has been submitted speculatively through any agency that has not been expressly instructed for a particular vacancy as part of our Preferred Supplier List.
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