Vocational Tutor

Catch22; Bishop Auckland; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational organization in Bishop Auckland is seeking a Vocational Tutor to teach Employability and Customer Service to young learners aged 16-19. Candidates should have relevant teaching qualifications and experience in alternative provision environments. This permanent, term time only role offers a salary of £23,807.26 - £33,725.36 pro-rata, depending on experience. Access to a car and a full driving license are required.

Benefits

Supportive working environment

Commitment to equality and inclusion

Qualifications

• Experience of teaching in an alternative provision environment.
• Ability to motivate and encourage children with high expectations.
• Knowledge of statutory requirements regarding health and safety, SEN, and safeguarding.

Responsibilities

• Deliver Digital Functional Skills and Customer Service.
• Prepare and develop innovative lesson plans and group activities.
• Provide one-to-one support to learners.

Skills

Teaching in alternative provision

Motivating disengaged young people

Knowledge of SEN and safeguarding

Education

Professional qualification relevant to instruction

Relevant teaching qualification (Degree, PGCE, Cert Ed)

Job description

Overview

Catch22 is a modern and progressive employer with 1,300 colleagues and 300 volunteers working across the social welfare cycle, supporting over 60,000 individuals from cradle to career. Our work spans education, justice and rehabilitation, children's social care, family support, social action and helping people into work.

Catch22 College is the collective name for 7 sites across the country delivering academic and vocational training programmes for young people aged 16+ who, for whatever reason, are not suited to a mainstream school setting.

Our Peterlee, Bishop Auckland and Stanley sites, like our other School sites, provide students with a highly supportive environment where they can build confidence and self-belief, gain new skills, and work towards their goals in life. We exist to help our students find their future.

Role Details

The post is to work across all 3 Durham-based sites (1 day Stanley, 2 days Peterlee, 1 day Bishop) with a planning day at a site to be arranged based on the closest location to the candidate. We are an accredited centre for City and Guilds, NCFE and Edexcel.

The role of Vocational Tutor is an excellent opportunity to support learners in developing their knowledge and skills and helping them access appropriate training and employment opportunities.

As a qualified tutor, you will teach Employability and Customer Service to 16 to 19 year olds (up to 24 with an EHCP). You will be supported by our Lead Teachers, who are responsible for leading the team to drive up quality, reach and exceed KPIs, and promote an ethos of continuous improvement.

Access to a car, and a full driving licence, is required for this role.

Main Duties and Accountabilities

• Delivering Digital Functional Skills and Customer Service.
• Leading on the production of schemes of work for service delivery.
• Preparing and developing innovative lesson plans, designing and delivering group activities.
• Delivering training to individual learners and groups, following the programme curriculum, setting objectives and targets for achievement.
• Providing one-to-one support to learners where necessary.

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Qualifications

We are looking for applications who can demonstrate the following qualifications, experience, knowledge, and skills:

• Professional qualification relevant to the area of instruction or relevant experience.
• A relevant teaching qualification (equivalent to Degree, PGCE or Cert Ed).
• Experience of teaching in an alternative provision environment; experience of teaching children with EAL, SEN, speech and language difficulties, and other complex needs.
• Experience of working with disengaged or hard-to-reach young people, aged between 14 and 19 years old.
• Ability to motivate and encourage children appropriately, with high expectations of pupils’ behaviour, and clear strategies for working with challenging pupils.
• Knowledge of the statutory requirements of equal opportunities, discrimination, health and safety, SEN, and safeguarding of children.

Additional Information

Salary: £23,807.26 - £33,725.36 pro-rata, depending on experience (based on £26,097 to £36,969 FTE per annum)

Hours of work: Full time, 37 hours per week

Contract: Permanent, Term Time Only (41 weeks)

Access to a car, and a full driving licence, is required for this role.

Catch22 is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post. Any offer of employment will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

We are looking to appoint to this role as quickly as possible and will close this job off to new applicants when we have enough suitable candidates to interview. We therefore encourage candidates to apply as soon as possible.

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Unless otherwise stated, interviews will be arranged as suitable candidates are identified, so early application is strongly advised.

At Catch22 we value equality, diversity and inclusion. We are wholeheartedly committed to the principle of equality of opportunity, both as an employer and as a provider of services. Diversity and Inclusion is part of what we do every day, working to deliver our vision to build a strong society where everyone has good people around them, a purpose, and a good place to live.

Catch22 is committed to rigorous safeguarding and safer recruitment practices; ensuring that every individual within the organisation has been safely and appropriately checked.

Please note, we will conduct an online search as part of our due diligence checks for successful candidate(s). This will involve a search of all publicly available information online and in social media.