About this role
Vocational Tutor
The organisation has a rewarding opportunity for a teaching professional to deliver engaging vocational, employability, English and maths learning to post-16 learners across two partner football club sites in the Stockport area.
If you’ve also worked in the following roles, we’d also like to hear from you: Study Programme Tutor, Tutor, Course Tutor, Lecturer, Further Education Lecturer, Functional Skills Tutor, Employability Tutor, Vocational Trainer, College Lecturer, Teacher
This job is officially known within the organisation as a Study Programme Tutor - Occupational Studies
SALARY: £27,000 per annum + Benefits
LOCATION: Stockport, Greater Manchester, North West England
JOB TYPE: Full-Time, Permanent
WORKING HOURS: 40 Hours per Week
JOB OVERVIEW
This is a rewarding opportunity to join the organisation as a Vocational Tutor, supporting young people to build confidence, gain recognised qualifications and progress into employment, apprenticeships or further education.
Working as the Vocational Tutor, you will deliver Level 1 Occupational Studies vocational programmes, alongside Functional Skills and/or GCSE English and maths up to Level 2. Learning will be practical, supportive and designed to help learners explore career options, develop employability skills and achieve positive outcomes.
As the Vocational Tutor, you will work across partner sites based at Cheadle Town Football Club and Reddish North End Football Club, spending part of the week at each site. A keen interest in sport, football or fitness would be advantageous due to the learner interests and vocational units delivered, but this is not essential.
DUTIES
Your duties as the Vocational Tutor include:
Teaching and Learning: Deliver engaging vocational, employability and skills-based learning to post-16 learnersEnglish and Maths Delivery: Teach Entry Level to Level 2 Functional Skills and/or GCSE English and mathsLesson Planning: Plan schemes of work, lesson plans, resources and individual learning support plansLearner Progress: Monitor progress, use assessment data and set individual learning targetsAssessment Support: Organise and support assessments, coursework, examinations and accreditation activityPastoral Support: Provide tutorial and pastoral support that promotes learner wellbeing, confidence and achievementEmployability Development: Embed work readiness, behaviour, social skills and independent learning into sessionsRecords and Compliance: Maintain accurate learner records using ICT, eILPs, MIS and tracking systemsPartnership Working: Build effective links with apprenticeship teams, external organisations and partner sitesQuality and Curriculum: Contribute to course reviews, curriculum development, standardisation and quality assuranceSafeguarding: Promote and safeguard the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults
CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS
ESSENTIAL
PGCE, Certificate in Education or Level 5 Diploma in Education and TrainingQualified to at least Level 3 in a relevant vocational specialist subjectExperience of teaching young people in post-16, Further Education or training provider settingsExperience of working with learners who may have behaviour management needs or barriers to learningAbility to plan and deliver programmes that meet individual learner needs within a group settingExperience of embedding employability, social skills, English and maths into teaching, learning and assessmentExperience of teaching maths and/or English up to Level 2 and/or GCSEStrong classroom management, communication, organisation and time management skillsGood ICT skills, including Microsoft packages and eILPsFlexible, motivated and able to work well as part of a team and with minimum supervisionCommitment to safeguarding, equality, diversity, learner wellbeing and high-quality education DESIRABLE
A vocational background or qualification in sport, football or fitnessExperience of delivering Occupational Studies or similar vocational programmesKnowledge of Ofsted standards, ESFA funding guidance, JCQ, GCSE, exams or invigilation processes
BENEFITS
30 days annual leave pro-rata plus bank holidaysExtra annual paid leave for your birthday, a mental health day and up to 5 volunteering daysDedicated weekly administration day with the opportunity to work remotelySmaller class sizes to support positive learner relationshipsSupportive and collaborative curriculum teamAccess to funded professional development4% contributory pension schemeLife insuranceCycle to Work SchemeEmployee Assistance Programme including free and confidential services for you and your immediate familyCharity employee discount scheme
This role requires an Enhanced DBS Check
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JOB REF: AWDO-P15066
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