Employability Tutor
Harlow College
Essex
- £27,350 - £35,004 per year
- Expiring soon
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 8 May 2024
Job overview
Employability Tutor
Employability, Innovation & Skills Academy
Salary: Qualified* up to £35,004 Unqualified up to £32,079 per annum
Location: Harlow (with significant travel across Southern and Eastern England)
Full time - Permanent
Would you like to deliver short pre-employment courses to adult learners covering different sectors, whilst improving their pre-employment skills to help them back into long-term employment?
The Employability, Innovation and Skills Academy deliver a wide range of short employability courses that are aimed at helping unemployed people gain the knowledge and skills to progress into long term employment. We work closely with the Job Centre Plus and other partners to run courses that are tailored to the current labour market. These can range from development of core skills such as CV writing, interview skills and communication skills to vocational courses such as construction and security that provide practical skills and knowledge to apply for licences to work in the industry.
Harlow College is currently looking for a dynamic, organised and inspirational tutor to support adult learners with their employability skills and their progression into employment. You will be required to deliver a range of employability skills tailored to learners that require general skill development as well learners who aspire to work within specific industries. These courses are delivered across different locations in the south and east of England as well as virtually. The successful candidate will be required to have a flexible approach to working, as the role requires significant travel across Eastern and Southern England.
What we are looking for
- Level 2 or equivalent in Maths and English
- A level 3 teaching qualification (or a willingness to obtain one) - We can provide teacher training to the successful candidate once the probation period has been successfully completed
- Good level of IT skills
- A can-do approach
- Ideally have experience of delivering employability skills training
- Ideally have experience of working with adult learners
- You should ideally have your own vehicle for travelling
What we can offer
The successful candidate can expect the College to fund any training required for the role, investment in their professional development, opportunities to further your career as well as an excellent benefits package including 42 days annual leave plus bank holidays and an excellent Pension Scheme (Teachers’ Pension Scheme)
Still unsure if this is the right role for you?
If you would like to pop in or have an informal discussion to find out more, please contact Emma Pirie-Stockton on 01279 868222 for an informal discussion.
To apply
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Please do not apply directly through TES as your application may not be progressed.
Closing date for applications Wednesday 8th May 2024 (by 12pm) with interviews planned for Wednesday 15th May 2024.
This vacancy may close early dependant on the volume of applications received, we therefore encourage you to apply ASAP.
This college is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
Previous unsuccessful candidates within the last 6 months who have applied for this post, need not apply.
As an equal opportunity employer, we welcome applications from all sections of the community.
*qualified = level 3 teaching qualification
About Harlow College
The locality
Harlow is strategically placed on the West Essex/Hertfordshire border at the centre of the London, Stansted, Cambridge corridor, one of the fastest growing and economically important areas in the UK. Significant local employers include GlaxoSmith Kline, Raytheon UK, Stansted Airport and Public Health England who are soon to relocate to Harlow. The area also has a thriving manufacturing industry that sits within the supply chain of many large multi-national companies. This means that Harlow College is at the forefront of providing the pipeline for the future workforce in scientific and technical disciplines, as well as, the service economy that supports any thriving region.
The surrounding area includes many attractive villages, which, like the town itself, also serve as dormitory suburbs of London.
About the College
Harlow College is a strong and successful further education college which aims to provide our students with “Not just courses, careers”, providing them with the skills to achieve 1st class destinations and employment.
We place learners at the heart of all we do, and were graded as good by Ofsted who commented that ‘Learners make good progress because their teachers plan lessons and good resources that make learning challenging and stimulating’. Our progress measure (value-added) places us as the top college in the country for A Level progress and in the top 1% for academic and vocational progress.
We offer the widest range of post-16 courses in the area and we have excellent links with employers - giving access to work placements that genuinely help improve career prospects. We also run an extensive range of Apprenticeships including higher apprenticeships which complement our degrees and foundation degrees offered through Anglia Ruskin University and our own Higher National Certificate and Diploma provision. In addition, we work extensively across the area working with adults by providing short vocational courses leading directly to employment.
The College is a multi-million pound campus and substantial investment has resulted in buildings are which are truly inspirational and have cutting edge facilities. These include salons, restaurants, broadcast facilities, a theatre, recording and multimedia studios, a category C biohazard science lab, a healthcare mobility suite and a creche. The most recent of these is our Harlow Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering Centre opening in January 2016 an £11 million investment.
Curriculum
The College has a strong reputation for the quality of its provision and for the richness and breadth of its curriculum. It also has a reputation for the care it gives to its students and for the attention it gives to their personal growth. The college is at the forefront of curriculum innovation, working closely with employers to ensure students leave with the qualifications and the knowledge and competence needed for future life and a career.
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