Part Time Software Development Tutor (T-Level)

These are exciting times for the Digital department at BCT. Last September we launched our new world class Digital Future campus including industry standard training rooms, equipment, VFX studios, e-sports arena and editing suites.

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a successful and growing department, within a supportive framework. Candidates will have maths and English at GCSE grade C / 4 or above, and will be educated to degree level with evidence of outstanding practice working in a similar environment.

Key tasks and qualities

- The ability to work in a way that promotes the safety and wellbeing of young people

- Plan and deliver exciting lessons that supports learner progression

- Ensure learners are retained, achieve their qualifications and progress

- Ensure the course has a wide range of enrichment including guest speakers and trips

- Complete learner one to one tutorials and individual learning plans

- Use a range of assessment methods ensuring the learners are inspired to progress by outstanding and prompt feedback

- Ability to empathise with and understand the many challenges faced by young adults in a demographic with high free school meals rate and poverty levels

- Ability to inspire these learners by developing lessons that can relate to and build on their needs and interests

- Experience of working in the creative industries using an entrepreneurial approach

- Develop innovative ways of collaborating on projects both within the department and with other courses in the college

- Experience of working professionally in a relevant industry

- Extremely organised and able to manage your own workload effectively and flexibly

- Highly motivated and driven to succeed in a competitive and rewarding environment

- Outstanding teaching and communication skills and experience of good / outstanding Ofsted

- Positive, solution focused and proactive in managing and responding to data

- Assertive and self-confident in management of the learning environment

- Committed and willing to “go the extra mile” to meet targets

- Ambitious – will not settle for less than outstanding standards of work and behaviour

Technical skills –we would be interested in hearing from applicants with combinations of the following skills:

- C# Developer

- knowledge of Python Language, HTML&CSS

- Strong in C#/.NET Programming

- Experienced in SQL and relational database

- Problem Solving

- Emerging issues & Impact of digital

- Introduction to programming

- Legislation and regulatory requirement

- You can analyse information, understand business needs & requirements, and derive the best possible systems solution

- We are open to the prospect of taking on university graduates and individuals already in app development and software engineering roles

Benefits of working for BCT

- Supportive, developmental environment with a creative and innovative approach to education

- Be part of a successful and expanding organisation with a pension and healthcare cash plan

- Staff at BCT are supported with internal and external CPD opportunities that are tailored to their progression aims

- We offer 32 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays (40 in total) – pro-rata for part time roles

- Free on-site lunches during term-time

Salary and days of work

- Part time Software Development (T-LEVEL) Tutor required – hours by agreement with successful candidate

- Salary will be pro-rata depending on hours agreed

- Qualified Teacher full time equivalent £33,000 – (PGCE level or equivalent)

- Unqualified Teacher full time equivalent £27,810

- We offer 32 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays (40 in total) pro rata for part time positions

- Start date of 15th August 2023

For an Informal Discussion, please contact call Darren Peers on 07931 444339.