Job Details:
Working hours: Full time (52 weeks), Monday – Friday, 08:30am – 16:30pm
Location: Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and South Yorkshire and the main site is Eckington
Salary: £32,000 - £39,000 per annum DOE
Contract Type: Permanent
The client we are working with is an independent specialist day college for young people with learning disabilities and difficulties. The college offers a wide range of programmes that are tailored to each individual’s needs.
Job Summary:
Our Art tutor is employed to exhibit exemplary teaching skills, have the ability to deliver a range of qualifications and ensure that learners are progressing towards their targets as part of the art/enterprise curriculum. These skills will be transferrable to a variety of real-life situations and contexts in preparation for adulthood. The right candidate must have the following:
- Possess good organisational skills;
- Be good communicators;
- Be flexible and adaptable;
- Be creative and innovative with good specialist and subject knowledge;
- Be capable of managing a challenging workload, with good time management skills and an ability to deliver to deadlines.
Your responsibilities will include, but are not restricted to:
- Modelling outstanding planning, assessment and teaching in order to achieve high quality teaching, effective use of resources and the highest standards of learning and achievement for all learners.
- Deliver an art/enterprise curriculum which enables learners to develop the key skills, knowledge and behaviours needed to support them in future life.
- Demonstrate high quality teaching for learners with complex and profound needs.
- Manage all aspects of the learner experience; RARPA, accredited and non-accredited learning outcomes.
- Manage the learner journey process; Initial Assessment, Induction, Baseline Assessment and summaries, set appropriate long- and medium-term goals, monitor progress and achievement of targets linked to goals, produce termly review of progress reports to show progression and outcomes.
- Provide detailed and accurate information about learner’s progress and performance.
- Liaise with parents/carers and build effective relationships to manage and resolve learner issues and concerns.
- Instruct learners in British Values, Equality and Diversity, Social, Moral, Spiritual, Cultural and basic subject matter as directed by college leaders.
- Utilise to good effect the specialist support of SaLT and OT services.
- Participate in curriculum and other quality improvement initiatives.
- To liaise effectively with colleagues to ensure consistency of approach in teaching and learning across the whole college.
- Perform any other duties as may be assigned by college managers.
- Attend internal meetings, briefings and other forums as required.
- Participate in the staff appraisal and supervision process.
- Attend moderation meetings for all qualifications to ensure the sharing of good practice.
- Responsible for classroom management and direction of learning support staff.
- Participate in the observation process for the college that is linked to quality improvement
- Promotion of English, mathematics and ICT throughout all sessions
- Undertake training as and when necessary for your job role
- Participate in the staff appraisal and supervision process
- Support the curriculum managers in the development and implementation of a holistic curriculum that meets the needs and aspirations of all learners
Benefits:
- Westfield Health Scheme following a successful probation.
- Life cover following a successful probation.
- Standard life pension.
- 30 days holiday – plus bank holidays (pro rata – 52-week employees) - addition of 1 extra day’s holiday after your third anniversary, up to a maximum of 5 additional days.
- To liaise effectively with colleagues to ensure consistency of approach in teaching and learning across the whole college
- To promote the vision, culture and ethos of the college
Essential Candidate Criteria:
Qualifications:
- A degree in an appropriate discipline or significant relevant industry experience
- PGCE or Cert Ed Level 4
- Minimum Level 2 (or equivalent) Maths and English
- Right to work in the UK
Blackstone Benefits:
✅Assigned specialised recruitment consultant
✅Access to exclusive and flexible UK locum and permanent jobs
✅Complete onboarding support
✅Informed tailored career advice
✅Personalised job alerts
✅Unlimited referral bonus
For further information on this role, please contact Amelia Toovey at Blackstone Recruitment on the details provided or APPLY now.