Job Description
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"><html><body><div/><div> <div><p><b>We’re looking for a Learning and Skills Tutor, Interested?</b></p> <p> Do you want a role where you’re recognised for what you do, given the opportunity to thrive and have the chance to be the best version of yourself? Interested in joining a great organisation with an employee offer and experience that rivals others? Are you looking for a new challenge? If so, please keep reading as you’re just what we’re looking for!</p> <p/> <p><b>The team…</b></p> <p> Gateshead Council Learning and Skills is one of the leading Local Authority Adult and Community Education providers in the North East. We are proud to put our learners and partners at the heart of everything we do, cultivating opportunity that leads to success. We promote high expectations for our learners, and we want you to be able to enthuse and inspire learners to achieve the best possible outcomes, enabling progression to further education or employment.</p><br/> <p/> <p><b> About the role…</b></p> <p> An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Learning and Skills Tutor to support our apprenticeship and vocational team in delivering high quality training programmes and apprenticeships. You must be occupationally competent in a specialist field of Digital Skills and Business Administration in order to deliver a variety of accredited and non-accredited programmes. You must hold a level four teaching qualification.</p><br/> <p/> <p> We believe that the way to provide outstanding education and support is to ensure we recruit outstanding staff so you will have a proven track record of being inspirational and motivated and can develop and deliver engaging and exciting lessons, continuously assessing need and reviewing progress.</p><br/> <p/> <p> You will have creative ideas for enrichment opportunities that enhance learner knowledge, behaviours and skills. You will have unwavering commitment to offering a safe and supportive learning environment and will encourage high levels of educational attainment through outstanding pastoral support.</p><br/> <p/> <p> You will have experience of establishing, developing, and maintaining positive and productive partnerships with communities, employers, partners, and stakeholders that help increase learner participation and progress. You will travel to your learner’s place of work and will be meeting employers on a regular basis.</p><br/> <p/> <p> You will follow our high-quality standards, ensuring processes and procedures are followed and all information is collected for our data and funding requirements. Working with care, integrity and trust, you will promote Gateshead Council Learning and Skills to customers using a range of online, and face-to-face strategies. You will be responsible for maintaining accurate digital records and documents relating to learners and employers by using technology such as e-portfolio, shared document spaces and virtual meetings to enhance communication.</p><br/> <p/> <p> Gateshead Council Learning and Skills work for the most vulnerable residents to raise aspirations and improve social mobility through outstanding teaching practices that cultivates aspiration and ambition. We contribute to making Gateshead a fairer and more resilient economy; a place for everyone to thrive and have an opportunity to realise their full potential in learning, work or positive health and well-being.</p><br/> <p/> <p><b> A bit about Gateshead Council…</b></p> <p> Gateshead is a constantly changing borough combining modern facilities with a fascinating heritage and the demand for our services continues to grow. We engage with many partners and contract a high number of services to deliver the best outcomes for our community. We’re truly committed to providing our customers with the highest quality of service and we need like-minded people who can help us deliver a sector leading service.</p> <p/> <p>We need people who want to make a difference, who are talented, possess the right knowledge and skills and who want the chance to demonstrate how good they are.</p><br/> <p/> <p> People really are our greatest asset at Gateshead Council, and we value every employee. We encourage our people to think differently, do the right thing and be innovative.</p><br/> <p/> <p><b> What’s in it for you? Well, there’s so much on offer and here’s just a few of the highlights!</b></p> <ul> <li>You’ll be paid a competitive salary of £35,235 to £37,938.</li> <li>We’ll help you save for your future with an outstanding employer contribution to your pension.</li> <li>You will receive a generous annual leave entitlement.</li> <li>We offer hybrid working arrangements to ensure a positive work life balance.</li> <li>A robust Workforce Development offer with opportunities for learning to progress your career and to enhance your knowledge in specific areas.</li> <li>You’ll have access to great health and wellbeing support, including discounted membership to GO Gateshead Leisure Services and ability to use our cycle to work scheme.</li> <li>You’ll have access to our new benefits platform VIVUP where you can get discounts and offers on online and high street shopping</li> </ul> <p/><p><b>It’s time to apply!</b></p> <p> We are strongly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our learners. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS Disclosure and a range of other recruitment checks.</p><br/> <p/> <p> We’re delighted that you want to come and work with us. Please take a look at the full job profile connected to this advert. It’s important that you read it in full and check that you meet the essential criteria, because when we start choosing people to come and meet us we’ll be checking to ensure that they meet the essential criteria as set out in the job profile.</p> <p/> <p>For an informal discussion or if you need any assistance, please contact <b>Suzanne Weatheritt</b> on 0191 <b>4338780</b>.</p> <p/> <p>Job profile</p></div></div></body></html>
