Vocational Tutor

At Catch22, we are proud of our reputation as a modern and progressive employer. Our 1,300 colleagues and 300 volunteers work at every stage of the social welfare cycle, supporting over 60,000 individuals from cradle to career. Our work spans education, justice and rehabilitation, children's social care, family support, social action and getting people into work.

Catch22 College is the collective name for 7 sites that deliver academic and vocational training programmes for young people aged 16+ who, for whatever reason, are not suited to a mainstream school setting. Our Peterlee, Bishop Auckland and Stanley sites provide students with a highly supportive environment, where they have access to opportunities to build up their confidence and self-belief, and to gain new skills and experiences that will help them to achieve their goals in life. We exist to help our students find their future.

The post is to work across all 3 Durham based sites (1 day Stanley, 2 days Peterlee, 1 day Bishop and planning day site to be arranged as happy for candidate to work at closest site to them on this day). We are an accredited centre for City and Guilds, NCFE, Edexcel.

The role of Vocational Tutor is an excellent opportunity to support our learners in developing their knowledge and skills, and helping them to access appropriate training and employment opportunities. As a qualified tutor, you will teach Employability and Digital Functional Skills to 16 to 19 year olds (up to 24 with an EHCP). You will be supported by our Lead Teachers, who lead the team to drive up quality, reach and exceed KPIs, and promote an ethos of continuous improvement. Access to a car, and a full driving licence, is required for this role.

Main Duties and Accountabilities:

• Deliver Digital Functional Skills and Customer Service.
• Lead on the production of schemes of work for service delivery.
• Prepare and develop innovative lesson plans, design and deliver group activities.
• Deliver training to individual young people and groups, following the programme curriculum, setting objectives and targets for achievement.
• Provide one-to-one support to learners where necessary.

Qualifications:

• Professional qualification relevant to area of instruction or relevant experience.
• A relevant teaching qualification (equivalent to Degree, PGCE or Cert Ed).
• Experience of teaching in an alternative provision environment; experience teaching children with EAL, SEN, speech and language difficulties, and other complex needs.
• Experience of working with disengaged or hard to reach young people, aged between 14 and 19 years old.
• Ability to motivate and encourage children appropriately, with high expectations of pupils’ behaviour, and clear strategies for working with challenging pupils.
• Knowledge of statutory requirements of equal opportunities, discrimination, health and safety, SEN, and safeguarding of children.

Additional Information:

• Salary: £23,807.26 – £33,725.36 pro‑rata, depending on experience (based on £26,097 to £36,969 FTE per annum).
• Hours of work: Full time, 37 hours per week.
• Contract: Permanent, Term Time Only (41 weeks).
• Access to a car, and a full driving licence, is required for this role.

Catch22 is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post. Any offer of employment will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

We are looking to appoint to this role as quickly as possible and will close this job to new applicants when we have enough suitable candidates to interview.

Equality and Diversity:

At Catch22 we value equality, diversity and inclusion. We are wholeheartedly committed to the principle of equality of opportunity, both as an employer and as a provider of services. Diversity and inclusion are part of what we do every day, working to deliver our vision to build a strong society where everyone has good people around them, a purpose, and a good place to live.

Safeguarding and Recruitment:

Catch22 is committed to rigorous safeguarding and safer recruitment practices; ensuring that every individual within the organisation has been safely and appropriately checked. We will conduct an online search as part of our due diligence checks for successful candidate(s). This will involve a search of all publicly available information online and in social media.

Ban the Box Commitment:

Catch22 is proud to have 'Banned the Box'. This means that we do not ask candidates to disclose criminal convictions at the application stage. Instead, we invite disclosures at interview stage and encourage them at the offer stage. Please see our statement of commitment on hiring people with convictions for more information.