Transforming Futures Tutor in Coventry

In line with our One Coventry Values, we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applicants from minority ethnic, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that equity and respect remains at the heart of everything we do.

Our Values are:

• Open and fair: We are fair, open, and transparent.
• Nurture and develop: We help and encourage everyone to be their best and do their best.
• Engage and empower: We talk and listen to others, working together as one.
• Create and innovate: We embrace new ways of working to continuously improve.
• Own and be accountable: We work together to deliver the best services for our residents.
• Value and respect: We put diversity and inclusion at the heart of all we do.

The Adult Education Service is part of Coventry City Council. We provide a wide range of courses for Coventry residents age 19+ and much of our provision is targeted at people with the highest levels of need. We offer long courses in English, maths, English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), ICT/Digital and vocational subjects such as Early Years, along with provision for adults with learning disabilities. We also offer a very wide range of short community courses in arts, crafts, music, dance, exercise, fitness and family learning. In addition, we run a highly supportive study programme for young people.

Our work-based learning offer includes Apprenticeships in the following subject areas: Nursery Workers, Teaching Assistants, Leadership/Management, and Customer Care. We also provide courses for adults who are seeking work via the Council’s Job Shop. Our main base is at Southfields Old School, CV1 5EJ, with provision delivered at around 25 other sites within Coventry, mostly in areas of highest need. We welcome applications from anyone who wants to make a difference to the lives of people in Coventry.

Do you believe that every young person deserves another chance to succeed? Coventry Learns is seeking an exceptional and compassionate Tutor to join our new Transforming Futures Programme, an innovative re-engagement programme designed to support young people aged 16-18 who are at risk of becoming, or who are already, Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET). The programme provides a structured pathway back into learning, training and employment through small group delivery, personalised support and strong progression planning.

This is not a traditional teaching role. We are looking for an educator who can build trust with young people who may have experienced disrupted education, school refusal, exclusion, poor attendance, adverse childhood experiences, anxiety, low confidence, unidentified learning needs or neurodiverse conditions. Many learners will have become disengaged from education and may present behaviours that challenge, not because they do not want to learn, but because previous educational experiences have not met their needs.

The successful candidate will create engaging, inclusive and learner-centred learning experiences that support young people to rebuild confidence, develop resilience and achieve meaningful progression. Delivery will include personal development, employability, English, maths, digital skills, careers education and vocational exploration, alongside enrichment activities, employer engagement and preparation for positive destinations.

Working closely with the Enabling Access Learner Support Coach, Opportunity Coach and a range of partner organisations, you will play a vital role in helping learners overcome barriers to participation, improve attendance, develop positive learning behaviours and successfully transition into further education, apprenticeships, employment or other sustainable pathways.

This post is a Fixed Term Contract until 31/07/2028. All candidates must have the Right to Work in the UK. We are currently not offering sponsorship for this role. This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

Who are we looking for?

• Understands the complex barriers faced by vulnerable and disengaged young people.
• Can build positive, professional relationships and maintain high expectations alongside empathy and understanding.
• Is skilled at adapting teaching approaches for learners with varying levels of attainment, confidence and support needs.
• Has experience of supporting learners with anxiety, SEND, neurodiversity or challenging behaviours.
• Believes in restorative, strengths-based and learner-centred approaches.
• Is passionate about helping young people rediscover their potential and achieve successful futures.

Transforming Futures is designed to be the bridge between disengagement and opportunity. As a Tutor, you will be at the heart of that journey, helping young people move from uncertainty and isolation towards confidence, aspiration and positive progression.

Following recommendations from Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) for an additional pre-employment check with effect 1 Sept 22, please note, an online search may form part of this recruitment process.

If you need help or support to complete your application, please visit our accessibility page to see how we can assist you.

Guaranteed Interview Scheme - As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role and identify with one of the below criteria: Members of the Armed Forces and veterans, Are currently in care or have previously been in care, If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition.

For full details on the application process please read the attached document on our jobs page labelled 'Coventry City Council Application Process'.

We recognise that you might use AI tools to help with your application. While these tools can be useful, please make sure that all information you provide about your experience, skills, and qualifications is accurate. What matters most to us is hearing about your experience and the achievements that truly reflect you!

About Coventry: Coventry has a proud, innovative and creative spirit that throughout its history has seen communities come together to tackle problems and bring about real social change. We are cutting-edge, challenging, youthful, vibrant and diverse. At Coventry we are committed to excellence in everything we do. With around 5100 staff from a range of different backgrounds, our aim is to recruit and develop talented people who will focus on our customers, take responsibility, work together and find better ways of doing things. To deliver the best services to our residents, we need the best people working for us to make a difference to our communities.