Teacher - Uniformed Public Services in Leeds

Leeds City College are recruiting for a Teacher of Uniformed Public Services to join our team, who can deliver inspiring sessions to our learners to help them prepare for a career in their chosen uniformed service. We are looking for someone with career experience working in Uniformed Public Services, this could be within the Armed Forces or Emergency Services including Police and Fire Services, who can share their experience and skills with our learners to help them succeed in their chosen career. You do not need a teaching qualification but ideally you will have previous experience in supporting learners and/or young people. For the right candidate we will fully support you in gaining your teaching qualification.

The School of Public Services at Leeds City College supports over 400 students on courses from Level 1 to Level 3, preparing them for careers within the emergency services and armed forces and many more sectors. We don’t just teach in classrooms – our students learn self-discipline, communication, problem-solving, and teamwork skills through practical experience.

We are looking for someone with the passion and skills to deliver topics such as:

• Prepare for a career in a chosen uniformed service
• Carry out map reading and navigation across open country
• Emergency planning and response in the uniformed services

Core Responsibilities Include:

• Develop learners to make positive progress towards their career goals whilst developing skills and qualities that ensure they have successful outcomes.
• Plan, prepare and develop schemes of work, session plans, teaching and learning resources, and learning and assessment plans.
• Deliver inspiring sessions across the curriculum using a wide range of teaching methods for identified modules.
• Deliver and assess essential knowledge and understanding to learners.
• Be responsible for recording student progress.
• Adapt curriculum delivery methods to maximise their effectiveness, including through the use of technology.

About You:

• Ability to inspire and motivate learners to achieve their optimum.
• A passion for subjects that include topics relating to emergency services and the armed forces.
• Relevant up-to-date subject knowledge from working in the services or recent delivery in the Further Education or school sector.
• Recent teaching delivery demonstrates active learning and differentiated teaching styles in any setting.
• Ability to be adaptable and flexible towards the requirements of different learner needs.

Benefits:

• Annual Leave: Curriculum and Management: 44 days plus bank holidays; Curriculum support and business support: 39 days plus bank holidays.
• Pension Schemes With Generous Employer Contributions: Teachers’ Pension Scheme, Local Government Pension Scheme, People’s Pension Scheme.
• CPD Opportunities: Annual staff conference plus 2 additional staff development days.
• Employee wellbeing initiatives: Family Friendly Policies, discounted onsite spa (Printworks) and gym (Park Lane).
• Travel and commuting: Discounted travel available through Metro card, Northern Rail, First Bus, Arriva Bus and Cycle to work schemes.
• Flexible and hybrid working opportunities: Please speak to the recruiting manager regarding flexible opportunities as these differ between roles.

Leeds City College is one of the largest further education institutions in the country and is one of the biggest providers of apprenticeships regionally. We provide a vibrant and diverse learning environment, delivering excellent and innovative education which is supportive, inspiring and life changing. Leeds City College’s values put students first and are at the heart of everything the college does. We are committed to lifelong learning and investing in our staff. You’ll have access to a broad variety of training and professional development designed to help you continually develop and grow. We offer a wide range of job vacancies, and our large size means there are always exciting opportunities to progress. Join us on the journey to being the best that we can collectively be for our students, apprentices, staff and our stakeholders.

At Luminate Education Group we are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students. We expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful applicants will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment checks which include an enhanced DBS check, online checks and must have two satisfactory references. Please be aware that it is a criminal offence to apply for this post if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity in connection to children.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in recruitment is key to our Group’s values. We are dedicated to fostering a workplace that embraces equality, diversity and inclusion in all its forms, where every candidate is treated with fairness, respect, and equity. Our recruitment processes are designed to ensure equal opportunities, remove bias, and promote a diverse talent pool.