Warehouse and Forklift Truck Tutor - Rotherham in Sutton in Ashfield

Location: Dearne Valley College, Rotherham

Salary: Up to £30,683 a year plus benefits

Vacancy Type: Temporary for 6 months

Hours: Full time (37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year)

About the Role

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Tutor to join our team in our growing Adult Education department at Dearne Valley College. We are looking for an enthusiastic and engaging individual with Warehousing and FLT specialism. You will design, develop and deliver highly inspirational teaching and training resources whilst being expected to identify individual starting points and give developmental feedback. You will undertake individual reviews, embracing and completing all aspects of the course, including the individual learning plan (ILP) providing SMART targets for learners, which promote learner advancement and success.

You will have experience training both employed and unemployed learners, with the ability to motivate and identify any appropriate support for problems or issues that prevent learners from achieving. Being an experienced RTITB Accredited instructor, you will be delivering counterbalance and Reach Truck courses on-site.

You will:

• Have industry experience as well as delivery on Warehousing & FLT courses.
• Have experience at teaching/training both employed and unemployed learners, being able to give them an enriching experience from day one.
• Be RTITB Accredited, hold an Assessors Award, a minimum level 3 teaching qualification and Warehousing certificate.
• Need level 2 literacy and numeracy or equivalent; an IQA qualification is desirable, but not essential.

Department Info

As a member of the Employer Responsive Team, you will report directly to your Line Manager. You will build good working relationships with other key stakeholders i.e. Curriculum Areas, Work Based Learning Team Leaders, Assessors, coordinators and Additional Support staff, exams and MIS department.

Our excellent benefits and rewards package:

• Access to local government pension (with employer contributions from 17.7% to 23.68%)
• Up to 44 days annual leave per year (29) including closure during Christmas period
• Access to our gyms, restaurants and salons
• Staff health & wellbeing and benefits schemes including in-house Occupational Health service
• Extensive wellbeing support through a digital Wellbeing Hub that offers a broad range of support for physical, mental, and financial wellbeing.
• Full, part time and flexible working hours available in many roles
• Free Parking available at all of our sites
• Fantastic career development opportunities including funding for teacher training, apprenticeships and various other industry recognised qualifications
• New FE teachers can also apply for grants of up to £6,000 in STEM subjects (conditions apply) through the teacher retention initiative
• Recruitment Referral Scheme for all employees, worth £200 per referral made

What is the RNN Group?

RNN Group’s main goal is to be an ‘outstanding’ education and training provider and this is at the heart of everything that we do. To help us achieve this we are looking to recruit highly motivated, innovative and dynamic individuals to join our existing teams. To be a part of the team at RNN Group we will expect you to be committed to our values too; We are Inclusive, We have Integrity, We Deliver, We are One Team.

We are OFSTED ‘Good’ (November 2022). We celebrate diversity and are proud to have been recognised as Investors in Diversity for our commitment to the FREDIE (Fairness, Respect, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Engagement) Model. This means that you’d be working in a supportive environment that encourages, recognises and celebrates effort, achievement and cooperative attitudes. We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, sexuality, faith or disability. We are also proud to be part of the Disability Confidence Scheme and offer reasonable adjustments to all applicants throughout the recruitment process.

The RNN Group is proud to be part of the South Yorkshire Institute of Technology (SYIoT). We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, vulnerable adults and young people. All new employees will be required to undertake a DBS check and other associated checks in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education Guidance.

The Group’s core operating hours are 8.30am-5.00pm (9pm on a Tuesday and Thursday during term time). You may be expected to work at any time during these hours to ensure business needs are met. All candidates must have the legal right to work in the UK.

Closing date: Monday 16 February 2026 – if you are shortlisted for this post, you will be contacted within a week of the closing date.

To Apply

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for RNN Group, please proceed through the following link to be redirected to our website to complete your application.