Adult Education Tutors (part-time)
We are looking for individuals with relevant technical and/or teaching experience to join our team of tutors at this very successful centre for the following subjects. Tutors are required to teach one or more evening classes/Saturday schools, as appropriate.
Classes will run week commencing 18 September 2023
Adult Education Tutors are required for the following subjects:
- Tutor of Editing and Proofreading
- Tutor of Website Creation
- Tutor of French
- Tutor of German
Salary: £24.69 per hour with holiday pay
Contract: Approximately 8 to 10 sessions of between 1 to 2.5 hours per session.
Closing date: 6 July 2023 at 9.00am
Interviews: w/c 10 July 2023
Details and an application form for the above post may be obtained from our website https://www.hillsroad.ac.uk/about-us/current-vacancies
The College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its students and staff and expects all members of the College community, volunteers and visitors to share this commitment. The College actively promotes equality and diversity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
The Adult Education Department
The College’s adult education department has developed to become one of the foremost centres in the Cambridge area to provide continued learning with a wide programme of evening and Saturday school courses.
Employing over 100 adult education tutors, teaching 120 courses, the College delivers adult education provision to around 2,900 students each year. Our Modern Languages and Art & Design courses are particularly popular and we have the largest Counselling provision in the local area. The delivery of courses is ably supported by a close-knit team of administrators and coordinators all overseen by the Director of Business and Finance.
The College invests heavily in the resources available at Hills Road ensuring the campus is maintained to a high standard and enabling staff and students to work and study in a pleasant environment. The College maintains its IT infrastructure and hardware to a high level and regularly invests in new equipment and resources.
The Applicant
The new post holder will be IT literate with experience in Microsoft Excel and Word. They will possess good written and verbal communication skills and be confident in speaking to members of the public on a regular basis.
Hours
Tutors are required to teach one or more evening classes or Saturday schools, as appropriate.
Summary
This is a wonderful opportunity to join a friendly team in an exciting organisation with interesting and continuously evolving challenges and opportunities.
Please view the College’s website for further information or do contact AE directly on directly. Thank you for your interest in the post; we look forward to receiving your application.
How to Apply
Applicants are asked to do the following:
· complete the Hills Road Sixth Form College application form
· complete the equality and diversity monitoring form, part of the application form
· write a supporting letter of application
The completed application form should be submitted to HR
Please note that applications received after the closing date may not be eligible for consideration. If Human Resources have not contacted you by 3 weeks after the closing date, then unfortunately your application has not been successful.
Hills Road Sixth Form College will base its decision as to whether to invite you for interview solely on the details provided on your application and how well they match the criteria for this post.
In accordance with Home Office guidance, successful candidates will be required to evidence their right to work in the UK before commencement of employment. The successful candidate therefore must be able to demonstrate their right to work during the recruitment process.
Hills Road Sixth Form College is committed to ensuring equal opportunities in all aspects of employment and selects staff on merit, irrespective of race, religion, sex, disability or age. You are not obliged to complete the equal opportunities monitoring form, but any information given will help us to monitor the effectiveness of our equality and diversity policy.
If you have a disability, you are invited to request any special arrangements you may require for interview, or any adjustments you may anticipate would be needed in your working arrangements, by contacting the Human Resources Team on 01223 278063 (direct line). Further information about accessibility to the site can be found on our website under ‘Equality and Diversity/Site Plan’ and also from ‘AccessAble: www.accessable.co.uk.
Thank you for your interest in this post and in the College. We do hope that you will decide to apply, and we should like to thank you in advance for taking the time and trouble to do so. For more information about working life at the College please go to our website http://www.hillsroad.ac.uk
Human Resources
Job Description
Adult Education Tutor
Purpose: To teach Adult Education students within the College and to carry out such other associated duties as are reasonably assigned by the Director of Business and Finance and the Principal.
Applicable Contract terms and Duties:
This job description is to be performed in accordance with the agreed Contract of Employment for teaching staff of Hills Road Sixth Form College, and within the range of duties set out in that document so far as relevant to the postholder’s title and salary.
Reports to: The Principal in all matters, to the Director of Business and Finance in respect of Adult Education and to the Adult Education coordinators/administrators in terms of day to day issues.
Main Accountabilities:
· To teach according to their educational needs, students assigned to him/her in allocated classes;
· To interact on a professional level with colleagues and seek to establish and maintain productive relationships with them and to promote mutual understanding of the College curriculum, with the aim of improving the quality of teaching and learning in the College;
· To promote a supportive and productive working environment in the teaching room;
· To provide effective support and guidance of part time students;
· To make effective use of all relevant resources within the teaching room and/or department;
· To contribute to management systems necessary to co-ordinate the work of the Adult Education programme;
· To monitor the progress of Adult Education students attending accredited courses, liaising with the Examinations Department (through the Adult Education Office) in
· respect of candidate entries and to undertake administrative and examination tasks as directed;
· To accurately record attendance in classes;
· To help students, where possible, to cope with external factors which affect their academic progress;
· To promote equality of opportunity in accordance with the College’s Equality and Diversity Statement.
· Accountabilities that relate to all staff at the College
· Demonstrate behaviour and values consistent with the person specification for this role;
· Promote equality of opportunity in accordance with the College’s Single Equality Scheme;
· Maintain high standards of attendance and punctuality;
· Have proper and professional regard for the ethos, policies and practices of the College.
Job Types: Part-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 10 weeks
Part-time hours: 1-3 per week
Salary: £24.69 per hour
Benefits:
- Company events
- Company pension
- Free parking
- Gym membership
- On-site parking
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 06/07/2023
Expected start date: 18/09/2023
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