Motor Vehicle Teacher

Hours of Work: 24 Hours (Part-Time)
Salary: £31,558 – £33,062 pa (dependant on experience, and based on 39 hours per week, pro rata for part-time hours)
Base: Brian Jackson College: Huddersfield & Heckmondwike

The Charity

Are you wanting to make a difference for young people facing social, emotional and mental health issues. Do you enjoy encouraging and enthusing disillusioned young people to try new skills and develop their confidence? Are you focused on proactively supporting students to achieve and have hopes and plans for their future.

If this is, you then Brian Jackson College has an opening for a part-time Motor Vehicle Teacher to work across our 3 provisions based in Heckmondwike and Huddersfield. This position will suit professionals who have a passion in supporting young people with social emotional and mental health supporting them to improve their career paths. The right person must be flexible in their delivery of teaching methods and have the ambition to be creative demonstrating initiative.

Our ethos is to offer a fresh start to all pupils where they can achieve their full potential in life. As an expanding College based in Kirklees, we are proud of our reputation we’ve built as a quality alternative provision for young people ages 13-18 with SEMH. We have a strong community atmosphere amongst all staff members and a school where pupils and teachers are truly valued and respected.

Fresh Futures is a regional charity working with vulnerable and disadvantaged children, young people and their families, within Kirklees and surrounding areas. Our vision is that all young people have opportunities for a better life, now and in the future. As part of Fresh Futures Charity, our benefits include a 24/7 employee assistance program, skills development, long service awards, annual recognition events, social events, and an incredibly supportive team.

All successful candidates will need to have an enhanced DBS check and show their right to work in the UK before starting work.

If you want to make a difference to a young person’s future and support them in reaching their full potential, then this is the job for you. Please get in touch as interviews will be arranged for W/C 8^th and W/C 15^th September with an immediate start.

For more information contact [email protected] or alternatively call: 01924 408306

The Role

To teach and assess students in the assigned vocational area in line with national curriculum guidelines, to prepare students for progression into post 16 education and or work industry

Why the role exists and overall responsibility

To teach and assess students in the assigned vocational area in line with national curriculum guidelines, to prepare students for progression into post 16 education or work in the industry

Main activities

Pupil facing

Teach and assess students in the assigned subject area, through instruction, problem solving and practical tasks.
Design and create an engaging and innovative teaching program, with high quality resources and thorough documentation.
Establish and maintain relationships with local employers to develop workplace opportunities or possibly to place students at worksites.

Admin

Prepare and maintain all records and reports related to assessment, attendance, progress and activities.
To support arrangements for public examinations or accreditations, and pupil assessments

Compliance/health and safety

Ensure all risk assessments within your vocational area of expertise are reviewed and updated as necessary
Complete and document all Health and safety checks within your vocational area of expertise

Finance

Compile the budget for material expenditure in your vocational area of expertise

Safeguarding Duties and Responsibilities

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The following duties are expected of all staff:

proactively ensuring the effective implementation of Child Protection and other related policies
ensuring full compliance with all relevant statutory regulations as well as all school policies, Health & Safety regulations etc.
communicating safeguarding concerns effectively with all relevant stakeholders including colleagues, students, parents and outside agencies as appropriate

Knowledge, training and experience required

Relevant Level 3 qualification in Motor Vehicle Maintenance/repair or equivalent
Relevant teaching qualification or willingness to work towards completing one within two years
Experience of teaching and assessing young people aged 13-18
Budget management

Key personal characteristics

A team player with a positive, solution focused approach
Flexible and reliable
Inspiring and enthusiastic
Good time management
Ability to display a calm approach when dealing with challenging behaviour

Completed application forms should ideally be emailed to us at [email protected] or be posted to J. Green, Brian Jackson College, Vision House, High Street, Heckmondwike, WF16 0AD and must arrive no later the closing date and time specified.