We have an exciting and engaging role for a Digital Skills Tutor. At Jewish Care Explore, we ensure that older and disabled people have the possibility and the knowledge to engage with mainstream technology and to take advantage of all the benefits that technology has to offer.
In the digital age, technology presents great opportunities to enhance social connections, and increase participation in society and in the cultural life of the community.
The Digital Skills Tutor will provide operational coordination of the Jewish Care Explore centre based in North West London, the outreach programme, and the front-line training services.
This post is working 30 hours per week Monday to Thursday and is fixed term for 18 months.
What You Will Be Doing
Offering tutoring digital support to our members
Delivering our training programs to individual clients or larger groups
Contributing to planning and developing a core syllabus and learning program
Delivering Train-the-Trainers programs for training staff and volunteers
Planning and creating basic ICT skills and knowledge assessment tools
Monitoring and measuring members progress
Working with volunteers to run the outreach program to support older and disabled people to become digitally engaged
Adapting the ICT training program to meet the needs of the members
Creating links and partnerships with other organisations that can provide services and support.
What We Are Looking For
Relevant qualification or equivalent experience in training and health and social care
A competent and enthusiastic ICT user, confident in using PCs, tablets/mobile devices including commonly used applications such as Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, WhatsApp, and Facetime
Experience of providing training to older and disabled people or experience of developing and delivering activities for older and disabled people
Knowledgeable and interested in the potential of digital technology to transform older and disabled people's lives
Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to relate positively and in a non-discriminatory way to people from a range of backgrounds and communities, motivating and empathising with them
A passion for inclusion and a strong commitment to the inclusion of older and disabled people in all aspects of life
The empathy to understand the Jewish Care value of meaningful lives, and to employ this value in all work
Jewish Care is the largest provider of health and social care services for the Jewish community in the UK. Every week, we touch the lives of 10,000 people. We provide services to a range of people including older people, people with mental health needs and people living with dementia.
Our five values are at the heart of the way we work. They drive how we act as individuals and as an organisation and shape our culture. We value Excellence, Integrity, Innovation, Compassion, and Inclusivity.
Jewish Care operate a rolling recruitment process and reserve the right to close the advert once a suitable candidate has been identified.