Occupational studies & work placement tutor (23185)

Help Young People Discover Their Potential and Build Their Future

At Barnardo's, we believe every young person deserves the opportunity to develop the confidence, skills and experience needed to achieve their aspirations and move successfully into adulthood.

We are seeking an enthusiastic, compassionate and ambitious tutor to join our Employment, Training & Skills Centre in Bradford.

This is an exciting opportunity to deliver our new Occupational Studies for the Workplace programme alongside our Work Placement and Employability Pathway, helping young people aged 16–19 (and up to 25 with an Education, Health and Care Plan) develop the skills, confidence and workplace experience required for employment, apprenticeships and further education.

Many of the young people who attend our centre have experienced barriers to learning, disrupted education, low confidence, SEND, SEMH needs or uncertainty about their future career direction. We are looking for someone who can see potential where others see challenges and who is committed to helping every learner achieve positive outcomes.

About the Role

This is a unique and rewarding role combining vocational teaching, employability development and work placement coordination.

You will be responsible for delivering engaging Occupational Studies programmes which introduce learners to a range of employment sectors including business, customer service, retail, enterprise and workplace skills. You will also oversee learners enrolled on our Work Placement Pathway, ensuring they gain meaningful workplace experience that supports their career aspirations and Preparation for Adulthood outcomes.

You will play a key role in helping learners develop:

Key Responsibilities

About You

We are looking for someone who genuinely believes in the potential of young people and can motivate learners who may have previously struggled within education.

You will be able to build positive relationships whilst maintaining clear expectations and professional boundaries. You will understand that preparing young people for employment means helping them develop resilience, responsibility and confidence alongside vocational skills.

Essential Requirements

Desirable Requirements

Why Join Barnardo's?

For over 150 years, Barnardo's has supported children and young people to overcome barriers and achieve positive futures.

At Barnardo's ETS Yorkshire, you will join a passionate and supportive team that believes every learner deserves the opportunity to succeed. You will play a vital role in helping young people discover their strengths, gain valuable workplace experience and take meaningful steps towards employment, further learning and independent adult life.

Every day brings the opportunity to change a young person's future.

Changing Childhoods. Changing Lives.

Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible

We know that our colleagues go above and beyond in delivering our vital work, driven by their passion and commitment to Barnardo's . We also know that we can only realise our ambitions and achieve better outcomes for more children, thanks to the talent, hard work and creativity of our people.

For all these reasons, we are committed to a new approach to pay and reward, to ensure it is fair, attractive and progressive, which was rolled out in April 2023. This is a positive change for the charity, and a part of our Strategy. It will assist us in supporting colleagues to belong, thrive and grow in their colleague journey at Barnardo's and in time will offer clear routes of progression for colleagues in both their career and their pay.

Whilst the full pay band and salary range is advertised, our approach to starting salaries is to appoint between the minimum to mid-point of the pay band – this ensures that pay steps are available to reward our colleagues annually based on their contribution to excellence and alignment to our values and behaviours. More details on Barnardo's pay framework can be found upon application.

Workplace Offer: What it means for you

Our hybrid working initiative is based on trust, flexibility and empowerment. We understand our workplace offer means different things to different people, and we encourage those conversations. This may mean working at one of our stores, services, working at home, in the community, at one of our Collaboration Hubs or depending on the role any combination of these. Please read through the advert carefully to understand the remits of hybrid working that will be specific to the role.

Barnardo's require colleagues to be UK residents, based in the UK and to complete their roles from within the UK (with the exception of colleagues providing Barnardo's services in Jersey and colleagues who live in the Republic of Ireland providing services in Northern Ireland)

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