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Tutor of Design and Technology : Post 16
Ref: 2324/232Hours: Can be either 0.8 (30 hours per week) or 1.0 (full time, 37 hours per week)Salary: Up to £40,109 per annum (this is the full time salary and is subject to experience and qualifications). You may also be eligible to claim a targeted retention incentive payment of up to £5,000*.
Plus generous benefits. These include:
• 55 days annual leave per year (including bank holidays and efficiency closures)• Generous Occupational Pension Scheme • Financial support towards teacher training course fees if you do not have a recognised Level 5 teaching qualification (Cert Ed/PGCE) – worth up to £7,000 over two years
* Eligible FE teachers can claim a targeted retention incentive payment. Applications for the academic year 2024 to 2025 are open until 31 March 2025. Please check your eligibility at this link: guidance/targeted-retention-incentive-payments-for-fe-teachers
About the roleAre you teaching or working in the field of product design and/or design for manufacture and looking for a new opportunity? We are seeking to appoint an experienced and enthusiastic individual who would relish the opportunity to share their knowledge and skills in the field of Design and Technology (DT) and Product Design with our post 16 students to teach, support and develop our next generation of designers and engineers.
This is a fantastic opportunity to inspire our future workforce, teaching and leading our A Level Design Technology curriculum, as well as the Design elements of our BTEC, T Level and HNC programmes. The successful candidate will bring their experience into the classroom and workshops, developing student skills in problem solving & design process, material selection & manufacture, costing, sustainability, prototyping, testing & evaluation to name but a few, as well as working as part of our T Level team teaching students how to create successful design & engineering protypes and solutions. General DT workshop skills and 2D / 3D CAD (for example AutoCAD and/or SolidWorks) are important. It would be an advantage to have experience of Computer Numerical Control & Manufacture (Laser/ Lathe/Mill), 3D printing/additive manufacture.
About the personYou may be an experienced tutor/teacher, or a newly qualified tutor/teacher, however we would also encourage applications from those working in design, manufacturing and/or engineering industry. Experience of leading projects/programmes would also be of benefit.
You should have a minimum of HND in a relevant Design/Engineering discipline, or/and relevant industry standard qualifications and experience. You will ideally possess a recognised teaching qualification or be willing to work towards this with funding support from the College. Recent experience within a design /manufacturing / engineering industry would be a significant advantage.
Candidates may offer skills and experiences suitable for a proportion of role or the total 37 hours per week.
If you would like to apply for this post please submit your application as soon as possible, as applications will be reviewed as they are received.
About the CollegeWe are a large, regional college serving a population across York and North Yorkshire of more one million people. Each year, we have approximately 4,000 school leavers, 1,000 apprentices, 2,000 adult students, and 400 higher-level students studying with us.
Our wide range of education options span entry level programmes through to degrees, higher technical qualifications, and accredited professional courses to courses for professional development. Our apprenticeships can be studied from level 2 to level 5 across a range of different career pathways. We are the largest provider of A-Level and vocational programmes for school leavers in the region; we offer nearly 35 A-Level subjects and over 80 vocational courses, including a wide range of T-Level pathways.
We are proud to be part of a consortium of colleges and employers developing the Yorkshire and Humber Institute of Technology (IoT), designed to increase higher level technical skills for employers.
With a vibrant working environment, excellent transport links to the city centre and surrounding area, plus on-site parking, you will find York College to be fulfilling and supportive place to work. As a member of College staff you will have full use of the College facilities including free gym membership at the Athletic Suite, our brand new state of the art gym.
Want to know more? For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Lisa Wheeler, Curriculum and Standards Manager for Engineering, on .
Closing date: 20 December 2024
We are deeply committed to diversity and inclusion and wish to have a diverse workforce. We positively welcome applicants from all under-represented groups, including minority ethnic groups and those with disabilities. We are proud to be affiliated to the Black Leadership Group (BLG).
As an employer we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. York College has signed up to the ‘Mindful Employer’ charter for employers who are positive about mental health. We are also a certified Disability Confident Employer. Disability Confident is a government scheme designed to encourage employers to recruit and retain disabled people and those with health conditions.
We welcome job applications from anyone who has the requisite skills, qualifications and experience. All applications are considered strictly on merit. Our aim is to appoint the best person for the job, regardless of race, gender, disability, sexual orientation, age or any other ‘protected’ characteristic. Please note also that we value the contribution of those who have served in the Armed Forces, and are signatories to the Armed Forces Covenant.
