Tutor of Science

We are looking for a highly motivated and experienced FE Tutor who has also had a career working within Science, to deliver high quality teaching and learning on our Science courses.

In this role, you will:

• Deliver innovative and stimulating teaching, learning and assessment to enable your students to achieve high grades.

• Facilitate and encourage a learning experience which provides students with the opportunity to achieve their individual potential.

• Design and deliver a flexible and relevant range of provision including theory, practical and blended learning sessions.

• Be an outstanding teacher and role model

• Teach to a high standard and provide learners with the relevant knowledge, skills and behaviours required to work within the Science sector.

• Be the progress tutor providing pastoral support to 2 tutor groups per year.

• Work with colleagues to create a Science provision that excites and stimulates all learners

• Be able to deliver to current industry standards, relating this to working methods and practices found in your industry today.

• Nurture a culture of professional development that is integrated seamlessly in everyday practice.

• Drive Oldham Colleges vision and expectations to have a significant impact on students’ life chances

The Head of Faculty for Caring Professions says “This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious, forward thinking, professional with a strong vocational background in Science to join the Faculty of Caring Professions. You will be a part of a team of experienced technical and professional staff; delivering a diverse curriculum that provides our learners a clear progression route into Apprenticeships, higher levels of study, or into the job market. As a Tutor you will be at the forefront of developing and delivering inspirational and ambitious lesson content, demonstrating your passion for education, and your high expectations of learners”.  

Joining our Journey:

When you join our college, not only will you benefit from an annual reviewed salary but have access to numerous benefits and facilities: 

• Generous Pension Scheme  
• Fantastic Staff Benefits and Rewards platform
• Very generous holiday entitlement
• Employee Assistance Scheme
• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity provision
• Staff Development days/week (Jan, July, Aug)
• Free confidential counselling service
• Staff recognition awards
• Car Scheme
• Subsidised car parking
• On-site Day Nursery
• On-site hair and beauty salon

Oldham College is a great career choice for ambitious professionals. With a “good” Ofsted rating, one of the best apprenticeship programmes in the region, excellent 16-18 results and truly outstanding GCSE English results, we are already a high performer.

But we want to deliver much more than this.  Our ambition is to be “The Best Place to Learn and Work” and we have a clear Strategic Plan which sets out what this means and what we will do to deliver it.  We will keep on improving and innovating, and we are investing in new provision, new facilities, and new technology; including our state-of-the-art clinical simulation suite.

We expect a lot from you, so we want ambitious, open minded candidates, who are ready to give their best.  But we give a lot in return, from training to pensions, our own benefits package, and one of the best and most helpful group of colleagues you could ever wish to meet.  

The role will require you to embed and work to the college’s values; working with Integrity, having Ambition to help our learners succeed and being Inclusive to learners and colleagues alike.

At Oldham College, our mission is to welcome everyone and create inclusive teams. We encourage everyone to join us, as we create a workforce that is as diverse as our wonderful student community. We do monitor responses to our diversity questions in our application, to ensure that we can continue to build a workforce that is representative of the community that we serve.

We understand that not everyone works to the same timetable, and offer a range of flexible working options, including flexible start and finish times, part-time, term-time only or hybrid options, where the role permits.

We will do everything we can to support you during your application.  If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process, contact our HR team who will be happy to advise.

If your application is successful, your personal data may be used for a pre-employment screening check by a third party as permitted by applicable law. Depending on the vacancy and applicable laws, a pre-employment screening could include, employment history, education and other information (such as media information) that may be necessary for determining your qualifications and suitability for the role.

Oldham College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment.

Any appointments will be subject to enhanced DBS checks and a check of the DfE Barred List.

This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation Act 1974. It is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children and vulnerable adults.

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