• Employer: United Colleges Group
• Salary: £37,461.00 - £39,538.00 per annum including London Weighting Allowance
• Location: United Colleges Group
• Contract: Permanent
• Working Pattern: Full Time
• Hours: 35 hours per week.
• DBS Check: No
• Closing Date: 02/12/2024 at 23:59
• Reference: BD/24/284355

Plumbing and Gas Industry Skills Tutor

£37,461.00 - £39,538.00 per annum including London Weighting Allowance

Full Time, Permanent

We are seeking ambitious, outstanding candidates to join our staff at United Colleges Group. We are a forward-thinking education provider and our mission is to deliver outstanding, world class education and skills.

Who we are

UCG provides education to over 11,000 learners a year, including 16-18-year-olds, adults, apprentices, and students with high needs.

With an annual turnover of over £50m, we are one of the top 20 largest college groups in the UK. We offer education and training in almost all vocational areas at a variety of levels for a wide range of learners of all ages and starting points.

Our students UCG attracts students from across London and beyond. Our students come from a diverse range of backgrounds. In the academic year 2022-23, we enrolled more than 3500 full time 16-18 students, 8,000 adult learners and over 450 apprentices across our Group. UCG currently enrol 250+ HE students per year, across 4 campuses onto 12 courses from STEM subjects (Science, Construction, Engineering, and Computing) to Business, Music and Professional Qualifications.

We have around 1,000 dedicated, skilled and enthusiastic staff who always put the needs of our students first and we are now looking for Industry Skills Tutor.

Our mission is to provide all our learners with the very best knowledge and to break down any barriers to learning. We pride ourselves on enabling our learners to meet their individual needs and aspirations and we deliver a learning experience that is unique, enjoyable and rewarding.

About You

The Industry Skills Tutor will manage a caseload of apprentices by monitoring attendance, progression, achievement and completion, organising pastoral support as required and by working with all parties involved to resolve any issues that may affect successful completion of the programmes. We are looking for a candidate with experience within Plumbing and Gas industry. The Industry Skills Tutor will coordinate achievement of all aspects of apprenticeship standards or frameworks, to include quality assurance where appropriate, ensuring learners achieve on time, and in-line with college targets. The successful applicants will develop individual action plans including the setting of smart targets tailored to meet apprentices' needs while maintaining accurate records in line with the College requirements.

The Industry Skills Tutor will;

• Hold a relevant vocational qualification at or above level 3 and hold an Assessor award and IQA award
• Have relevant up-to-date industrial/subject knowledge and a knowledge of the Plumbing and Gas industry and employment opportunities
• Have a knowledge of Ofsted and apprenticeship and AEB funding
• Have excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Have excellent organisational and administrative skills and be able to manage and organise priorities, working as part of a team to ensure quality of provision and timely and overall successful outcomes.
• Commitment to and enthusiasm for delivering an excellent customer service demonstrating problem-solving attributes for apprentices, employers and other key stakeholders

The nature of this post means that the post holder will need to travel to all the College campuses and to other external venues.

How to Apply

If you're ready to join a Group that has the resources to develop the talents of both students and staff, you can find more information on this role and details on how to apply by visiting our dedicated recruitment microsite.

Alternatively, you can e-mail us for more information, quoting the job reference.

The College is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be subject to full-vetting procedures including an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Services Check.

Please note that we may close the application prior to the listed date should sufficient applicants be received

How to apply

Please apply online via the link provided.

Please note, we do not accept CVs submitted without a fully completed online application form.

Further information on this vacancy

• Application Pack
• Job Description/ Person Specifications