Reference: REQ000842
Location: Community/Bristol & Stroud campuses
FTE Salary: Up to £27,651.00 (Pro rata)
Actual:  £6,935.35
Contract Type: Fixed term contract  
Working Hours: 10 hours per week (variable) (Term time only)

SGS is an Equal Opportunities and Disability Confident employer and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.

Financial Rewards and Benefits:

• Opportunity to make a positive impact within the community and on learners’ lives
• Competitive Pension Scheme- Academic roles benefit significantly by their access to the teachers’ pension scheme (TPS), with a generous employer contributions of over 23%
• Generous Annual leave entitlement plus the 8 bank holidays- 39 days academic plus additional college agreed inset development days and 6 self-elected development days (Full-Time Equivalent).
• Two weeks leave during the Christmas closedown period largely supported by the discretionary closure days provided by the College.
• Extensive professional development with ongoing support for your personal & professional development, including 25% tuition discount for immediate family of SGS employees.
• Family friendly policies and a proven commitment to supporting flexible working practices
• Access to ‘My Lifestyle’ discounted shopping benefits, cycle to work scheme and a Technology Salary Sacrifice Scheme
• Free Annual Eye test
• All staff members can buy a TOTUM card(formerly known as NUS Extra cards), as part of being an affiliate member of the Students' Union 
• Staff have access and supported to be part of inclusive or sustainable staff networks and communities
• Free car parking at all campuses (Except Queens Road Art School)
• Access to a wide variety of external health and wellbeing resources
• Subsidised onsite catering services including Starbucks Coffee

South Gloucestershire & Stroud College has an excellent reputation for delivering further education and work-based programmes in a range of subjects – from business to sport, engineering to media, GCSE’s and A Levels to degree level courses.

Our experienced and passionate staff work hard to help our students achieve their personal challenges and career goals. We are proud of SGS and committed to making the College the best it can be. We are currently working hard to achieve “Outstanding” status after being classified as “Good” in our first inspection.

The SGS Life department has an exciting opportunity for a variable hour’s IT tutor. Working either in the Community or at the Bristol/Stroud campus, delivering Beginners IT, Intermediate IT, IT for Work and IT for ESOL courses. The tutor will be an experienced individual, suitably qualified with a proven track record of delivering IT courses with excellent delivery and administration skills.

The successful candidate will teach within our IT provision. This includes daytime, and evening. This role would suit someone with an understanding of adult learners and the ability to deliver innovative learning opportunities to meet their needs.

We welcome applications from experienced and newly qualified tutors, tutors with occupational expertise and experience and who can demonstrate their enthusiasm and have a desire to work with adult learners. FE or community teaching experience is essential and a formal teaching qualification is desirable. For more information, please visit https://www.sgscol.ac.uk/

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

• Deliver IT courses in the community to adults looking for employment, further development or just wanting to increase their IT skills
• Deliver IT courses to adults where English is their second language
• Maintain up to date and accurate learner and programme documentation including reviews, ILPs, registers and learner tracking
• Assist with learner recruitment for the IT courses
• To work closely with other Assessor/Tutors to support a group of learners in a learning environment

Beneficial Skills & Qualifications

• Educated to degree level or equivalent or have substantial relevant subject experience or occupational experience
• Experience working with IT programmes
• Experience in delivering qualifications to adults and administering the exam process
• Have experience of working in a pressured environment to tight timescales and deadlines
• The successful candidate will be patient, motivated, inspiring learning in the classroom, a self starter, organised, and have an excellent level of administrative and communication skills

Please apply online by: Monday 22nd April 2024

Expected Interview Date:  To be confirmed 

If you have any queries please contact [email protected]

SGS College is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and any offer of employment will be subject to a number of conditions including a requirement for providing satisfactory references. In line with KCSIE and having regard to all relevant guidance, a range of checks and online searches will also be conducted for successful candidates, and a satisfactory DBS Enhanced Disclosure will need to be obtained as a requirement of the job.