Programme Tutor in Creative Digital Media

Programme Tutor in Creative Digital Media

We are looking for a highly motivated individual to deliver high quality teaching and learning in our Creative area. You will have Creative industry experience and a degree in a Creative subject as well as your teaching qualification.

The Role:

We are really excited to release this role as it will be key for the continued success of our digital creative content courses. We are seeking someone with the skills and knowledge to support a wide range of pathways in subjects such as photography, digital graphics and design principles.

We would also like you to be able to show experience in teaching and learning and working with young people.

You will join our dynamic and experienced Creative team to teach across levels 1-3, while providing pastoral support for a group of creative students, supporting their progression to their next step and career development plans.

You will provide students with the knowledge and skills they need to progress to University or an apprenticeship in content making. We are looking for a candidate who has:

Requirements:

• Our tutors are dual practitioners and demonstrate expertise in teaching and learning as well as having recent experience and track record of working in the Creative Industries.
• Qualifications could include BA Hons (Creative subject)
• A recognised teaching qualification

• Provides an outstanding 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 a great teacher and role model.
• Nurture a culture of professional development that is integrated seamlessly in everyday practice.
• Be bold, optimistic and tenacious in setting and achieving high standards.
• Drive Oldham Colleges vision and expectations to have a significant impact on students’ life chances.

We welcome applications from industry specialists who have some experience in teaching young people and are keen to continue to develop their teaching skills. If you have not taught previously you must state in your application why you wish to change career to a tutor in an Further Education setting.

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 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.

Further details including a Person Specification are included within the attached Job Description.

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.

Join us and make a difference at Oldham College!