- Salary:
- £25,257.46 - £37,881.63 depending on qualification and experience
- Role type:
- Full Time, Part Time
- Hours:
- 22.5 - 37 hours / 40 weeks (0.6 - 1.0 FTE)
- Contract type:
- Permanent, Temporary, Maternity Cover
- Contract:
- Term-time only
- Location:
- Cheltenham, Ullenwood, Worcester
- Closing Date:
- 08/05/2025
- Job Details:
National Star are seeking inspirational tutors to join our team delivering high quality programmes for young people with a range of disabilities and support needs. Our community includes autistic students, those with Acquired Brain Injuries (ABI), multisensory impairments, and/ or Multiple Learning and/ or physical disabilities.
With an understanding of a post 16 curriculum that prepares young people for adulthood, you will have experience of planning and delivering innovative and person-centred sessions to young people with complex learning difficulties and disabilities. You will ideally hold a relevant teaching qualification or hold a level 3 or 4 professional qualification and be willing to work towards a teaching qualification at Diploma level. We would be especially keen to hear from you if you have experience delivering a curriculum for: Digital Literacy / Digital Technology, Social Enterprise, Functional Skills, English and Maths within a SEND (Special Education Needs) environment.
Your assessment of starting points, teaching skills that support young people to develop their skills, knowledge and experience for the wider world, as well as recognition and recording of progress, will meet required professional standards and ensure high quality provision for our students.
It goes without saying that you will be a first-class communicator, who is creative, proactive and forward-thinking. You will need to possess excellent team working skills to successfully collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, building positive relationships with students, colleagues, and external stakeholders to maximise learning, independence and wellbeing in order to enable students to achieve aspirational and personalised outcomes
Due to the expansion of our Learning Programmes service, we have a number of opportunities available, including full time, part time (min 3 days) permanent and temporary options, so whatever you are looking for, please get in touch.
This recruitment will be focussed at our main site in Ullenwood on the outskirts of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL53 9QU ( we can help with transport from central Cheltenham or Gloucester if required - or central Cheltenham with travel to South Gloucestershire. or Worcester. However we do also have provisions in Hereford, and near Pontypool in South Wales – if you are looking for opportunities in these areas please register your interest with us for an informal discussion about upcoming opportunities.
National Star College is at the forefront of innovative teaching practice. Join our team and develop your career to become an expert in the field of specialist education'
How to apply
At National Star, we know the value of a diverse workforce, and welcome applications from all areas of the community. This includes those with disabilities, and we are a proud Disability Confident employer and are committed to providing equal opportunities.
Please note that all applicants will be expected to undertake a DBS Disclosure, and undergo the necessary employer checks. The level of disclosure to be applied for will be dependent on your job role and will be discussed with you during the recruitment process but is usually an enhanced level. Where appropriate, the adult and child barred lists will be checked and we will not employ anyone who appears on either of those registers.
We prefer people to submit an online application as this helps support the charity in saving money. Alternatively please send your cv to recruitment@nationalstar.org or call our recruitment department 01242 504300 for further information or an application form. If you have a disability and need to apply using an alternative format, or if you have any technical problems with our recruitment system please let us know.
All future correspondence with you will be via email (application acknowledgement, invitation to interview etc). Please check your email regularly.
