Job Description

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Job title: Vocational Tutor (Hair & Beauty)

Job reference number:

Interview date: TBC

Closing date: 101233

We have an incredible new opportunity for a Vocational Hair Tutor to join Landau. This role offers more than a wage - it's about the deep reward of guiding young people who've faced challenging starts in life toward brighter futures. As a Hair Tutor, you will be responsible for delivering Hair & Beauty qualifications, creating tailored learner journeys and action plans that address the individual needs and learning styles of our learners. The role involves teaching small groups or 1:1, working collaboratively with other staff, and actively engaging and motivating learners with enthusiasm and passion

At Landau, we're passionate about changing lives and creating futures. As a leading supported employment and training charity, we're changing over 800 lives each year across the West Midlands, including Telford and Wrekin, by providing pathways to employment, access to education, and support for personal growth and independence. Joining our team means joining a community that values making a real difference--empowering individuals to overcome challenges and realise their potential. We are a diverse, forward-thinking organisation, dedicated to delivering high-quality, sustainable services that truly change lives and open doors to new beginnings

We are committed to supporting our workforce as much as our mission. At Landau, you'll receive the Real Living Wage, access to a private healthcare scheme, roadside assistance, and support through our Disability Confident Employer status. We're proud to be a Gold Award holder for our support of veterans, creating an inclusive environment where all backgrounds and abilities are valued. If you're driven to be part of a diverse, forward-thinking organisation that's dedicated to delivering high-quality, sustainable services that truly change lives, we'd love to have you join us.

If this sounds like the perfect opportunity for you, please apply with your CV. If you are shortlisted, we will send you an application form to complete

Key responsibilities will include:

Support on the design, development and delivery of the Hair Qualification to meet the diverse needs of learners including those with Education, Health Care Plans

To establish and maintain an effective learning environment, in line with behaviour management policies, safeguarding students and employees health and safety

Assess, record and report on learners' progress.

Work to establish supportive relationships with learners, parents and carers in order to facilitate effective communication and partnership

Carrying out pre-determined educational / training activities and work programmes ensuring that specific guidelines are followed whilst promoting independent learning to support the learner's understanding and engagement

Support learners to develop emotional and physical resilience to enable them to make progress towards their career and life goals

Promote and reinforce learners' self-esteem and encourage learners to maximise their achievement and development

To work within the framework of all Landau Policies and Procedures

Support with preparation of folders for external moderation

Support with examinations including invigilation duties

Support on continuous improvement in subject curriculum area, CPD and own professional practice working as a key part of a committed and motivated delivery team

To lead the class if the tutor is on holiday or off sick as a short term basis.

Attending and contributing to learner review meetings with coordinator and support staff in order to support the monitoring and development of the learner where appropriate.

To establish and maintain effective working relationships. This may involve attending meetings (which may sometimes occur outside core working hours).

Commit to professional development cascading and sharing professional insight and staying abreast of statutory and non-statutory guidance relevant to the programme delivery

SKILLS AND CORE COMPETENCIES - (E = Essential D = Desirable)

Technical competency (qualifications and training certificates/licenses)

Subject specialist qualification (E) Assessor (D) PTTLS or AET Level 3 (D) Strong IT skills and competence with Microsoft suite (D)

Experience

Subject specific experience of at least 2 years (D) Experience of Education, Health & Care Plans (D) Good knowledge of the Education and Inspection Framework (D) Good knowledge of compliance and quality assurance requirements for awarding bodies (D) Pastoral support (D) Some knowledge of supporting young people with mental health issues (D)

Skills and Attributes

Excellent attention to detail Calm and assertive manner Strong organisational skills and the ability to prioritise tasks A commitment to working efficiently and to a high standard Collaborative approach to working

Personal qualities, communicating and relating to others

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills High level of emotional intelligence The ability to work as part of a team Able to establish rapport, trust and engagement with learners with additional needs and barriers Able to establish trust and engagement with learners' parents and carers

Safeguarding

Have a good knowledge of safeguarding issues and have the competence and confidence and competence to act and raise concerns
OTHER

To contribute to team and departmental meetings as required

To promote the charity in a positive and professional manner

To provide support to organisational staff and the Charity CEO as required

Working Pattern: 1 day per week

Salary: 4,832.88 - 5,638.36 (25,200 - 29,400 FTE) per annum

This is a permanent position

Location: Stoke

We are committed to creating a fair and inclusive workplace. As part of our pledge with the Crisis Homelessness Alliance, we offer an automatic interview to applicants who meet the minimum criteria for this position and are currently experiencing or at risk of homelessness. If this applies to you, please let us know when you apply.

As a Disability Confident employer we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this position will be offered an interview. If this applies to you, please let us know when you apply.

As a member of the Armed Forces Covenant we recognise the value Serving Personnel, both Regular and Reservists, Veterans and military families contribute to our organisation and country. A guaranteed interview will therefore be offered to Veterans and their Spouses/Partners, serving Regular members of the Armed Forces approaching the end of their service and the Spouses/Partners of currently serving Regular members of the Armed Forces. This is conditional on the minimum criteria of the job being met and no longer than 5 years has lapsed since leaving the Armed Forces (subject to supporting information being provided on request). If this applies to you, please let us know when you apply.

Landau is committed to safeguarding and promotes the welfare of all learners and expects its staff to share this commitment.

As this role involves regular work with children and young people, and meets the definition of regulated activity, it is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 you must disclose all unprotected unspent and spent cautions and convictions. Further details on what convictions must be declared can be found in the Governments Guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975.

If you are offered this position, Landau will ask you to complete an enhanced DBS check with a children's barred list check and provide at least 2 references.

It is an offence for an individual who has been barred from working with children to apply for regulated activity. Providing false information is also an offence and could result in the rejection of the applicant, summarily dismissal if selected, and possible referral to the police.

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent

Pay: 4,832.88-5,638.66 per year

Expected hours: 7 per week

Benefits:

Company pension Health & wellbeing programme Private medical insurance Referral programme
Work Location: In person