Job Description

Tutor, Textiles

32 hours per week, 37 weeks per year

Salary Range FTE: 29,215 - 36,896

Actual pro rata 19,073 to 24,088 per annum

(subject to teaching qualifications)

Based at Vale Head Farm, Kinver

Glasshouse College reflects the history of the Stourbridge glassmaking district. The local traditions of glassblowing, etching and engraving provide a rich stimulus for the college's signature craft. Our students also attend other craft workshops including green woodwork, blacksmithing and textiles. Glasshouse College is part of Ruskin Mill Trust.

Established in 1984, Ruskin Mill Trust is an educational charity that operates in England, Scotland and Wales. We offer exciting outdoor learning environments, utilising practical land and craft activities to support the development of work and life skills in young people with autistic spectrum conditions and other learning differences. Our research-led method, Practical Skills Therapeutic Education, is inspired by the work of Rudolf Steiner, John Ruskin and William Morris. Working with hand, head, heart and place, Ruskin Mill Trust helps individuals to re-imagine their potential.

We are seeking to appoint a committed and enthusiastic, professional to deliver therapeutic education whilst teaching the crafts and skills of Textiles to groups of students of mixed abilities (aged 16-25) who attend Glasshouse College, Stourbridge.

Glasshouse College provides an innovative and diverse curriculum and our students benefit from an extensive range of nutritional, therapeutic and medical support in each college. Each core element of the educational cycle is designed to establish active and positive relationships with nature and the community through a holistic approach to human development. This supports three key stages: overcoming barriers to learning; becoming skilled and being ready to engage and give back to the community.

The successful applicant will be responsible for:

The delivery of the curriculum to young people with social and learning difficulties Delivering a textiles curriculum which embodies the Ruskin Mill Trust method of Practical Skills Therapeutic Education (PSTE) and offers a "seed-to-table" experience for students in both weaving and felting. Deliver teaching and training with a therapeutic and supportive approach in line with the Trust's method of PSTE, to also include delivery of qualifications where appropriate and in line with student need. To instil enthusiasm and enjoyment into the learning process in such a way that can lead to increased self-esteem and the development of transferable skills for life beyond college. To undertake an ongoing assessment of student progress and learning needs and to make reasonable adjustments as required, in order to minimise barriers to learning and achievement. To work closely with other members of the tutor team on collaborative projects and activities that support learners' development.
In this role you will:

Deliver high quality practical skills, teaching and training to students of mixed abilities within the agreed Quality Assurance framework of the Trust. You will also be responsible for embedding communication, word and number into all textile sessions with students. You must be able to instil enthusiasm and enjoyment into the learning journey of our students in such a way that can lead to increased self-esteem and enhanced engagement in developing valuable life skills. Applicants for this role will ideally hold or be working towards a recognised teaching qualification coupled with experience of working with learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities and possess a high degree of personal resilience, emotional and social intelligence.
Working at Ruskin Mill Trust is incredibly rewarding; we offer competitive salaries and holiday allowances, an auto-enrolment pension scheme with a salary sacrifice option, a health cash plan and employee assistance programme via Medicash.

In addition, staff receive valuable training opportunities including an in-depth interactive induction to enable our new team members to experience our Practical Skills Therapeutic Education (PSTE) curriculum and also opportunities for further training and academic research including our own MSc in Practical Skills Therapeutic Education.

Full details of our benefits can be viewed on www.rmt.org/careers

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service Enhanced Level Disclosure as well as a medical check, references, evidence of qualifications, plus verification of the right to work in the UK.

INDHP

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 29,215.00-36,896.00 per year

Benefits:

Cycle to work scheme Discounted or free food Health & wellbeing programme On-site parking
Application question(s):

Do you require sponsorship for this role? Are you a driver with your own vehicle?
Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 15/08/2025
Reference ID: INDHP