Tutor of Languages
York College
York
- Expired
- Salary:
- £25,716 to £33,831 pro rata per annum (subject to qualifications) plus benefits
- Job type:
- Part Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- September 2014
- Apply by:
- 16 May 2014
Job overview
Tutor of Languages, York
Ref:124/0414
18.5 hours per week (0.5fte)
We are looking for an enthusiastic and well-qualified language specialist to play a key role in a strong and successful Modern Languages department at York College (graded Outstanding by Ofsted in December 2013). The post is fixed term from September 2014 for up to one year to cover a period of maternity leave. Experience in teaching French or Spanish at A level is essential. You will also be able to offer a second foreign language at GCSE level or EFL.
You should be committed to raising standards in teaching and learning and be able to inspire and motivate students. You will possess good ICT and organisational skills. Candidates should have a relevant teaching qualification (or be willing to work towards).
Closing date: 16 May 2014 (12 noon)
Interviews: 16 June 2014
For further details, including information on how to apply, please visit: www.yorkcollege.ac.uk/vacancies
Committed to equality of opportunity.
An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check is required for this post.
About York College
We are a “Good” college (OFSTED 2008) striving to be an “Outstanding College” by 2012. We are making excellent progress - in terms of our exam results, we are one of the top ten highest scoring Further Education Colleges in the country [Source: Times Educational Supplement 15th January 2010 – exam result statistics produced by the Department for Children, Schools and Families].
Some Facts
- We are one of the major providers of education and training in Yorkshire and Humberside with an annual budget of c£30M.
- We are financially strong, being rated “Grade A”.
- In August 2007 we moved into a new purpose built campus on an attractive and accessible site (adjacent to the A64 and “Park and Ride”) on the southern edge of the City of York. At £60 million this is one of the largest single re-build programmes anywhere in the country and is a flagship for the sector nationally. OFSTED rate the college an “outstanding environment for teaching and learning”.
- In 2010/2011 we have 6,695 students, of which 4,269 are full time. In addition we have 601 on Higher Education programmes and 136 International students. Support for learners, in the form of a Learning Centre, guidance and counselling and individual support, is a strong feature of the College.
- We offer courses across the full range of Further Education provision, with the exception of Land Base Studies. The College has an extensive range of employer engagement activities. Strong links have been built with the business community over many years through our commercial and tailored training offer.
- We employ over 1,000 staff. Of these, 650 are salaried - employed on a full time or part time basis. We also employ around 360 part time variable hours staff, about half of which are teaching staff employed on a sessional basis.
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