Personal Learning Coordinator Tutor

Job description

Are you an innovative and creative professional inspired to use your skills to teach and guide young people with complex physical and learning disabilities and their families?

Join the highly respected team of Personal Learning Coordinator Tutors at National Star. We have a part-time teaching position within our team working 4 days (30 hours) over 40 weeks (term time plus one week).

It will be your job to deliver high quality and stimulating learning for students with Complex Learning Difficulties and Disabilities (CLDD) such as Autistic Spectrum Condition (ASC), Multi-Sensory Impairments and/ or Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties (PMLD). Typically, the learners you would be teaching are learning at an early years level.

Multi-disciplinary work will be critical in your role so that you can ensure students maximise their learning, boosting their independence and wellbeing to prepare them for life after college. A large part of your role will involve liaising with other staff, external professionals and students’ families, supporting with transition planning as well as monitoring, recording and optimising the progress of learners.

It goes without saying that you will be a first-class communicator, who is creative, proactive and forward-thinking with excellent organisational skills.

You will have experience of working with people with complex learning difficulties and disabilities such as ASC and/ or profound and multiple learning difficulties or severe learning difficulties. You will hold a relevant level 3 or 4 professional qualification and ideally have or be willing to work towards a teaching qualification at Diploma level.

The full time equivalent salary for this role is £30,056.62  – this will be adjusted to c £24,370 for the part time hours and paid pro rata for the remainder of the academic year.

(Salary advertised is based on a qualified teacher, those studying towards a full teaching qualification will follow an adjusted pay scale.)

National Star 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.

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About us

National Star is a growing charity with more than 1,200 staff based in England and Wales. Established more than 50 years ago, we’ve supported hundreds of young people with disabilities to achieve their potential.

How we will reward you

Our Golden Hello

It’s motivating to feel valued at work. That’s why all new staff will receive a ‘Golden Hello’ up to the value of £250 for full-time staff (pro-rata for part-time employees) upon successful completion of their probation.

Staff benefits

Fantastic career development opportunities and comprehensive induction programme - theory and practical

Staff minibus from Cheltenham and Gloucester to our Ullenwood site Monday to Friday.

Award-winning training

Use of fitness suite and swimming pool and staff clubs.

Westfield medical cover

Life insurance cover

Employee helpline

Contributory pension scheme

Opportunity to purchase a TOTUM discount card

Employee discounts at attractions, high street retailers, supermarkets, utilities and motoring, plus much more