Vocational Skills Tutor

at  Camphill Village Trust

DO YOU WANT TO BE PART OF A SUCCESSFUL AND INNOVATIVE SKILLS TEAM?

You will be required to deliver the vocational employability training element of Severnside Skills Project, across the portfolio of courses, provide specialist skill training to support the high-quality vocational courses being delivered as part of Severnside Skills and to maintain a consistent delivery of teaching to trainees.

SEVERNSIDE SKILLS PROJECT

• Deliver specialist training courses/units and ensure structured work experience is provided to trainees, prioritising learning, development and progression in line with identified goals.
• Where required prepare session plans and promote inclusivity in all aspects of the course delivery, with a focus on practical activity and positive risk taking.
• Ensure sessions are structured to ensure training can realistically be completed within time scales and other tasks such as cleaning to the required standard and ordering of stock can be achieved within set hours.
• Follow finance processes for ordering and payment of goods within the expected timescales, and stock is properly managed.
• Ensure that risk assessments are in place and implemented for all trainees and placements. Completing evidence forms, progress and development plans and supporting individuals to set and achieve goals as appropriate, also encouraging them to take part in, and meaningfully contribute to, the activity.
• Ensure the Severnside Skills Project operates, where practicable, in accordance with the charity’s ethos. Meets the operating deficit/surplus requirements agreed each year and plan the work schedules and activities, promote any products that are produced and plan for the school’s development accordingly.
• Order supplies, working within the budget, and ensuring costs are managed.
• Work within the appropriate policies, procedures, practices and controls (identifying and putting in place any that are necessary for the workshop) and that appropriate recording and reporting arrangements are used to support and evidence the meeting of CVT contractual and regulatory requirements, having particular regard to health and safety requirements.
• Maintain clear, accurate and up to date information, recording information in timely manner. Provide any information and documentation requested by relevant management and funders.
• Evidence of regular communication; daily checking of emails and phone messages.
• Undertake such other tasks as required individually or with others to develop and maintain the high quality of service required to fulfil the vision of the centre, including for example by actively participating in team meetings and in relevant training and involvement of department in supporting regular events and holiday activities.
• Work closely with colleagues and unit holders across Taurus Crafts to identify opportunities for work experience, supported volunteering and supported employment. Working to support the development of a sustainable visitor centre operating with a strong customer service focus.
• Work closely with the Vocational Learning & Development Manager and Co-production lead to support trainees in achieving the next steps on their pathways towards volunteering or employment.

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

• Passionate about creating work opportunities for people with learning disabilities and motivating and supporting them at work
• An attitude towards others based on respect, dignity, and equality
• Commercially aware, numerate, able to manage budgets
• Able to work with little supervision, highly organised, good planning skills and efficient
• Able to work under pressure, reliable and punctual
• Considerate, friendly and approachable.
• Patient when dealing with customers, staff and volunteers.
• Confident and capable of lone working and travelling off-site as needed.
• Solution seeking, creative and resourceful, innovative problem solver.
• Flexible attitude, willing to try new activities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Encouraging, able to motivate others.
• Resilient, confident, takes responsibility.
• An ability to lead a mixed abilities team including people with learning disabilities, mental health problems and others facing barriers to participation in society and work.

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