Substantive Teacher: Study Programme

What will you be doing?

The aim of our study programme is to reduce the number of NEETs across North Northamptonshire, by offering a suitable but alternative provision to the traditional post 16 education pathways. You will play a key role in managing and delivering diverse learning opportunities for a group of learners from initial interview and assessment through to successful completion of the course and accreditation.

Working alongside the Curriculum Coordinator, to design and delivery on a range of accredited qualification that engage and motivate young people to progress and achieve; from entry level to level 2 qualifications. 

About you

• A recognised vocational qualification  at Level 3 or above
• A recognised teaching qualification equivalent to Level 3 or be willing to work towards one within the first 12 months of appointment
• Experience of teaching young people ages  16-19 (with EHCP)
• Ability to use relevant teaching and assessment materials and techniques to support learning. Including the use of e-learning technology
• Be flexible to travel to different venues
• Excellent communication skills (verbal, interpersonal and presentation)
• Ability to organise, plan, deliver and record accurate records to support learning

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Our benefits

Here at North Northamptonshire Council, we’re transforming for the better, using all our creativity and imagination to create the best life for our local people.

You’ll find that we have a wide range of careers that may be more surprising that you think!

Why choose us?

We offer a vibrant working environment with:

• a competitive salary
• a pension scheme, where we pay a significant contribution on top of your contribution. It provides life cover and ill-health protection.
• lots of opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and potential in a large unitary council
• generous leave entitlement (28 days, rising to 33 days) and bank holidays, plus the option to buy up to an extra 10 days
• hybrid and flexible working arrangements, where practicable for service needs to help you with a healthy work-life balance.

We provide a range of great benefits such as an Employee Assistance Programme, an Employee Benefits Scheme, wellbeing support, travel rates at HMRC rates, as well as supporting a range of active Employee Network Groups.

About us

Our Values and Behaviours

Our values define who we are and how we operate, by forming the foundation for how we interact with our customers, colleagues and provide our services. They are also at the forefront of our decision making and delivery and are:

Customer-focused
Respectful
Efficient
Supportive
Trustworthy

Our Key Commitments

Our key commitments help ensure that the priorities we make, now and in the future, maintain the necessary breadth of focus in those areas that we believe matter most.

We are proud to be a recognised Disability Confident Employer and is committed to providing an inclusive recruitment process and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role.

North Northamptonshire Council re-signed the Armed Forces Covenant in June 2024 which highlights the Council’s pledge to support the Armed Forces community. The council obtained the silver status award for the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) and we are now currently working towards achieving Gold status.

We aim to be a carbon neutral Council by 2030.

Further information can be found at Jobs and careers | North Northamptonshire Council (northnorthants.gov.uk)