Teacher - Uniformed Public Services

Leeds City College is recruiting a Teacher of Uniformed Public Services to join our team, who can deliver inspiring sessions to our learners to help them prepare for a career in their chosen uniformed service.

We are looking for someone with career experience working in Uniformed Public Services; this could be within the Armed Forces or Emergency Services, including Police and Fire Services, who can share their experience and skills with our learners to help them succeed in their chosen career.

The School of Public Services at Leeds City College supports over 400 students on courses from Level 1 to Level 3, preparing them for careers within the emergency services and armed forces and many more sectors.

We don’t just teach in classrooms – our students learn self-discipline, communication, problem-solving, and teamwork skills through practical experience.

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• Prepare for a career in a chosen uniformed service
• Carry out map reading and navigation across open country
• Emergency planning and response in the uniformed services
• Uniformed services hierarchy and routine

• Develop learners to make positive progress towards their career goals whilst developing skills and qualities that ensure they have successful outcomes.
• Plan, prepare and develop schemes of work, session plans, teaching and learning resources, and learning and assessment plans.
• Deliver inspiring sessions across the curriculum using a wide range of teaching methods for identified modules.
• Deliver and assess essential knowledge and understanding to learners.
• Be responsible for recording student progress - Adapt curriculum delivery methods to maximise their effectiveness, including through the use of technology.

• Ability to inspire and motivate learners to achieve their optimum.
• A passion for subjects that include topics relating to emergency services and the armed forces.
• Relevant up-to-date subject knowledge from working in the services or recent delivery in the Further Education or school sector.
• Recent teaching delivery demonstrates active learning and differentiated teaching styles in any setting.
• Ability to be adaptable and flexible towards the requirements of different learner needs.

The group offers a range of excellent benefits, including:

• Annual Leave
• Curriculum and Management: 44 days plus bank holidays
• Curriculum support and business support: 39 days plus bank holidays
• Pension Schemes With Generous Employer Contributions
• Teachers’ Pension Scheme
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• People’s Pension Scheme
• CPD Opportunities
• Annual staff conference plus 2 additional staff development days.
• Qualifications Including PGCE, Apprenticeships, Leadership And Management Courses.
• Employee wellbeing initiatives:
  Family Friendly Policies, discounted onsite spa (Printworks) and gym (Park Lane).
• Travel and commuting:
  Discounted travel available through Metro card, Northern Rail, First Bus, Arriva Bus and Cycle to work schemes.
• Flexible and hybrid working opportunities:
  Please speak to the recruiting manager regarding flexible opportunities as these differ between roles.

Leeds City College is one of the largest further education institutions in the country and is one of the biggest providers of apprenticeships regionally.

We provide a vibrant and diverse learning environment, delivering excellent and innovative education which is supportive, inspiring and life changing. Leeds City College’s values put students first and are at the heart of everything the college does.

We are committed to lifelong learning and investing in our staff. You’ll have access to a broad variety of training and…