Study Programme Tutor - Childcare Tutor

Vacancy Type:
Permanent/Full Time
Hours per week: 40 hours per week

Location:

Walkden, Manchester
Salary Range: £27,000 per annum

• 30 days annual leave
• Bank holidays
• Extra annual paid leave for your birthday
• Mental health day
• Up to 5 volunteering days
• 4% contributory pension scheme
• Life insurance
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Employee Discount Scheme

Our Commitment to Equality:
Central YMCA is open to applications from all backgrounds.

• Experienced childcare professionals looking to move into education
• Qualified FE Tutors / Lecturers with experience working with young people

• Be passionate about teaching, training, and learner success
• Work confidently both independently and as part of a team
• Be organised, proactive, and able to meet deadlines
• Be motivated to support young people to achieve positive life outcomes

• PGCE, Cert Ed, or Level 5 Diploma in Education and Training
• Minimum Level 3 qualification in Childcare
• Relevant industry experience working with children and/or adults in care settings

We are recruiting a Childcare Tutor to join our expanding provision at our Walkden centre. This is a rewarding full‑time Study Programme Tutor role, delivering high‑quality, practical learning to post‑16 learners studying childcare qualifications at Level 1 and 2.

You will manage learners’ journeys from initial interview and assessment through to successful completion and accreditation, delivering engaging teaching that builds industry knowledge, employability skills, confidence, and progression routes into further education, apprenticeships, or employment.

Alongside vocational delivery, you will support learners to achieve English and Maths (Functional Skills or GCSE), work with specialist teams, and uphold the highest standards of teaching in line with the Education Inspection Framework (EIF).

• Deliver childcare teaching and assessment for Level 1 and/or Level 2 qualifications
• Support learners’ employability, social skills, and personal development
• Support delivery of English and Maths (with specialist support)
• Track learner progress and maintain accurate records
• Provide pastoral and tutorial support
• Embed ICT and digital learning tools
  
  Maintain high standards of teaching, learning and assessment
• Safeguarding responsibilities: daily contact with learners and regulated activity related to children

All staff have a responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people, and/or vulnerable adults for whom you are responsible and with whom you come into contact.

The Charity’s Safeguarding Policy is available from the Central YMCA website.

Any offer of employment will be subject to successfully completing pre‑employment checks, including an enhanced DBS disclosure, satisfactory references, relevant original  and examination certificates.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Charity is therefore permitted to ask shortlisted applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are “spent” unless they are “protected” under the DBS filtering rules) to assess their suitability to work with children.

Should you be shortlisted, you will be required to complete a disclosure form prior to interview.