What is the job role?

• Role: Practical Skills Tutor (Alternative Provision)
• Pay: £26ph
• Hours: Minimum 18 hours per week (term time)
• Location: CV1 4AH
• Start Date: March 2025

Are you passionate about the benefits of hands-on learning and improving the social mobility and well-being of children and young people? Featured on the BBC, Plumb Learning CIC is a female-led not-for-profit organisation teaching hands-on plumbing skills to children and young people aged 6 to 16.  

Our workshops and short courses have been proven to improve behaviour, connect families and build resilient communities.  Based on a series of small achievable goals, our sessions include children and young people with and without send and semh.  

We are now entering an exciting phase of expansion and looking for a fantastic part-time tutor to join the team.  Based at our new centre in Coventry - CV1, you will work closely with young people referred through the CAP (Coventry Alternative Provision) team to teach life-changing hands-on skills.  

 Don’t worry you don’t have to be a plumber to work for Plumb Learning - we’re looking for highly organised, passionate educators with experience of working with primary and secondary-aged children.  

We are a relationship focused provision which embraces positive behaviour management and restorative practices. It is essential that you have a trauma informed approach to teaching and engagement strategies including for those with PDA.

 Support in your role:

•  Comprehensive Plumb Learning practitioner training.
• Regular refresher training.
• Shadowing opportunities as part of the training.
• Regular observations and 1:1s.
• Access to online training resources.

 Responsibilities:

•  Teaching Plumb Learning plumbing workshops and short courses.
• Leading 1:1 and small group sessions.
• Developing hands-on careers based pshe activities in line with the student’s interests.
• Being a trusted, safe adult with a focus on relationship building.
• Adapting the Plumb Learning curriculum to suit the ability of each learner.
• Working with a range of children with and without send and semh.
• Working with PEX children and those at risk of PEX.
• Ensuring learner engagement within the sessions.
• Recording attendance and absences.
• Evidencing progress and outcomes.
• Acting as DDSL.

This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

Who are we looking for?

Following recommendations from Keeping Children Safe in Education(KCSIE) for an additional pre-employment check with effect 1 Sept 22, please note, an online search may form part of this recruitment process.

Required:

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• Minimum level 3 SEND qualification.
• Trauma informed.
• Experience of restorative behaviour policies.
• Safeguarding level 2.
• Qualified first aider.
• Enhanced DBS.
• Minimum 1 year experience in a similar role.
• Experience in engaging young people with barriers to learning with learning.
• Ability to communicate efficiently with parents.
• Experience session planning and recording outcomes.
• Knowledge and experience of trauma informed and restorative practices within education.
• Ability and willingness to learn new skills quickly.

Desirable

•  QTS status.
• Safeguarding level 3.
• Driving licence.
• Knowledge/ experience of trade skills industry.
• A1 assessors award or equivalent.
• Experience of using the Chimp Model

To apply please visit the website www.plumblearning.org/careers

 Interviews: Week commencing 3rd March 2025

Coventry City Council