Teacher - Uniformed Public Services
Luminate Education Group, Leeds City College, Quarry Hill Campus, Playhouse Square, Leeds, LS2 7BS14 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
1 October 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
17 September 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teacher or lecturer
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Subject
- Public services
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- Commencing at £31,916 with progression to £35,912 per annum
What skills and experience we're looking for
Leeds City College are recruiting for 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.
You do not need a teaching qualification but ideally you will have previous experience in supporting learners and/or young people. For the right candidate we will fully support you in gaining your teaching qualification.
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.
What You Will Do
We are looking for someone with the passion and skills to deliver topics such as:
Core responsibilities include:
- 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.
What the college offers its staff
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.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
At Luminate Education Group we are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students. We expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful applicants will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment checks which include an enhanced DBS check, online checks and must have two satisfactory references. Please be aware that it is a criminal offence to apply for a job with us if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity in connection to children.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on college website (opens in new tab)About Luminate Education Group
- Organisation type
- FE College, ages 14 to 99
- Education phase
- Sixth form or FE college
- Size
- No information available
- Age range
- 14 to 99
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Email address
- careers@luminate.ac.uk
Luminate Education Group is a collective of education providers based in Yorkshire with one clear purpose: to make a positive difference to people's lives through genuinely transformative education and training.
We are a group of seven organisations, based in the Leeds City Region: Harrogate College, Keighley College, Leeds City College, Leeds Conservatoire, Leeds Sixth Form College, Pudsey Sixth Form College and University Centre Leeds.
Together, we are inspiring a whole generation of people and new leaders who will go on to make their own impact on the region and beyond.
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