Vocational Tutor

North Star 180°, Bath, BA2 5RF

7 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  1 July 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  24 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £35,412.00 - £39,152.00 Annually (FTE) Actual salary: Grade 10 £30,968 - £34,239

Vocational Tutor job summary

North Star Academy Trust is a small multi-academy trust that was set up with the ambition to improve the SEND provision in the South West and provide as many young people as possible with a bespoke, specialist education that is tailored to each individual's needs. We are a small but growing Trust, we currently consist of 4 schools including both Primary and Secondary provisions and an alternative provision.

Are you looking for a new challenge? The opportunity to make a difference and enrich the lives of children with behaviour needs? We are looking for a looking for a driven and enthusiastic Tutor to join our team to delivering vocational subjects primarily including BTEC Level 1 Land Based Studies. In addition, the successful candidate will be required to teach some Digital Skills and PE lessons and support in Duke of Edinburgh.

You will be delivering to a small group of learners, but due to challenging needs and behaviours, you will be required to contribute to the management of learner behaviour displaying a high level of professionalism. At all times you will be committed to ensuring high expectations for behaviour and learning and demonstrating professional responsibility to promote the safeguarding and welfare of our learners. The ideal candidate will have experience in teaching vocational subjects.

We believe that every learner should have an equal opportunity to achieve a good education to help them become a good citizen when they leave school. This position can give great satisfaction by often reaching learners who are disengaged with education for a variety of different reasons.

The successful applicants will:

• Be a hard working individual that is willing to go above and beyond to help young learners achieve their potential.
• Have the ability to establish and sustain expert teaching that meets the needs of all pupils
• Be passionate about the curriculum and able to ensure all children access a broad, structured and personalised entitlement
• Have the highest of expectations of learners who have been marginalised by education.
• Be able to lead sessions that are well planned and well structured to engage learners in hands-on topics and cover a wide range of abilities.
• Be flexible, adaptable and have a positive attitude to working in a structured environment.
• Effectively communicate with colleagues.
• Have skills of empathy, listening, communication and the ability to respond to unexpressed need.
• Willingness to undertake the further training that will be offered.

You will be part of:

• An exciting and innovative development of a Primary and Secondary learning community.
• A dedicated team of staff who strive for excellence.
• A caring and inclusive ethos.
• A school which has supportive Governors and Parents with high expectations of the school.

In return, we offer a competitive salary, pension, a supportive team, training and development and the potential for career progression to the right person.

The attached job description and person specification outline the main requirements of the role.

Safeguarding Statement

North Star Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This appointment is subject to an enhanced DBS check and positive references.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About North Star 180°

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 16
• School size: 103 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: North Star 180° website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/aspire-academy-bath

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