Outreach Worker – Community Learning 0.5 FTE (18hrs) Fixed Term until 31st March 2025

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Job title: Outreach Worker – Community Learning 0.5 FTE (18hrs) Fixed Term until 31st March 2025

Company: Tameside College

Job description: As an Outreach Worker (Fixed Term until 31st March 2025), and a member of the Community Learning Team you’ll be working with the local authority and local community groups to identify and engage care experienced Tameside 16+ Residents with a view to upskill their numeracy skills.

We offer an enhanced benefit package which includes a Cycle to Work scheme, Free on site Gym at our Beaufort Road campus, Retail Discounts, Local Government Pension Scheme, you’ll get 33 days’ holidays for a full time position pro rata for factual positions, to name a few.

Here’s the standard bit: you’ll be working alongside the local authority and local community groups to identify and engage care experienced Tameside 16+ Residents. Engaging them in small groups and 1:1 session with an aim to improve their numeracy skills including signposting where applicable to other community based Tameside College courses.

What you’ll need: With some previous experience of Outreach in the community, you will have a sound understanding of the range of issues 16+ leaners will face when apply numeracy skills. You will have excellent interpersonal skills in working within the community and a problem solving approach.

We require a skilled and highly motivated individual to join our established Adult education team with a passion to inspire every learner to reach their full potential regardless of their starting point. You’ll need to be able to travel across Tameside as and when required.

About us: Tameside College in Ashton-Under-Lyne Greater Manchester is a diverse and vibrant further education college that offers a wide range of course including A level and advanced level vocational study programmes, Apprenticeships and adult courses up to degree Level. We aim to give all our students an exceptional experience.

We believe in excellence and back that up with high expectations, a superb working environment (as part of the Vision Tameside £100 million+ accommodation strategy) and outstanding teaching. We also believe that attending college is about more than achieving a qualification, important though that is. This is why we aim to give learners every opportunity to develop their full potential in a supportive and friendly environment.

Subject to the volume of applications we may decide to close the vacancy earlier than advertised.

Come join us on our journey to outstanding!

Recruitment Agencies: We are not utilising the service of recruitment agencies for this vacancy and will accept direct applications only. Unsolicited CV’s will be treated as a gift. We will not be subject to or liable under your terms and conditions for agency fees.

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Location: Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester

Job date: Thu, 11 Jan 2024 08:26:57 GMT

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