Practice Learning Tutor (Education) at Anglia Ruskin University

About ARU:
ARU is a global university transforming lives through innovative, inclusive and entrepreneurial education and research. ARU holds a Gold award for the quality of its education, awarded through the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF). ARU’s research institutes and four faculties bridge scientific, technical and creative fields. We deliver impactful research which tackles pressing issues and makes a real difference to our communities. Our academic excellence has been recognised by the UK’s Higher Education funding bodies, with 16 of our research areas assessed as world leading. We are the largest provider of Nursing, Midwifery, Health and Social Care students in the East of England, and we are also among the UK’s leading universities for degree apprenticeship provision, working with hundreds of employers across the UK.

About the Role:
The Faculty of Arts, Humanities, Education and Social Sciences offers a range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses. In Education these include the PGCert, MA Education, MBA, PGCE, as well as doctoral level studies. Our undergraduate provision includes Working with Children, Families and Communities, Early Childhood Studies, Montessori and Primary Education Studies. Following our successful accreditation from the Department of Education, we will be delivering courses that award Qualified Teacher Status from September 2024, starting with a brand-new three-year BEd (Hons) Primary Education with Qualified Teacher Status.

We are seeking to recruit an experienced Early Years professional to join us in a full-time capacity as a Practice Learning Tutor. The post will include teaching, placement organisation and support for our Early Childhood Studies course portfolio in the School of Education. In this role, you will support the continued development of the Early Childhood Graduate Practitioner Competencies as an integral part of the degree programs and will work with local, regional and national Early Years settings, as well as across national and international distance learning networks, to develop community-based early childhood networks of practice.

With a degree or relevant professional qualification and extensive post-qualification CPD and/or a higher degree, you will have appropriate and extensive early years-based professional practice experience. Excellent communication skills and a sound knowledge of Microsoft Office are essential, as well as the ability to think innovatively. You will have an enthusiastic and flexible approach and will show a willingness to contribute to the collective life of the faculty.

Interviews to take place after the Easter break.

Informal enquiries can be made to Hannah Durham, Deputy Head of School, at hannah.durham@aru.ac.uk.

Find out more about working with us.

We have an agile working culture and offer an extensive range of benefits including generous holiday entitlement, occupational pension schemes, training and development opportunities, travel to work scheme and a competitive relocation package. Visit our benefits page for full details.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of our staff and students and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that ARU will carry out online searches as part of the due diligence on short listed candidates.

We value diversity at ARU and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

We have a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.

Committed to being inclusive and open to discuss flexible working.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy once we have received sufficient applications.