About the Role
Leeds City College are recruiting for a Teacher of Uniformed Public Services to join our team.
Within the School of Public Services at Leeds City College we offer a range of study programmes across levels 1 to 3 to over 390 learners.
Our staff offer:
- Bespoke training opportunities for our staff to further develop skills for career development including teacher training.
- Opportunities to work in collaboration with our partners, West Yorkshire Police, Yorkshire Ambulance Services, West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue and the armed forces.
- Take students on visits and experiences in the UK and around the world. Our Instagram page will allow you to see some of these opportunities.
Explore our Instagram page @LCC_Publicservices to see what we get up to on a day-to-day basis
Our curriculum offer includes:
- Level 1, Level 2 & Level 3 Diplomas for entry to the uniformed services.
- Level 1 Introduction to Community and Youth Services, a programme developed in partnership with CATCH, a leading third-sector organisation in the city.
- Bespoke 19+ cohort of learners looking to gain qualifications to enable a career change.
- In September 2025, we will launch our Preparation for Apprenticeship Programme.
What You Will Do
We are looking for someone with the passion and skills to deliver topics such as:
- Prepare for a career in a chosen uniformed service
- Understanding discipline in the uniformed services.
- Equality and Diversity
A range of topic that also requires knowledge of working within the emergency services or armed forces.
Core responsibilities include:
- Develop learners to make positive progress towards their careers 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.
About You
You will have:
- 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.
Benefits
The group offers a range of excellent benefits, including:
Annual leave:
Curriculum and Management: 44 days plus bank holidays
Curriculum support and business support: 37 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.
Flexible and hybrid working opportunities: Please speak to the recruiting manager regarding flexible opportunities as these differ between roles.
About Us
Leeds City College is one of the largest further education institutions in the country and is one of the biggest providers of apprenticeships regionally.
We provide a vibrant and diverse learning environment, delivering excellent and innovative education which is supportive, inspiring and life changing. Leeds City College’s values put students first and are at the heart of everything the college does.
We are committed to lifelong learning and investing in our staff. You’ll have access to a broad variety of training and professional development designed to help you continually develop and grow. We offer a wide range of job vacancies, and our large size means there are always exciting opportunities to progress.
Join us on the journey to being the best that we can collectively be for our students, apprentices, staff and our stakeholders.
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 this post if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity in connection to children.
EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in recruitment is key to our Group’s values. We are dedicated to fostering a workplace that embraces equality, diversity and inclusion in all its forms, where every candidate is treated with fairness, respect, and equity.
Our recruitment processes are designed to ensure equal opportunities, remove bias, and promote a diverse talent pool. To find out more about what our commitment to EDI means to us please Click here to learn more about our EDI objectives.
RECRUITMENT AGENCIES
We do not accept unsolicited CV’s and applications from agencies and will not be liable for any fee in connection with a candidate that has been submitted speculatively through any agency that has not been expressly instructed for a particular vacancy as part of our Preferred Supplier List.
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