Associate Tutor (Placement) Secondary Education (Drama Subject Specialism)
Associate Tutor (Placement) Secondary Education (Drama Subject Specialism)
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Job Description
Grade UE07: 40497 to 48149 per annum pro rata (22.19 26.38 per hour plus holiday pay)
CAHSS/Moray House School of Education and Sport Institute of Education Teaching and Leadership
Guaranteed hours: 260 per year
Fixed term: 12 months
The Opportunity:
We are recruiting for an Associate Tutor (Placement) Secondary Education (Drama Subject Specialism). The role will predominantly focus on supporting and assessing students as part of their placement experience. The postholder will be appointed on a guaranteed hours basis and specific duties will be allocated in discussion with the Programme Director and Drama tutor depending on qualifications and relevant experience.
The post may be split between multiple candidates depending on applicant suitability.
Your skills and attributes for success:
- GTCS registered teacher of Drama with a proven record of Learning Teaching and Assessment from S16. You will have a thorough knowledge of the curriculum and experience teaching a range of courses in the Senior Phase.
- Excellent communication skills. You will be working with students and staff in the placement schools to ensure that good mentoring relationships are set up and students are given the opportunities necessary to meet the GTCS Standards for Provisional Registration.
- Excellent IT skills. The main method of communication with students whilst on placement is via Microsoft OneNote.
- Flexibility and willingness to travel. Visits are arranged over two weeks in November March and May. Our students are placed in schools all over Scotland and so a clean driving licence is essential and ability to stay overnight away from home when necessary (travel expenses are covered).
- Ability to work independently contact students and schools organise a visit schedule and meet Board of Examiners deadlines for all documentation.
- The successful applicant will require a PVG Level 2.
We are keen to attract a diverse applicant pool and we are aware that some underrepresented groups are typically less likely to apply for jobs unless they are sure they comfortably meet all the criteria. With this in mind we encourage all potential candidates to reflect on their strengths and experience in the broadest sense including transferable skills where appropriate when considering their suitability for the position.
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Application Information:
Applicants should submita CV and a cover letter detailing how you meet each of the essential criteria as outlined in the Knowledge Skills and Experience section of the job description. It is suggested that this is a structured series of headings listing each criteriaaccompanied by a short paragraph for each providingexamples of where your skills and experience meet each of these competencies.
As a valued member of our team you can expect:
- A competitive salary
- An exciting positive creative challenging and rewarding place to work.
- To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community
- Comprehensive Staff Benefits such as a generous holiday entitlement competitive pension schemes staff discounts and familyfriendly initiatives. Check out the full list on ourstaff benefits page(opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits
Championing equality diversity and inclusion:
The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions actively promoting LGBT equality.
Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on ourright to work webpages(opens in a new tab).
The University is unable to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. International applicants will therefore be unable to apply for and secure a Skilled Worker visa. They will only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.
Key dates to note:
The closing date for applications is 15 May 2025.
Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm GMT. If you are applying outside the UK the closing time on our adverts automatically adjusts to your browsers local time zone.
Interviews are scheduled to be held W/C 2nd June 2025.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Part-Time
