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Overview

As a Tutor at the AMRC Training Centre, you will play a key role in ensuring that the AMRC Training Centre’s apprentices receive high-quality teaching by devising, designing, preparing, delivering and assessing knowledge elements of our Advanced and Higher apprenticeship programmes using active learning techniques within the classroom. You will be responsible for delivering your own units and meeting the requirements of Ofsted’s Education Inspection Framework.  

You will have sufficient knowledge and experience to deliver a range of common units to advanced apprentices whilst having a key focus on automation and controls, PLCs and fault finding. 

Experience of teaching the EAL Diploma is desirable. 

You will have very good communication skills, be able to organise your workload and time effectively, be able to work independently with minimal supervision and work collaboratively with team members.

You will hold a teaching qualification or be willing to work towards one, and a relevant qualification in engineering, manufacturing, your given subject area or equivalent experience. Industrial experience in manufacturing and engineering would be advantageous.

Main duties and responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality teaching in engineering subjects using a variety of active learning strategies.
• Reflect on your teaching practice, taking advice from colleagues to improve your practice and apprentices’ learning experience.
• Manage the attention of apprentices in the classroom, keeping them on task and interested in the session.
• Devise and apply a range of assessment activities, including formative assessment.
• Assess apprentices’ work and provide feedback to support apprentices to improve and achieve their maximum potential.
• The tracking of marked student work is to be done promptly and accurately ensuring it is kept up to date.
• Provide academic and pastoral support to guide, challenge and inspire apprentices.
• Write, develop, and monitor individual learning plans for apprentices, updating them as required.
• Contribute to the review, planning, creation and development of the curriculum and units within.
• Produce and develop schemes of work, lesson plans, individualised learning plans and learning materials.
• Using virtual learning platforms such as Blackboard for online and hybrid teaching.
• Contribute to the development of strategies to improve apprentice the retention, attendance, achievement, and success rates of apprentices.
• Work with the Support Team to identify and support apprentices with additional learning requirements, and pastoral needs.
• Deliver commercial training courses as required.
• Take part in Open Events during evenings.
• Make a full and active contribution, as a Tutor, to the AMRC Training Centre, including the pursuit of excellence in the education of our apprentices. 
• As a member of staff, you will be encouraged to make ethical decisions in your role, embedding the University sustainability strategy into your working activities wherever possible.
• Model the conduct and behaviours required of all staff in the University’s Code of Conduct, including excellent attendance and punctuality.
• Any other duties, commensurate with the grade of the post.

Person Specification

Our diverse community of staff and students recognises the unique abilities, backgrounds, and beliefs of all. We foster a culture where everyone feels they belong and are respected. Even if your experience doesn't match perfectly with this role's criteria, your contribution is valuable, and we encourage you to apply. Please ensure that you reference the application criteria in the application statement when you apply.

Essential Criteria

• Have a Level 4, or higher, qualification in Engineering / your subject area, or similar, or evidence of relevant industrial experience - Application

• Proven teaching/training ability, ideally with a teaching qualification - Application and microteach

• Ability to plan and deliver effective teaching/training sessions, supporting apprentices to meet their learning outcomes. Use a range of teaching methodologies to engage apprentices, including the use of virtual learning platforms - Interview and microteach

• Confidence to challenge apprentice behaviour such as being late to teaching sessions, eating in class and using mobile phones when not permitted. Interview and microteach

• Understanding of the academic and pastoral needs of apprentices, recognising when intervention and support is needed from other teams - Interview and Application 

• Excellent customer service skills, with experience in responding efficiently and effectively to phone and email queries - Interview and Application

• Good organisational and time management skills and the ability to meet deadlines, alongside excellent attendance and punctuality - Interview and Application

• Good interpersonal skills with the ability to model the University’s values and Code of Conduct - Interview and Application

• Ability to reflect on your performance, identify areas to improve, and engage with continuous professional development - Interview and Application

• Ability to work effectively collaboratively with colleagues within and outside your immediate team - Interview and Application

• Experience in delivering individualised learning to a range of students. And the ability to give clear and constructive feedback to apprentices to guide learning - Interview and Application

Desirable Criteria

• Experience with Ofsted inspections - Interview and Application

• Relevant industrial experience in engineering - Interview and Application

Further Information

Grade: 7

Duration: August 2026

Line manager: Curriculum Manager

Direct reports: N/A

Our website: https://amrctraining.co.uk/

For informal enquiries about this job, contact: Phil Robson, Curriculum Manager: l.p.robson@sheffield.ac.uk

Next steps in the recruitment process

It is anticipated that the selection process will take place as soon as possible after the closing date. The selection process will consist of a micro-teach on a job role-related topic of your choice (20-minute lesson, presentation and resources to be prepared by the candidate), a stakeholder panel, followed by a formal interview. We plan to let candidates know if they have progressed to the selection stage within 2 weeks of the closing date. If you need any support, equipment or adjustments to enable you to participate in any element of the recruitment process you can contact l.p.robson@sheffield.ac.uk

Our vision and strategic plan

We are the University of Sheffield. This is our vision: sheffield.ac.uk/vision (opens in new window).

What we offer

• A minimum of 41 days annual leave including bank holiday and closure days (pro rata) with the ability to purchase more.
• Generous pension scheme.
• A wide range of discounts and rewards on shopping, eating out and travel.
• A variety of staff networks, providing opportunities for social interaction, peer support and personal development (for example, Race Equality, LGBT+, Women’s and Parent’s networks).
• Recognition Awards to reward staff who go above and beyond in their role.
• A commitment to your development access to learning and mentoring schemes; integrated with our Academic Career Pathways.
• A range of generous family-friendly policies
  • paid time off for parenting and caring emergencies
  • support for those going through the menopause
  • paid time off and support for fertility treatment
  • and more

More details can be found on our benefits page: sheffield.ac.uk/jobs/benefits (opens in a new window).

We are a Disability Confident Employer. If you have a disability and meet the essential criteria for this job you will be invited to take part in the next stage of the selection process.

Criminal record

An enhanced with barred lists DBS check will be needed for this role. More details on the checks can be found on the Government website: gov.uk/criminal-record-checks-apply-role (opens in a new window).

Possession of a criminal record is not an automatic bar to employment at the University of Sheffield. We recognise the value of steady employment in the rehabilitation process and examine each case in its own right. More information can be found on our Information for candidates page:- sheffield.ac.uk/jobs/candidates (opens in a new window).

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