Vocational & Childcare Tutor (Maternity Cover) - Mat Leave Cover
Job Description
Vocational & Childcare Tutor (Maternity Cover)
📍 Wolverhampton
🕒 Full-Time | Fixed-Term Maternity Cover
Are you passionate about supporting young people to achieve their goals and progress into employment, further education, or apprenticeships?
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Vocational & Childcare Tutor to join our Wolverhampton centre on a full-time maternity cover basis.
This is a rewarding opportunity to support learners in developing vocational skills, employability, and childcare knowledge within a positive and engaging learning environment.
About the Role
The successful candidate will deliver high-quality teaching, learning and assessment to learners studying vocational and childcare-related programmes. You will help learners build confidence, develop essential skills, and achieve positive outcomes.
Key responsibilities include:
Delivering engaging vocational and childcare sessions
Supporting learners to achieve qualifications and personal targets
Embedding employability, maths, English and personal development into delivery
Monitoring learner progress and maintaining accurate records
Providing pastoral support and motivation to learners
Contributing to a safe, inclusive and positive learning environment
What We’re Looking For
We are looking for someone who is:
Passionate about education and supporting young people
Experienced in delivering vocational and/or childcare training
Able to engage and motivate learners with varying needs and abilities
Organised, proactive and able to manage learner progress effectively
Confident working both independently and as part of a team
Essential Requirements
Experience delivering vocational and/or childcare qualifications
A relevant vocational qualification in Childcare or related subject
Good communication and organisational skills
Experience working with young people
Desirable
Teaching qualification (or willingness to work towards one)
Experience delivering Functional Skills or employability
Experience within alternative provision or post-16 education
🎁 Perks & Benefits – Because You Deserve It! 🎁
🎉 25 days holiday, increasing to 30 with service
💰 Buy & sell annual leave
🏋️ Earn an extra week of leave just by exercising!
🚗 Paid mileage (35p per mile, above normal work mileage)
📞 Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
🏆 Long service & special recognition awards
🎟️ Juniper Lottery & Dragons’ Den competitions
⭐ PRIDE monthly celebrations
🕑 Early Finish Fridays (2:30pm!)
🎄 Christmas Savings Club
👀 Eyecare reimbursement
🚲 Cycle to Work Scheme
⚡ Electric Car Scheme (after 5 years’ service)
🛡️ Critical Illness Cover (after 5 years’ service)
🎉 Corporate events throughout the year!
🌍 Diversity, Inclusion & Safeguarding
At Juniper Training Ltd, we believe that language should never be a barrier to opportunity. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued, respected, and supported.
As an equal opportunities employer, we welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and are committed to providing a workplace free from discrimination. We actively encourage candidates from underrepresented groups to apply.
Juniper Training is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults, and expects all staff to share this commitment.
As part of our safer recruitment process, we carefully review all applications, check employment history and references, and investigate any gaps in employment. Pre-employment checks will also include verification of identity, right to work in the UK, and relevant qualifications.
Where roles involve working with young people or vulnerable adults, they are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and successful applicants will be required to undertake appropriate safeguarding checks, which may include an enhanced check through the Disclosure and Barring Service.
We may also carry out online searches on shortlisted candidates as part of our due diligence.
If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know and we will do our best to support you.
Join us in building a workplace that champions diversity, equity, inclusion, and safeguarding for all.