Join our talented team of Colleagues at New Directions College
Current Vacancies:
Business Support Officer
(MIS & Performance)
We have an exciting opportunity for an MIS & Performance Officer, working alongside our Management Information Systems and Performance team. In this role, you will support all learner enrolments at the college as well as process and analyse performance data across our key indicators of success, recruitment, retention, attendance, achievement and success.
New Directions College is Reading Borough Council’s Adult and Community Learning service. This year we’re celebrating 65 years of Adult Learning in Reading. We’re a small friendly College delivering to over 2000 learners and apprentices each year, directly and through our subcontractors and partners.
We seek the best talent from the widest pool of people as diversity and inclusion is the key to our success. Reading Borough Council is a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to the recruitment and continued employment of people with disabilities.
£21,575 – £22,369
Full Time (37 hrs per week)
Closing date: 29th March 2023
If you are interested in applying for this role, please click through the Business Support Officer (MIS & Performance) role.
ESOL Tutor
Due to recent growth at the College, we are seeking an outstanding ESOL Tutor to deliver our range of ESOL courses, from pre-entry level through to Level 2. This includes both regulated and non-regulated learning.
We are looking for someone with experience of teaching English for speakers of other languages (ESOL), preferably within a community learning environment.
GR2 SCP4 (£21,153) to GR3 SCP 8 (£25,608)
Full Time (37 hrs per week)
Teaching/Contact Time: 21 hrs per week
Must be available to teach during the day and evenings
Generous annual leave entitlement of 48 days Inc bank holidays.
Closing date: 17th March 2023
If you are interested in applying for this role, please click through the Reading Borough Council website.
Casual Exam Invigilators
Are you seeking a casual role where you can make a difference to local people’s lives?
This is a casual post that will be called upon during the academic year when exams/assessments require invigilators. The need for exam invigilators is at its highest from October to February which is mock exam season and then April to July which is the main exam season.
If you are interested in working with us, please click through the Reading Borough Council website.
Casual Learner Support Worker
Are you seeking a flexible, part time, term time role where you can make a difference to local people’s lives? Would you like to support local adults with their learning and helping them develop further?
We are seeking inspiring Learner Support Workers to support learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities to access learning. We seek the best talent from the widest pool of people, as diversity and inclusion are the key to our success.
The Learner Support Worker roles are offered on a part time, sessional basis for between 4 to 16 hours per week, during college opening hours.
If you have the ability to motivate and inspire others, promoting self-esteem and confidence please get in touch!
If you are interested in working with us, please click through the Reading Borough Council website.
Read through our ‘About Us’ section on our website and download our Strategic Development Plan to get a better idea of who we are and where we are going.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Tutors/Instructors/Assessors/Internal Quality Assurance and Learning Support Workers:
If you have experience of delivering or quality assuring learning for adults, or supporting adults in a learning environment, and are looking for your next challenge, consider joining New Directions College. The College offers a great working environment, corporate membership to the Society of Education and Training (SET), high quality Continuous Professional Development (CPD) and access to the Local Government or Teachers Pension scheme. Our courses are delivered through blended learning models and so all of our staff often work from home as well as in community learning venues across Reading.
Volunteering
New Directions College is fortunate to offer the opportunity to help our learners to fulfil their potential in the classroom, and our volunteers represent an integral part of our College, as they work alongside professional Tutors. Their support is invaluable to our learners, studying a wide range of courses, including Maths, English, ESOL and Community Learning.
If you are looking for a voluntary role and have a passion for helping others achieve, we would love to hear from you. Please contact Cheryl Ives for more information at cheryl.ives@reading.gov.ukAre you seeking a casual role where you can make a difference to local people’s lives?
This is a casual post that will be called upon during the academic year when exams/assessments require invigilators. The need for exam invigilators is at its highest from October to February which is mock exam season and then April to July which is the main exam season.