Work Skills Tutor / Teacher

National Star is seeking an inspirational tutor to join our Greensteps team based in central Cheltenham with potential travel to other sites including Thornbury and Tewkesbury to support our current cohort of learners completing their work placements.

Job details

Salary

£31 559 - £37 881 FTE

Role type

52 Week

Hours of work

Part time (10.5 hours per week, 40 weeks per year - 0.28 FTE)

Location status

On site Central Cheltenham with some travel

Contract type

Permanent

Interview date

TBC

Closing date

10/03/2026

About the role

National Star is seeking an inspirational tutor to join our Greensteps team based in central Cheltenham with potential travel to other sites including Thornbury and Tewkesbury to support our current cohort of learners completing their work placements. You will be delivering high quality, E3-L2 employability programmes for young people with a range of disabilities and support needs.

With an understanding of a post 16 curriculum that prepares young people for adulthood, you will have experience of planning and delivering innovative and person-centred sessions to young people with learning difficulties and disabilities.

You will ideally need to hold a relevant teaching qualification at level 5 or above and we would be especially keen to hear from you if you have experience in planning and delivering an enriched and exciting curriculum for: Digital Literacy / Digital Technology, Social Enterprise, Functional Skills, English and Maths to level 2 within a SEND (Special Education Needs) environment.

Your assessment of starting points, distance travelled, differentiated teaching skills that support young people to develop their skills, knowledge and experience for the wider world, as well as recognition and recording of progress, will meet required professional standards and ensure high quality provision for our students.

It goes without saying that you will be a first-class communicator, who is creative, proactive and forward-thinking. You will need to possess excellent team working skills to successfully collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, building positive relationships with students, colleagues, and external stakeholders to maximise learning, independence and wellbeing in order to enable students to achieve aspirational and personalised outcomes.

This will be a full teaching position within our team working 10.5 hours per week (ideally to include a full day on Friday + half day one other day) over 40 weeks (term time plus one week).

National Star College is at the forefront of innovative teaching practice. Join our team and develop your career to become an expert in the field of specialist education.

About us

National Star is a growing charity with more than 1,200 staff based in England and Wales. Established more than 50 years ago, we’ve supported hundreds of young people with disabilities to achieve their potential.

Staff benefits

Fantastic career development opportunities and comprehensive induction programme – theory and practical

Free employee minibus service from central Gloucester and central Cheltenham to Ullenwood (subject to availability)

Award-winning training

Free use of National Star facilities at Ullenwood, including a heated indoor swimming pool and fitness suite

Westfield medical cover

Life insurance cover

Employee helpline

Contributory pension scheme

Opportunity to purchase a TOTUM discount card

Employee discounts at attractions, high street retailers, supermarkets, utilities and motoring, plus much more

Last reviewed on 20/02/2026