Tech Tutor

About the role

The Tech Tutor will help grow MadLab's Click into Employment: Click into Community learning offer - increasing the variety of training and capacity of the programme. 

Working alongside MadLab’s Head of Education and Skills, you’ll be responsible for designing and delivering training content that will equip participants with in-demand skills to help them land a digital role. You will also contribute to the programme’s learner recruitment strategy and also act as a mentor for participants (alongside volunteer industry talent.) Position-holders will play a leading role in maintaining the positive and engaging learning environment that is a defining aspect of MadLab’s training delivery and vision for Click.

• Training takes place in Stockport. The role is otherwise work from home when not delivering training, with occasional travel in Greater Manchester and flexible hours.
• Contract: Fixed term contract ending March 2027. Hours: 0.6 FTE - 22.5 hrs/week

This hybrid role is part-time with flexible working hours. If part-time hours are a barrier to your applying, we are open to the possibility of this being a full-time role (37.5 hours/ week) for a strong candidate. Please let us know when you submit your application that you would like to be considered for full-time employment. 

About Click into Employment: Click into Community

Click into Employment: Click into Community is a 360-degree programme supporting young people from diverse backgrounds to gain confidence, develop skills and secure employment in the tech industry. 

Recently funded by the National Lottery, Click into Employment grows our young-people-led community coding training opportunity to create a long-form programme of support that will have a transformative impact on young people in Stockport.

It fulfils a long-held ambition – needed now more than ever – to create a high-impact end-to-end pipeline for young people (age 18-30) under-represented in the digital industry in Stockport: from first steps through to confident career growth. We have a unique opportunity in front of us: to 'shift the dial' for hard to reach and underserved young people in terms of getting them into employment in the tech industry.

Click into Employment feeds into Click into Community, providing pathways for users to strengthen their skills, confidence, and motivation at every stage. It catalyses volunteering and mentoring opportunities, to create and support peer-to-peer learning groups and meetups, and provide opportunities for people in Stockport to come together, strengthening the community it serves.

Partner organisations for this programme include University College London’s Institute of Education (MadLab is a partner in its long-term programme, Making Spaces), Beacon Counselling, and Stockport Council.

Person specification

Essential

• Substantial demonstrable teaching or skills development experience
• Proficiency in relevant technical training
• Proficiency with functional programming languages
• Familiarity with various coding environments, tools, and frameworks
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Patience and ability to adapt teaching methods to accommodate diverse learning styles
• Ability to create a supportive and inclusive environment for individuals from diverse backgrounds
• Strong collaborative working skills 
• Excellent time management, organisational and planning skills

Desirable

• AET Level 3, PGCE or equivalent
• Experience in course design and delivery
• Experience using remote learning tools
• Proficiency in JavaScript, Node.js and Express; HTML5 and CSS3
• Experience and knowledge of supporting vulnerable people and/or those with complex needs
• Commercial knowledge, experience and understanding of industry, including training needs

In order to reflect the diversity of our learner cohorts in our teaching staff, we particularly welcome applications from underrepresented groups, including women, individuals from different ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with caring responsibilities and those from diverse socio-economic backgrounds. While formal qualifications are not mandatory, a demonstrated ability to fulfil the role and a positive attitude are highly valued.

Please find further details via the job application pack here.

How to apply

Please apply by emailing in your CV and covering letter (one page) detailing how your experience fits the criteria, and what skills you could bring to the role. 

Please email these to Rachael Turner (Director, MadLab) at rachael@madlab.org.uk, using the subject line ‘Tech Tutor, Click.’

The application deadline is Friday 9th August at 23:59.

Application timeline

Stage 1: An initial review of your application against our role criteria

Stage 2: Interview and micro-teaching session to MadLab team

Stage 3: Interview and sample teaching session with MadLab Youth Advisory Board and Team

Interviews: Week beginning 19th August (alternative dates will be available for people who have holidays booked)