Jewellery Diploma Tutor (CAD)

Company

British Academy of Jewellery

Location

Birmingham (Assay Office) Campus, Birmingham

Salary

£27,000 - £29,500 pro rata dependant on experience

Published

Deadline

Jewellery Diploma Tutor (CAD)

British Academy of Jewellery

Birmingham (Assay Office) Campus, Birmingham

Contract: 3 days per week

Salary: £27,000 - £29,500 pro rata dependant on experience

Company Overview

With a mission to provide an environment where creativity is nurtured, innovation is encouraged, and sustainability is practiced, for more than two decades the British Academy of Jewellery has been providing pioneering training and inspiration to the next generation of jewellers, entrepreneurs and creatives of all abilities and backgrounds in London, Birmingham, Nottingham, Sheffield, and Leicester. During this time, we’ve grown from a small school set up beneath a jewellery shop to a respected, world-class institution offering accredited courses.With a new Principal and Board of Governors, the Academy has a reinvigorated sense of purpose and is entering an exciting new stage in its development.

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced and passionate Jewellery Diploma Tutor (CAD) to join our dedicated teaching team. The ideal candidate will have strong technical experience in jewellery CAD (including software such as Rhino and Illustrator), alongside a solid understanding of traditional jewellery manufacturing and design processes.

As a Diploma Tutor, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the learning journey of our students. You will deliver inspiring lessons, provide academic and pastoral support, assess student work, and help maintain the high standards of excellence for which the Academy is known.

Teaching and Learning Responsibilities

Undertake a CAD teaching program using Rhino to Diploma learners at the Academy.
Undertake the teaching of Jewellery Manufacture and Design units to Diploma learners at the Academy.
Undertake planned delivery and provide feedback and guidance to learners, ensuring high success rates.
Produce lesson plans, support materials and other teaching related materials as required.
Complete assessment of learner work to set IQA deadlines.
Monitor progress and attendance, and maintain appropriate records whilst offering support to learners.
Undertake general course management responsibilities including admissions and placement support through learner interviews.
Ensure lessons, delivery and assessments meet with the standards set by awarding bodies, prime contractors and other organisations that monitor the Academy.
Ensure learners follow the policies provided to them via the Academy’s VLE Canvas.

Behaviour and Safety

Ensure the learners abide by health and safety rules by inducting learners and demonstrating the correct use of equipment, keeping health and safety rules in mind throughout lessons.
Keep up to date with Safeguarding and Prevent, and other declarations when required.
Monitor equality and diversity ensuring learners feel safe in the Academy and receive equal opportunities.
Be a positive role model for the learners, demonstrating consistently a positive attitude, values and behaviour, which are expected of learners, including health and safety.

Professional Development

Act as a role model, mentor or consultant to colleagues as appropriate and encourage collaboration, cooperation and teamwork.
Engage in regular standardisation meetings and training to review the quality of the teaching and learning provision in line with the quality strategy.
Maintain a professional level of subject expertise by being aware of relevant industrial and technological developments in the field.
Take part in regular training weeks and training sessions to enable continuous personal and professional development.

How to Apply

Your application should show evidence to demonstrate how you meet these criteria:

Qualifications

Level 2 qualifications in both Literacy and Numeracy (or equivalent).
Relevant qualifications in CAD.
Relevant teaching and assessing, IV qualifications (or willingness to work towards) and commitment to complete further CPD or teacher training qualifications if required.
Awareness of the regulatory framework for FE academic awards and quality standards

Experience

Some teaching experience, particularly in the areas of CAD.
Experience using Rhino in a jewellery design context.
Experience of teamwork with strong team working skills.
Desirable: to be a practising jeweller with strong links to art or the jewellery industry and demonstrable evidence of practice
Innovative approach to course coordination, teaching, learning or professional practice to support excellent teaching and inclusivity
Effective resource management and prioritisation to achieve long term objectives
Good attention to detail
Able to prioritise workload

Communication

Proactive and able to effectively support a high performing team of tutors.

Suggest practical solutions to new or unique problems.
Communicate effectively orally and in writing, adapting the message for a diverse audience in an inclusive and accessible way.
Contribute to improving or adapting provision to enhance the student experience or customer service.

Safeguarding, Equality and Diversity

Experience of promoting Equality and Diversity as well as Safeguarding (where appropriate).
Able to manage Safeguarding issues as appropriate to the role.
Complete Safeguarding training.

If you are passionate about jewellery making, have a keen eye for detail, and enjoy working in a dynamic environment, we encourage you to apply for this exciting position at the British Academy of Jewellery.

This role requires an enhanced DBS check.

Applicants must declare all unspent convictions and any spent convictions not protected under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order 1975, amended 2020).

Send your CV and cover letter to us by using the application form below.

About The British Academy of Jewellery (BAJ)

The British Academy of Jewellery (BAJ) is a future-facing, specialist jewellery and education institution with strong industry links and expert tuition. BAJ has been providing cutting-edge training and inspiration to the next generation of jewellers and supporting existing jewellery professionals through opportunities for upskilling. BAJ provides pioneering education and training for jewellers, entrepreneurs, and creatives of all abilities and backgrounds in London, Birmingham, Nottingham, Sheffield, and Leicester.

baj.ac.uk

How to apply

Applying for a job on Benchpeg is easy. All you need to do is upload your CV, along with your telephone number, email address, and a message for the recruiter, using the form below.

If they receive a high volume of applications, the recruiter may not inform you if yours has been unsuccessful. However, if they’re impressed with your application, they’ll let you know.

Apply for Job

1. Please provide your email, first name, last name and phone number.

Please enter your email address Please enter a valid email address Your email address cannot be longer than 100 charaters

Please enter your first name First name cannot be longer than 100 characters

Please enter your last name Last name cannot be longer than 100 characters

Please enter your phone number Please enter a valid phone number using digits only

2. Provide a message for the employer. This increases your chances of being selected.

Please provide an introduction Introduction cannot be longer than 5000 characters

3. Click the upload button to upload your CV. It must be a doc, docx, pdf, txt or odt file.

Send CV later

Please click the Apply button to submit your application

4. Finally, click the Apply for Job button to submit your application.

Thank you, your application has been submitted. Please check your emails to complete your application.

By using our jobs service and online application system you are consenting to our Terms and Conditions and our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with these, please do not use the service. We reserve the right to contact you once in the future to invite you to subscribe to our newsletters.

About benchpeg.com/jobs

The jewellery jobs listed on benchpeg.com/jobs provide opportunities for career moves in all types of jobs in jewellery

From creative and design roles, to craft and jewellery manufacturing jobs, to head office, management and administration vacancies, specialist luxury PR, marketing and digital vacancies as well as jewellery sales and retail positions, our listings for jobs in jewellery is the place to come for recruiters and job seekers alike.

Please browse through the listings below for goldsmith jobs, jeweller jobs, jewellery production assistant jobs, jewellery quality control jobs, diamond setter jobs, jewellery retail sales jobs, jewellery designer jobs, jewellery bench jobs, jeweller maker jobs, jewellery studio assistant jobs, jewellery buying jobs, jewellery trainee jobs, jewellery apprenticeship jobs, jewellery sales consultant jobs, bench repairer jobs, jewellery assistant jobs, freelance jewellery jobs and more for a jewellery career!

All rights to content published on this page belong to Benchpeg Limited and you are not authorised to copy, reproduce or otherwise use this work without our prior written consent.