Cast Angling Project Tutor

**Job Summary**
The CAST project has been working with significant numbers of disadvantaged and hard to reach young people since 2001. Originally a community-based fishing club for young people in Nottinghamshire CAST has developed into much more. Since 2003 we have been providing alternative provision for schools, utilising land-based studies, angling and outdoor construction as a means of engaging hard to reach young people in education. The intention is always to reintegrate our students back into formal education or support them into work, further education, or training. The project has broadened its scope in providing a range of empowering activities and opportunities to support young and increasingly other vulnerable people, to help them make informed decisions about their personal health, education, employment, and leisure time. A significant number of our staff team have at one time been beneficiaries of CAST.

Your role will be plan and run inspiring angling session to groups of young people. You will deliver practical angling sessions and support classroom learning for students. The angling sessions may be short 2.5 hour sessions or may often be longer extended sessions. The classroom sessions will typically be short 1 to 1.5 hour sessions. Angling sessions will be well planned and resourced, varied and cover a variety of styles, fish species and fishery types. Your skills an angler, patience, and motivation to help students or young people succeed will be essential for delivery of excellent sessions.

Within our angling work we carry out work to our own developing, accessible fishery and work to other fisheries. This work is carried out with partner organisations such as Environment Agency, Angling Clubs or local authorities. This work may involve ground maintenance, installation of disability access, habitat improvement or fish husbandry. The work is generally inspiring for all involved and you will support the work of the Tutor in delivery of this work.

**Duties**
- To support the work of the CAST Team in the delivery of the CAST Angling Project.
- To plan, prepare lead and deliver angling courses delivered by CAST in both classroom and practical settings. These may be classroom sessions focusing on BTEC/other qualifications or outdoor practical sessions carrying out various angling disciplines.
- To provide, direct and monitor learning support for young people in classroom sessions and practical delivery sessions for the angling and land-based activities.
- To manage the work of Classroom Assistants, apprentices and /or volunteers. Including the development of schemes of work or session plans.
- To complete schemes of work, reports, monitoring, risk assessments and student pathway support as and when required.
- To support the development of angling skills within the Tutor team, sourcing and/or delivering training to ensure our Tutors are able to confidently carry out land-based work.
- To assist in the development of angling and land-based work of other project activities and support other CAST staff and volunteers.
- To organise and facilitate relevant educational visits and trips.
- To assist in the development of courses, practical projects and learning resources.
- To inspire, guide and manage student behaviour.
- To work as an effective key worker as designated by the Team Leader, offering additional behaviour management interventions such as diffusion of challenging behaviour and providing 1-2-1 engagement and encouragement to learners when needed and across all settings.
- To facilitate the transportation of project clients and beneficiaries where required.
- To carry out lesson planning and preparation for existing courses and to support the development of new courses and in line with auditable standards.
- To play an active part in the maintenance of CAST policies and procedures.
- To play an active role in the maintenance of CAST resources and equipment.
- To play an active part in the recording, maintenance and monitoring of the Safeguarding Children Policies and Procedures and to attend internal and external meetings in relation to protecting children and in agreement with your line manager.
- To comply with all CAST Policies and Procedures.
- To undertake training and continuous professional development, as recommended or required.
- To understand and act responsibly in all aspects of the Health and Safety Policies relating to the CAST project across all settings.
- To facilitate and develop partnership work through the development of project activities, possibly in new areas of work, which enhance the profile of CAST and benefit varied communities.
- To provide a favourable image of the project at all times to the public, partners, learners and customers.
- To uphold accepted professional standards applicable to an organisation working within the education sector.
- Any other duties which may reasonably be considered to come under the remit of the post.

**Requirements**:

- Sk