Employability Tutor
Job Type : Permanent, Full Time
Salary : £25000/annum
A wonderful opportunity has arisen for an experienced Tutor to join our Education and Skills team within The Company to work with unemployed clients (aged 19 and over) delivering classroom based short courses for qualifications (up to Level 2 over a 2-4 week duration) in the following sectors. Employability, Care, Hospitality, Retail,
Customer Services, Facilities, Construction (we deliver Health & Safety in the Construction Environment and Underpinning Knowledge for CSCS Labourer Card test).
You will be required to work across multiple Training Centres/Venues in the Greater Manchester Area; therefore, this is an essential car user vacancy, and must have access to a vehicle every day.
Dimensions
·Number of delivery hours per week (6-24)
·Number of students taught per week(10-50)
·Number of 1:1/tutorial hours (4 – 8 hours per week)
·Level of programme taught (Entry level – Level 3)
·Programme leader responsibilities (HE tutors only) – matrix management of other tutors in relation to the programmes they lead
·Range of subject areas taught
Tutor specialisms (e.g. special needs, IAG etc)
Key Responsibilities
• Carry out initial and on-going assessment to ensure students are on the right programme and receiving the right level of support
• Plan & design appropriate training programmes including development of schemes of work and lesson plans taking account of individual requirements to ensure differentiation of learning
• Adopt effective use of new technologies to enhance the learning experience for students
• Deliver high quality, engaging training to encourage learners to attend, stay on programme and achieve
• Prepare students to undertake assignments successfully, complete portfolios of evidence or sit tests/exams to maintain high success rates
• Monitor and track students' progress, including through reviews to ensure high achievement rates
• Mark/assess students' work, provide structured feedback and set development objectives for students
• Liaise with internal quality assurance staff to ensure awarding body standards and deadlines are met
• Evaluate training and implement appropriate improvement actions
• Carry out accurate and timely completion of documentation to ensure contract compliance for GMCA AEB and other funding bodies
About You
• Have Industry experience in specialist area
• Experience of T&L quality standards especially Ofsted
• At least 1-2 years' teaching experience
Skills Required
• Subject-specific and teaching qualifications appropriate to the role
• Up to date knowledge of specialist subject area/professional qualifications as appropriate
• Must hold teaching qualification – PGCE, PGDE, Cert Ed, DTLLS (minimum of PTTLS required)
• Knowledge of health and safety responsibilities and procedures including emergency evacuation
Due to the nature of the role, you will be required to complete an online application form a Disclosure and Barring
Service (DBS) check. This check will be conducted by Due Dilligence Limited (DDC Ltd) on behalf of The Company. Please note that the successful candidate will not be required to pay for this.
As part of our commitment to increase the diversity of our workforce, we provide a guaranteed interview to applicants who meet the minimum requirements for a role. This commitment applies to candidates who have a disability or are from a Minority Ethnic community.
As part of our application process, you can ask to be considered under this scheme if you are from a Minority Ethnic community or have a physical or mental impairment that has a 'substantial' and 'long-term' negative effect on your ability to do normal daily activities. Providing that you meet the minimum criteria for the role, you'll then be invited for an interview. Your guaranteed interview application will only be shared with the recruiting Manager and our Internal Recruitment team.
The Company has now committed to 'Ban the Box'. Ban the Box is a campaign to increase opportunities for people with convictions to compete for jobs. We're supporting the campaign by removing conviction questions at the applications stage.
The Company aims to promote a culture of flexibility and agile working. Going forward we will be transitioning to a culture where full agile working will be a feature of many of our roles.
Should you apply for any of our roles, we will be completing interviews virtually or face to face, dependent on the role.
This will be explained further should you reach interview stage. We will be more than happy to explain the measures we have put in place, ahead of you attending any of our premises.
Reasonable adjustments for interviews, whether virtual or face to face, will be considered.
Essential Skills:
·Excellent communication skills
·Ability to plan and organise workload effectively
Key Skills:
·IT skills including the ability to use technology to support learning delivery
Experience:
·Industry experience in specialist area
·Experience of T&L quality standards especially OfSTED
·At least 1-2 years’ teaching experience
·Where appropriate, expertise in working with special needs e.g. LLDD (learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities) and challenging behaviour)
Knowledge:
·Up to date knowledge of specialist subject area/professional qualifications as appropriate
·Must hold teaching qualification – PGCE, PGDE, Cert Ed, DTLLS (and L5+ subject specialisms where necessary).
·Knowledge of health and safety responsibilities and procedures including emergency evacuation
Personal Style:
·Motivating and inspiring
·Supportive
·Flexible approach
Ability to understand, demonstrate and apply company values: Make a positive difference, stronger together, empower people, do the right thing, build on success.
Benefits
Great company values.
National company.
25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
