Functional Skills Tutor

Salary: £28,800 – £33,600 per year

We are thrilled to be supporting a training provider in Billingham to recruit a Functional Skills Tutor to deliver a variety of levels in centre. 

This provider is certainly unique; they add their own by-subjects alongside the functional skills to ensure every candidate is getting even more out of their programme. These include CSCS and Driving License Theories.

Reporting into the Operations Quality Manager, the suitable candidate will deliver high quality teaching, learning and assessment to learners in a group or on a one to one basis. You will ensure full compliance with awarding bodies, funding organisations and Ofsted, whilst enuring that learners progress well and esperience high levels of satisfaction througout their programme. 

All candidates who apply should have excellent relationship skills as well as the ability to be empathetic towards learners. 

Main Duties

– To contribute to curriculum development through design and delivery of appropriate delivery models and schemes of work.

– To plan learning activities as per the model of delivery, ensuring quality and flexibility to meet learner needs.

– To follow the initial assessment process accurately to ensure learners are studying at the right level

– To offer good information, advice and guidance (IAG) to learners

– To deliver course inductions

– To ensure completions are timely and of the required standard

– To prepare learners for examinations and assessments from Entry Level 1 up to Level 2 Functional Skills in maths and English

– To embed maths and English in vocational curriculum according to needs of learners eg CSCS, Driving Theory, Employability, Mindfulness & Wellbeing 

– To contribute to improvement planning and actions relating to Ofsted inspection

– To keep up-to-date with current thinking and changes in education, training and assessment

– To follow Safeguarding, Prevent and British Value policies and processes and promote these during curriculum delivery

Knowledge, Experience & Skills Required

– Functional Skills maths and English at level 2

– Teaching qualification – minimum Level 3 Award in Education and Training (or be willing to work towards)

– Ability to teach maths and English Functional Skills from Entry Level to Level 2

– Ability to teach Digital Skills or willingness to learn

– IT literate – including Microsoft Office (Teams, Word, Outlook, Excel), internet 

– Ability to communicate effectively at all levels

– Excellent organisational skills

– Ability to work under own initiative and prioritise tasks

– Ability to work effectively as part of a team

– High level of interpersonal skills

– Ability to motivate self and others to achieve targets

– Excellent personal and professional presentation

– Flexible and adaptable

– Desire to continually develop skills and knowledge relating to the role

– Excellent time management skills

– Committed to raising quality