Job Description Telecommunications Tutor/Assessor

Location: Sheffield

Salary: 34k if qualified and experienced 28k if not
Recruitment Company: LT Selection

Job Purpose

To deliver high quality teaching within the telecommunications area delivering BTEC Level 2 Diploma in Professional Competence for IT and Telecoms Professionals through undertaking one or more of the following key responsibilities.

Tutors are all fulltime in the classroom.

Main Responsibilities

1. Design and deliver teaching materials through use of appropriate teaching learning and assessment methods.
   
2. Challenge thinking foster debate and develop the ability of students to engage and develop in their telecommunications training.
   
3. Facilitate student projects and/or assignments where appropriate.
   
4. Mark and assess work and examinations and provide feedback to students. Contribute to setting assignments.
   
5. Be aware of any Health and Safety disability equality or welfare issues and raise any concerns with the Quality Manager.
   

Planning and Organising

The postholder will plan their workload and use teaching resources and facilities as appropriate to deliver designated activities. They will coordinate with others e.g. academic staff in relevant departments to ensure that student needs and expectations are met.

Decision Making

The postholder will contribute to the design and delivery of modules or designated teaching within the telecommunications role. They may identify the need for developing the content or structure of modules with academic staff and make proposals on how this should be achieved.

Key Contacts/Communication

• Students
  
• Departmental staff: The postholder will routinely communicate complex ideas to learners using a range of knowledge and understanding using highlevel skills and a range of media.
  

Knowledge Skills and Experience

Postholders will typically hold a Level 3 qualification along with substantial professional experience in telecommunications. They will be practitioners in their specialist area bringing a breadth of experience and knowledge of their field of expertise significantly contributing to the student experience and ensuring the distinctiveness of the course. They will understand key academic policies and procedures and the quality assurance measures in place for their activities. They must be knowledgeable about inclusive and nondiscriminatory practices and be able to analyse and assess student contributions in class and assignments.

Telcoms, Telecommunications, teaching, tutoring

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