Vocational Send Tutor

**Who we are?**

This is an exciting time to join the TCHC Group. TCHC Group was set up in August 2004. Since then, we have continued to develop and deliver programmes to support both young people and adults to learn, achieve and progress toward greater opportunities. TCHC is an organisation that believes in creating opportunities for all. It is an organisation that is ethical, friendly, and considerate and encompasses these values in all its services and operations. Most of all we believe in working together as a team to create opportunities for the individuals we work with to grow, to help them recognise and achieve their aspirations and goals and attain a positive outcome.

The staff who work for TCHC are learner-centric and want to make a real difference to the people they work with, enabling them to improve their employment situation, some of whom will have had poor experiences of learning and employment in the past. Some may have complex lives and require signposting to other organisations who can help.

Staff are valued and recognised for the contribution they make towards the organisation’s vision and goals and the effective support they provide to the individuals we engage with. We have a strong belief that success is created together; one of the reasons why we are a great employer to work for.

**TCHC is a disability confident committed employer.**

**Who are we looking for?**

Are you an inspiring educator with a real passion for creating engaging and creative sessions and looking for a rewarding new challenge? Are you eager to make a difference in the lives of young people by providing them with enriching knowledge and experiences?

Can you engage and build positive relationships with young people who may have complex needs? Do you feel that young people who are vulnerable deserve an opportunity to develop their skills, and abilities and have the best chance to succeed?

Are you enthusiastic, determined and resilient with effective communication skills?

TCHC is looking for a motivational educator to join our team as a Vocational SEND Tutor based at our GAPS Thurrock Centre in Grays, Essex. Our GAPS Thurrock Centre provides further education for learners aged 16-18 or 19-24 with an EHCP. You will plan engaging schemes of work, set and review targets, track learner progress and assess in relation to awarding body regulations. We are eager to hire an individual who believes all young people deserve an enriching education and opportunities to better their future and prepare them for further education, employment and adulthood.

We are looking to recruit:
**Job Title**:
Vocational SEND Tutor

**Location**:
Thurrock

**Working Hours**:
8.30 am to 5.00 pm, Monday to Friday, 1-hour lunch, 37.5 hours per week.

Term-time will also be considered.

**Contract Type**:
Perm

**Reports to**:
Centre Manager

**Salary Band**:
Unqualified £23k to £26k Qualified £27k to £30k

**What are we looking for?**

**Qualifications**:

- Qualified to PTLLS/ CTLLS (or equivalent)
- Assessor qualification and experienced
- GCSE (or equivalent L2 Functional skills) in English and maths at grade C/4 or above
- Qualified to PTLLS/DTLLS/Cert Ed/ PGCE (or equivalent) Desirable
- Health & Social Care qualification up L3 and above

If you do not currently hold a teaching or assessing qualification, we are able to support you through the appropriate qualifications or assessments.

As a Vocational SEND Tutor, you will be responsible for planning and teaching the Health & Care curriculum, as well as differentiating your lesson activities and resources, you will be required to ensure work is marked, records are kept and assessment is ongoing. You will need to ensure all learners are on track throughout the year, preparing a portfolio of work to demonstrate how they meet assessment criteria, and maintaining a high level of successful pass rates.

**Main Tasks & Responsibilities**

**Teaching and Learning**
- Plan, prepare and teach lessons at levels Entry 3 and Level 1 for Health and Care
- Create effective schemes of work that clearly support the learning process of individuals and contribute to the company development and implementation of these schemes of work
- Prepare and develop innovative lesson plans, designing and delivering group activities. Lessons should provide a reasonable level of challenge for all learners whilst being pitched at an appropriate level for the cohort
- Diagnose learners’ literacy, numeracy and ICT needs and requirements by using various diagnostic testing and mock tests
- Differentiate lesson plans and resources in line with learner needs as outlined in EHCP documents or through observations
- Consider enrichment projects that would support the learning of your learners
- Make use of current technology to enhance teaching, learning and information retention
- Provide 1:1 support to learners where necessary, utilising available LSA support during lessons
- Provide appropriate encouragement, guidanc