Tutor/assessor (Short Courses)

To carry out teaching, learning and assessment activities across a variety of short course programmes including the manufacturing and business skills sectors. To participate fully in the planning, development and implementation of the provision; track learner progress and ensure target success rates are achieved.**Location**:

- Spire Road

**Salary**:

- Competitive salary offered

**Hours**:

- 36 Hours

**Contract Type**:

- Full time, permanent

**Brief outline of role**_: _**

To carry out teaching, learning and assessment activities across a variety of short course programmes including the manufacturing and business skills sectors. To participate fully in the planning, development and implementation of the provision; track learner progress and ensure target success rates are achieved.

**Key Responsibilities specific to role**:

- Maintain a caseload of Adult Education Budget (AEB) learners and ensure that their training needs are met and assessed to meet the requirements of the appropriate funding body, awarding body and NA College.
- Participate in the planning, development and implementation of the provision
- Monitor learner’s progression ensuring assessment for each element of their learning is completed enabling learners to meet achievement targets for all parts of their programme on time.
- Maintain learner records accurately both hard copy and electronically and are readily available and accessible for audit and quality purposes and within agreed timescales.
- Prepare, adapt, organise and maintain learning resources and/or equipment.
- To support learners in achieving their qualification through:

- Ensuring criteria and requirements are achieved
- Adapting / developing learning materials as required
- Recording and providing feedback to learners on their progress
- Attend internal and external meetings as required
- Liaise with Awarding Bodies, IQA, EQA and Quality Manager.
- To maintain records to track learner achievement and performance
- To contribute to the review and evaluation of curriculum programmes, self-assessment and the implementation of effective quality improvement plans

**Person Specification**

**Knowledge, Skills and Abilities**

**E- Essential D - Desirable**
- Knowledge of Lean and/or Business Improvement Techniques qualifications
- E
- Conscientious and autonomous self-starter with the ability to plan and manage own workload
- E
- Strong communication skills, oral and written and the ability to network effectively
- E
- Good administration and organisational skills
- E
- Ability to work with multimedia and new technology in a learning environment
- E
- Ability to use a variety of assessment methods in order to ensure effective differentiated learning
- E
- E
- Ability to respond positively and sympathetically to learners and provide appropriate support.
- E
- Ability to work as part of a team
- E
- Creative and innovative with the ability to change role to suit NA College requirements and changing environment
- E
- Knowledge of Ofsted criteria (EIF)
- E
- Knowledge of a range of teaching and learning strategies that provide learner progression and success.
- E
- Knowledge of most recent Government Initiatives
- D

**Experience**
- Significant sector appropriate experience
- E
- Experience of assessing
- E
- Experience of improving learner success
- E
- Experience of successful employer engagement within a college / training provider setting
- E
- Experience of using e portfolios
- D
- Experience of working with Awarding Bodies
- D

**Qualifications and Training**
- L4 Teaching qualification / CTLLS or equivalent
- E
- Lean and/or Business Improvement Techniques qualifications
- E
- Level 2 or above in Math’s and English
- E
- A1/TAQA award
- E
- V1/TAQA award
- D
- A broad portfolio of professional and personal development
- D

**Attitude/Disposition**
- NA College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect staff to share this commitment
- E
- Target driven and committed to achieving excellence through continuous improvement
- E
- Staff will always strive to achieve grade Good or Outstanding during observations to demonstrate excellence in assessing
- E
- Willing to undertake new learning and personal development
- E
- Flexibility and readiness to adapt to changing circumstances and work to meet changing requirements and new ideas
- E
- Be prepared to travel across the region (some national travel may be required)
- E

**Other Requirements**
- Able to obtain a satisfactory DBS clearance
- E
- Able to commute
- E
- Ability to work flexibly to meet NA College requirements.
- E