Work Based Tutor

Purpose

• The Work Based Tutor will train apprentices across a wide range of skills, knowledge and behaviors to enable them to pass the End Point Assessment. The tutor will develop and deliver highly inspirational teaching and training resources and will be expected to facilitate a structured learning programme, providing feedback during formative assessment periods. Using an e-portfolio system, the tutor will evidence and review progress to date across all aspects of the Apprenticeship. For some apprentices, there is an expectation that the tutor will support the development of maths and English.

• It is the WBT's responsibility to ensure that all components of the apprenticeship standard are completed accurately and timely.

• Must have own transport.

• To support learners on apprenticeship programmes to successfully develop and evidence skills and competence in their roles
• Conduct initial and diagnostic assessment activities and recruit with integrity
• Ensure all teaching, learning and assessment adheres to quality assurance processes
• Participate in and support an inspirational learner induction
• Manage learners through the initial six weeks period and confirm or redirect to appropriate qualifications
• Undertake individual reviews, embracing and completing all aspects of the E-Portfolio system including the individual learning plan (ILP) providing SMART targets for learners, which promote learner advancement and success
• Monitor and support with Off the Job learning, ensuring its is accurately recorded and sufficient progress is being made.
• Monitor any risk status of learners, apply and record interventions as appropriate
• Continually review the learners' progress in liaison with employers
• Monitor caseload performance and action concerns through appropriate channels including regular attendance at performance boards
• Carry out regular learner reviews every 10-12 weeks (more frequent within the induction phase) in liaison with the employer
• Support the recruitment of learners onto programmes to maximize caseloads through new business activity and effective maintenance of current relationships
• Ensure the employers fully understand the training programmes and their role and responsibilities
• Deliver training and formative assessments on aspects of the Standards to meet the needs of employers and learners and to the standard of awarding bodies
• Ensure learners are fully prepared and competent to undertake a successful End point Assessment
• Manage the behaviour and discipline of students, including timekeeping and attendance
• Develop resources for the course/subject including maintaining effective links across College for resources
• Ensure effective use of the OneFile e-portfolio to track and complete tasks and off the job requirements

Teaching, Learning and Assessment

• Deliver inspirational teaching, learning and assessment to promote high levels of learner satisfaction and success
• Embed English and Maths into vocational delivery and planning to Level 1 and 2
• Produce detailed and highly effective schemes of work and lesson plans that motivate learners and ensure high success rates. Participate in the observation of teaching and learning and embrace areas for improvement positively
• Develop a range of innovative assessment methods to meet the requirements of awarding bodies, expected standards and address learner individual needs
• Produce effective assessment strategies to reduce front or end loading for learners, contribute to scheme needs and provide for timely success
• Contribute towards the production of high quality resources
• Provide timely and effective feedback to learners that contribute to learner development and success
• Comply with internal and external quality assurance requirements
• Manage the tracking of learner performance against targets and present in accordance with your role

• Co-ordinate and as applicable invigilate examinations for required aspects of the learners programme following awarding body regulations with internal verification (IV) and standardisation activities complying with College assessment and IV policies and procedures and external QA requirements, as required

• Children & Vulnerable Adults: safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults.

• Equipment & Materials: the furniture, equipment and consumable goods used in relation to their work.
• Health / Safety / Welfare: the health and safety and welfare of all employees, students and visitors under their control in accordance with Hopwood Hall College's safety policy statements.
• Equal Opportunities: performing their duties in accordance with Hopwood Hall College's Single Equality Scheme.

Qualifications

Essential Criteria

• Appropriate minimum L3 Qualified for the skills qualification or relevant experience
• Maths/English Level 2

Desirable Criteria

• Internal Verification Qualification (D34/V1)
• Assessor qualification (D32/33/A1)

How Identified: Application

Experience

• Essential Criteria
• Extensive relevant industrial experience

Desirable Criteria

• Experience of using learning technologies, e-portfolio
• Negotiating & working with employers & learners

How Identified: Application/Interview

Specialist Knowledge

Essential Criteria

• Knowledge & understanding of the specific industry & current industrial practices.
• Health & Safety /Equality & Diversity /Safeguarding.
• How Identified: Application/Interview

Desirable Criteria

• Knowledge of Apprenticeships Standards.
• Knowledge of education & training within the industry.
• Knowledge of up to date funding

How Identified: Application/Interview

IT Skills

Essential Criteria

• Intermediate user of Microsoft applications.
• Ability to use technology to generate information & improve efficiency.

How Identified: Application/Interview

Competencies

• Read this criteria in conjunction with the College Competency Framework – available on the intranet/internet.

We are a Further Education College and University Centre offering a range of full and part time courses employing over 600 staff on our campuses in Rochdale and Middleton situated to the north-east of Manchester. Both campuses have ample free parking and subsidised restaurants.

We offer staff a range of benefits including free gym membership at our Middleton Sports Arena and generous holiday entitlement.

We are committed to being a great place to work and have membership status of the Greater Manchester Good Employment Charter. We are a Living Wage employer and an accredited Disability Confident Employer. Our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion statement is designed to ensure that unfair discrimination does not take place in any part of our recruitment process.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all learners and colleagues and we expect all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment. The college complies with Safer Recruitment guidance in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education and all successful applicants are required to undertake a DBS check and other pre-recruitment checks in line with our Safer Recruitment policy. It is an offence to apply for a regulated role at the College if you are barred from working with children (or vulnerable adults if in a role where this applies).

This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and exemption orders 1975, 2013 and

STAFF BENEFITS

Working at Hopwood Hall College comes with a wide range of benefits including generous holiday and sick pay entitlements.

Other benefits include:

• Career average pension scheme
• Free gym membership at our Middleton Campus Sports Arena
• Purchase loans for computers and bikes
• Staff discount at the College's Riverside Salon, Sports Arena and Holiday Clubs
• On-site nursery (Rochdale Campus)
• Credit union for savings, low cost loans and life assurance
• Free on-site parking
• On-site Dog Kennels (spaces not guaranteed)
• An electric and hybrid car salary sacrifice scheme (with charging points on site)
• A cycle to work scheme
• Discounted public transport tickets
• Generous holiday entitlement (Teaching staff: 53 days, Business Support staff: 28 days plus bank holidays
• Christmas/New Year closure and the opportunity to buy additional holidays)
• Subsidised bistro and refectory