Functional Skills 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 passionate educator to support our learners through the delivery of English Functional Skills or generic awards at a range of levels. The position will be 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 be responsible for planning an engaging scheme of work, setting and reviewing targets, tracking learner progress and assessing 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**:
Functional Skills English Tutor

**Location**:
Thurrock (face-to-face role)

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

Term-time only may be considered

**Contract Type**:
Perm

**Reports to**:
Centre Manager

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

**What are we looking for?**

TCHC is looking for a passionate educator to support our learners through the delivery of English Functional Skills or generic awards at a range of levels. If you do not currently hold a teaching or assessing qualification, we are able to support you through the appropriate qualifications or assessments.

**Qualifications**:

- Qualified to DTLLS/Cert Ed/ PGCE (or equivalent), (desirable)
- Qualified to PTLLS AET/ CTLLS (or equivalent)
- Assessor qualifications (desirable)
- GCSE (or equivalent) in English and maths at grade C or above, essential

As a Functional Skills English Tutor, you will be responsible for planning and teaching the Functional Skills English curriculum, as well as differentiation, and will be required to ensure work is marked, records are kept, and assessment is on-going, ensuring all learners are ready for exams 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 works that clearly supports 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 learner’s 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 sup