Functional Skills Tutor

This is an exciting time to join my client. My client was set up in August 2004. Since then, they have continued to develop and deliver programmes to support both young people and adults to learn, achieve and progress to greater opportunities. My cleint 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 my client 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.

**Who are we looking for?**

A Functional Skills Tutor to be responsible for co-ordinating, designing, delivering and developing a programme of study for groups of learners. This is a great opportunity for a dynamic, professional individual qualified/experienced in an appropriate discipline to join a forward-thinking organisation to develop and teach functional skills for learners to enter the sector.

You will be a highly self-motivated, energetic and driven individual, encompassing a strong sense of autonomy. You will possess strong presentation and communication skills and be able to demonstrate achievement of targets.

We are looking to recruit:
**Job Title**

**Functional Skills Tutor**

**Location**:
Basildon (Bowlers Croft)

Working Hours:
8.30 am to 5.00 pm OR 9.00 am to 5.30 pm, 1 hour lunch, Monday to Friday

37.5 hours per week. Some flexibility on these hours may be required.

Contract Type:
Permanent

Reports to:
Centre Manager

Salary Band:
Not Qualified £23k - £26k Qualified £27k - £30k

A professional and responsible individual for planning and teaching the Functional Skills curriculum, who ensure differentiation is evident.

This will include:

- Functional Skills English Entry Level 1 to Level 2
- Functional Skills Maths Entry Level 1 to Level 2

**Qualifications**:

- AET/CERT ED/PGCE or other relevant teaching Qualifications
- Maths and English Grade C/4 or above or Functional skills level 2
- Assessor qualification

**Main Tasks & Responsibilities**
- Create effective schemes of works that clearly supports the learning process of individuals while ensuring the standards of delivery are being planned to be met
- Prepare and develop innovative lesson plans, designing and delivering group activities
- Deliver training to individuals and groups following the programme curriculum, setting objectives and targets for achievement
- Provide one to one support to learners where necessary
- Ensure resources are used effectively to support learners with high needs including, ADHD, Autism, complex mental health needs, behavioural difficulties, dyslexia, dyscalculia, dyspraxia, selective mutism.
- Study and learn about all individual learners for example read and learn their EHCPS
- Identify and use previous learning levels PLR
- Assess learner’s maths and English needs and requirements by using various diagnostic testing and mock tests
- Conduct initial assessments and use this through the year to identify progress and development
- Liaise with relevant team members to ensure learners achieve their targets and progress into appropriate outcomes
- Provide appropriate encouragement, guidance, and support to learners to help them progress
- Prepare and submit up-to-date assessments of learners, across the learner programme
- Monitor and maintain appropriate paperwork, reviews, records of progress tracking
- Actively participate in continuous improvement
- Complete all required documentation accurately and within agreed timescales to ensure that programme requirements are met
- Ensure effective preparation is in place for all learners prior to exams
- Complete administration tasks, including but not limited to course planning, session planning, logging results and providing targets and feedback to learners
- Work alongside the Quality Assurance team to ensure that delivery meets the high expectations and prepare for and attend standardisation meetings
- Take proactive approaches to ensure Safeguarding and Prevent is embedded into the delivery and ensure issues are raised accordingly in line with client’s Safeguarding Policy using the appropriate recording and reporting tools.
- Any complaints are raised acco