Functional Skills Tutor

**We deliver Functional Skills Maths, English and ICT from Entry Level 1 to Level 2 and are therefore seeking Maths, English and IT tutors.**

**Roles can be full-time or part-time.**

**Role outline**
Our Functional Skills tutor will deliver and assess accredited qualifications, principally Functional Skills English, Maths or IT. We expect our tutors to provide a safe, encouraging and inspiring environment where learners know they matter and can gain confidence, participate in class and with their peers, learn IT skills and work towards bigger life goals.

**Role description**
Our Functional Skills tutor will:
support learners to achieve qualifications and develop life skills
- create a safe and welcoming environment and inspire learners to study, improve their employability and find work
- help learners feel at ease and comfortable; considering their individual learning pace and helping them to gain confidence through their learning
- develop a dynamic Modern Classroom in which learners are encouraged to take responsibility for their own learning, support their peers and are challenged
- produce and update schemes of work and/or session plans for courses
- prepare classroom resources and supplementary materials for learning programmes
- use a range of resources to record learner progress and good news stories
- mark learners’ work and assignments accurately and provide quality feedback in a timely manner
- identify and address skills and knowledge gaps and encourage learners to undertake relevant learning which would improve their employability and life skills
- assess learners and ensure they are on the right programmes for their needs
- provide relevant information, guidance and support and agree realistic and motivating targets according to the learners’ situations, skills, needs, short and long-term goals
- Meet targets for timely achievements

seek to improve
- Contribute to standardisation activity
- Review delivery through reflection, learner feedback, standardisation activity and Project Monitoring reporting

maintain accurate and auditable records
- Administer and track examinations, assessments and submissions according to Hope Foundation and awarding body requirements
- Maintain accurate records in line with contractor and Hope Foundation processes, audit and quality requirements

contribute to your own professional development
- Participate in any courses or training that would improve your performance and knowledge required for your role.
- Actively participate in The Hope Foundation staff appraisal process

promote the ethos, mission statement, aims and values of The Hope Foundation at all times

**Person Specification**
Must have:

- a PTTLS, CTTLS, DTTLS Tutor Award or equivalent or higher teaching qualification.
- A Maths qualification at Level 3 or above
- an ability to identify with and relate to people in the community, understand their interests, barriers and motivations
- excellent people skills, be effective at communicating with and motivating people from various backgrounds and with a broad range of abilities and needs
- have a non-judgemental attitude and be committed to Equality and Diversity and the promotion of British Values
- Excellent organisational and time management skills

must be:

- keen to support and promote the Hope Foundation’s mission statement and aims and values at all times
- proactive, self-motivated and able to organise and prioritise own workload
- approachable, understanding and flexible; able to tailor and review Learning Plans and Action Plans according to individual skills, needs and circumstances and the demands of the learndirect contract
- encouraging and supportive, raising learners’ aspirations and championing achievement
- able to create a safe and stable learning environment
- able to work in our team and to own initiative
- able to respond to the needs of the Hope Foundation, the learners and relevant stakeholders
- able to identify successes and areas for improvement and be proactive in addressing these
- comfortable signposting to and supporting other delivery as required
- interested in and act upon initiatives for self-development

would preferably have:

- An assessor’s qualification

We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding, Prevent and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults. We expect all staff to share this commitment. This post requires an enhanced DBS check.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: £22,000.00-£28,000.00 per year

Schedule:

- Day shift

Work Location: One location