Functional Skills English Tutor

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.

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 support to learners where necessary, utilising available LSA support during lessons

• Provide appropriate encouragement, guidance, and support to learners to help them progress

• Manage any behaviour issues that arise in line with TCHC policy, with support from the Centre Manager

• Prepare and submit up to date assessments of learners

• Manage LSA deployment during lessons, ensuring all learners are supported and their work is completed to an appropriate standard,

• Undertake a full company induction programme, under the guidance of the Centre Manager

• Follow the Education Inspection Framework

• Familiarise yourself with the EHCP process. Undertake CPD in relevant areas for working with SEND learners.

• Keep up to date with research and developments in teaching pedagogy, changes in the curriculum and new initiatives which should lead to improvements in teaching and learning

• Prepare for and attend standardisation meetings are instructed by Quality Assurance

• Work alongside the Quality team to ensure that your curriculum delivery meets the high expectations for TCHC study programmes

• Be a reactive and reflective practitioner, evaluating and improving your own practice in order to take teaching and learning forward as well as ensuring learner success and progress

Administration

• Implement the TCHC assessment, recording and reporting procedures

• Track progress of learners using appropriate and provided tracking systems

• Set SMART targets for learners, taking into consideration both their academic and personal growth, Consider how your scheme of work can support these learners with their established EHCP targets

• Conduct 1:1 progress reviews of qualifications and personal skills

• Establish, develop and maintain effective working relationships with other external organisations involved with the centre and the curriculum

• Participate in appropriate meetings with colleagues, parents and agencies for the benefit of the students.

• Participate in events/open days as required

• Support for absent colleagues as required

• Participate in OFSTED inspections as required,

For us here at TCHC reward means far more than just pay. Our generous and competitive benefits package includes:

• Annual leave up to 25 days plus 8 public Bank Holidays

• We operate a Christmas and New Year shutdown period in which you will receive additional 3 days of leave at full pay to cover this closure period.

• When your birthday falls on a working day you will receive this day off at full pay.

• Sickness' pay allowance.

• Pension scheme after 3 months you have been employed with us

• Bupa Cash Plan, level 1 paid by the company

• Employee Assistance Programme to access help and support 24 hours a day every day of the year for immediate family (eligibility applies)

• Discounted membership for BUPA (subject to the qualifying conditions)

• Long Service club loyalty gift upon completion of 5 and 10 years' of continuous service

• Quarterly and annual awards

• Company tools and equipment for the performance of your duties

• Reimbursement of travel expenses