South East London (Remote with Face to face delivery)
ROLE PURPOSE
Our Clients are looking for a Functional Skills Tutor, you will play a vital role in empowering individuals including those with identified learning difficulties and disabilities, to achieve their educational goals. Your primary responsibilities involve identifying each learner's unique learning needs, delivering tailored support, and flexibly contributing to various learning programs, both government-funded and commercial.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Provide one-on-one, group, and webinar classroom activities to facilitate learner development for Learning Support and Functional SkillsConduct monthly interventions to support ongoing learner progress.
- Offer pastoral support using the Learning Support Signposting Tools when needed.
- Monitor and coordinate progressive learning and assessment visits according to individual learning plans.
- Utilise approved learning materials, including Cognassist and company resources.
- Support with the achievement of learner qualifications within allocated timescales for Functional Skill delivery, whilst always maintaining quality in delivery.
- Work closely with Tutors to establish a sequenced learning approach.
- Support peer-to-peer training on Functional Skills delivery and standardisation activities.
- Engage with employer/learner mentors to ensure learners' continuous learning progress.
- Provide regular updates to the Learning Support Manager on learner development and progression.
- Ensure adherence to ESFA funding rules, including visits and Learning Support Assessments.
- Maintain clear evidence of planned and provided Learning Support, as well as its impact on learners.
- Manage diaries effectively to ensure timely monthly interventions and well-planned content.
- Support Tutors in addressing non-starter, non-achiever exits, and breaks in learning.
- Ensure learner development meets ESFA and Ofsted performance standards.
- Deliver innovative approaches to drive continuous improvement and distinguish the company from competitors.
- Collaborate with Tutors to enhance learner engagement, retention, and progression.
- Ensure all learner activity complies with ESFA funding rules and internal guidelines.
- Maintain thorough documentation of learner visits, Learning Support Assessments, and teaching and assessment practices.
- Assist in resource development and the design of learning support and functional skills materials.
ROLE REQUIREMENTS
- Teaching qualification such as a C/DET or equivalent or working towards
- Educated to at least the equivalent of a level 3 standard in Mathematics and/or English.
- Demonstrated experience delivering high standards of learning and support.
- Extensive experience in a teaching and assessment role delivering English, Maths and Additional Learning Support.
- Experience of carrying out remote delivery of Functional Skills and Additional Learning Support.
- Experience of managing the full learner journey; initial assessment, IAG, diagnostic, teaching-learning-assessment, including classroom and 1:1 delivery.
- Experience of using e-portfolio system
OTHER REQUIREMENTS
- DBS Checks
- Right to work Checks
Paul Feldman is the National Skills Agency Data Protection Officer. Your data will be stored until notice is given by you for it to be removed. Our Data Protection Policy will be forwarded to you on request. As we get a high number of applications, we may be unable to give feedback to unsuccessful candidates. We will retain your details to keep you informed of other opportunities. National Skills Agency Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy and is an Equal Opportunities employer we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.