Tutor (Functional Skills - Maths)
Juniper Training Centre
Stockport
- Expired
- Salary:
- 18,000 - 28,000
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- As soon as possible
- Apply by:
- 20 July 2017
Job overview
We are looking for an enthusiastic Functional Skills Maths Tutor to join our team in Stockport where you will be helping people to improve their lives.
We provide great training, opportunities for progression, not to mention great job satisfaction.
Job Outline and Purpose:
- To deliver engaging and effective training sessions to groups
- To compile and assess BTEC (Employability) qualifications (where applicable)
- To deliver English and/or maths qualifications – either Functional Skills or GCSE’s
- Contribute towards ensuring excellent student attendance & retention
- To safeguard the welfare of all students, preventing radicalisation and promoting British Values
Key Responsibilities and Tasks
Training
- To deliver engaging and innovative group training sessions to students
- To engage external speakers (employers, business people, celebrities, progression/support agencies) in order to enhance the learning experience
- To plan and facilitate enterprise projects
- To deliver GCSE/functional skills qualifications
- To deliver training that meets criteria & standards for BTEC (where applicable)
- Arrange and facilitate motivational visits/activities
Assessment
- To conduct & use initial assessment effectively and set students appropriate, but challenging, targets & goals
- To assess readiness for FS/GCSE exams
- To assess and map units for BTEC portfolio and (where applicable)
- To conduct and document meaningful student reviews as per procedures
- Invigilate exams & mark functional skills exam papers as appropriate
Attendance/Retention
- Ensure that student attendance and retention targets are met, with absences robustly followed up
Targets
- To achieve targets to meet contractual/blueprint obligations
Person Specification
Essential
Qualifications
· Level 2 English & Maths (or working at)
Abilities
- To deliver effective training sessions to groups
- Excellent communicator
- To persuade and influence others and deal with conflict/challenging behaviour
- To build rapport with target group and retain their attention during training sessions
- To work well under pressure
- To work to targets and deadlines
- Highly motivated
- Innovative & solution focused
- To remain positive, with a bubbly and engaging personality
- Excellent organisation skills
- Competent in use of IT
- To meet targets and provide a quality service to all stakeholders
Within 6 months
Qualifications
· Level 3 Teaching Qualification
· Level 3 in English or/and Maths
Other Information
This role profile is intended to provide a guide to the main duties and responsibilities involved in the post at the date it was drawn up. It does not provide an exhaustive list and should be used in conjunction with the “duties and responsibilities” information for the role.
We change to meet demands of customers and stakeholders, therefore duties within job roles are also subject to change from time-to-time. This role profile will be regularly reviewed and updated, and staff are expected to employ a flexible approach to their work to adapt to these changes.
Changes made will be within the scope and grading of the post and are a common occurrence.
All staff are expected to;
- demonstrate and uphold our values at all times
- demonstrate a commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students
- conform to our health & safety policy, promoting a safe environment for all
- conform to our equality & diversity policy, championing/promoting improvements
- contribute to continual improvement
- be appropriately qualified
- attend and participate in training events/days to continually build CPD
The welfare of our students is paramount and the successful candidate will be subject to a DBS check.
Attached documents
About Juniper Training Centre
- Juniper Training Centre
- 1st Floor, Hilton House, Lord Street
- Stockport
- SK1 3NA
- United Kingdom
Juniper is an independent training provider that has been helping young people move forward with their lives for over 30 years. Over that time, we have learnt that it requires more than just training. We promote an attitude and approach designed to help deal with life's ups and downs, both now and in the future.
We have 11 centres across the Black Country, East Midlands, Leicestershire, Shropshire and Staffordshire.
We work closely with employers and stakeholders to provide our students with the course that meets their needs. On both our Mint and Traineeship courses, we focus on supporting young people to achieve the skills, qualifications and work experience they need to progress into an apprenticeship, job or further education in the occupational area that they are interested in. Our courses cater for every type of job a young person may be interested in from accounts to warehousing, music to cooking, outside or inside.
For students that are looking to re-take their GCSE in English and Maths; we deliver these at all 11 training centres.
Our courses comply with the Governments "Raising the Participation Age" agenda, and are an alternative to school 6th forms and College.
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