Functional Skills Tutor

Functional Skills Tutor

Salary: up to £30,000

Job Type: Permanent, Full-time, Field / Home based

If you are a Functional Skills Tutor who would like to further develop your teaching, learning and assessment skills then we may have the perfect role for you.

With over 25 years of experience t2 group has grown to become the largest specialist provider of Apprenticeships to the Health and Social Care Sector. We work with thousands of employers across the UK, so working with us provides significant job security as well as excellent career progression opportunities.

We are looking to recruit dedicated individuals who want to make a difference and have a passion for teaching Maths and English to learners.

The Role

As a Functional Skills Tutor you will be responsible for engagingwith a caseload of apprenticeship learners, identified by the Operations Manager and functional Skills Manager as requiring specialised and focussed support in English and Maths, and acting as a trouble-shooter to ensure timely completion of Functional Skills qualifications in line with the curriculum approach.

You will deliver progressive teaching, learning and assessment visits with every learner on your caseload, every month, using coaching techniques combined with experiential learning to drive sustained changes in their Maths and English knowledge and skills.

You will ensure that Functional Skills are delivered in line with a detailed curriculum approach for each qualification and support, motivate and encourage your learners to achieve their Functional Skills at the relevant level.

You will have a clear set of KPIs and will manage your own diary to ensure you achieve these.

You will support learners who find Maths and English the most challenging across our Apprenticeship provision.

If this is of interest and you fit with our Mission, Brand Promise and Values below as well as having the experience, skills and competencies and qualifications required, then we would really like to hear from you. Our recruitment process begins with a simple telephone interview to ensure you have a full understanding of the role and a feel for us as a business. We can answer any questions you may have, before moving into the next stage of our interview process where you will have the opportunity to meet with one of our Operations Managers.

Mission, Brand Promise and Values

Our Mission is to close the gap between performance and potential

Our Brand Promise is to get you where you want to be

Our Values are:

Understanding what we do and why

Doing whatever it takes to get it done

Keeping it simple not complex

Growing people with the business

Celebrating success

Skills & Competencies

A passion for education, standards and quality and supporting learners to fulfil their learning potential

A thirst for developing your skills to become the best at what you do

Ability to work under pressure and to strict deadlines and targets

Assertiveness and objection handling skills

Professional and approachable

Essential Criteria

• Ability to communicate with learners at all levels, breaking down learning into simple, manageable and relatable sessions
• Ability to engage learners who are resistant to Functional Skills, building confidence in their ability to achieve
• Confidence to engage with, and challenge, employers when learner engagement is lacking
• To have successfully completed L2 in maths and English
• To have an excellent understanding of legacy and reformed Functional Skills
• To have experience in teaching, learning and assessment within apprenticeships
• To have excellent understanding and application of wide-ranging IT skills
• To effectively use data and reports to improve deliveryof Functional Skills
• Excellent planning and organisation skills

Desirable Criteria

• To be working at L3 in maths and English
• To hold D32/33/A1/CAVA or equivalent
• To hold PTLLS or L3 Award in Education and Training
• To hold a qualification in or have relevant work experience supporting ESOL learners

Additional Information

A laptop and mobile phone will be provided for you.

You must have your own transport, a Broadband connection at home and car insurance covered by business use. All business mileage and expenses are covered by the company.

Benefits

Employee Assistance Programme with access to free financial, medical and legal advice

Company Pension

25 Days holiday a year plus 8 bank holidays, increasing with length of service

Christmas and New Year shutdown period

Specsavers Scheme

NUS Extra Student Discount Card

£500 Recruitment Referral Scheme

Progression Opportunities

Enhanced sick pay

Maternity reward vouchers

T2 is committed to providing a safe environment for all learners and employees.

NB. Your employment with the Company will be conditional upon receipt of a satisfactory enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.

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