Learning Support / Functional Skills Tutor

Job Purpose
As a Learning Support 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: [The below listed tasks/responsibilities are not exhaustive:]
Learning Support Delivery:
* Provide one-on-one, group, and webinar classroom activities to facilitate learner development for Learning Support and Functional Skills
* Conduct monthly interventions to support ongoing learner progress
* Implement a pedagogical approach during all interactions with learners
* 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.

Qualifications
* 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
* Degree educated within either the Business or Education industry (Desirable)
* Subject specialist qualification in Mathematics and/or English (Desirable)
* Assessor Award (Desirable)

Experience
* 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 systems
* Ideally, at least five years' experience of working in an education training and development environment
* Experience of using the Cognassist platform with learners
* Ideally, at least 2 years' experience in carrying out an assessment and plan of learners' additional learning needs
* Ability to support and motivate learners through difficult and challenging times
* Ability to support learning with the implementation of reasonable adjustments for the learner
* Excellent time management skills and ability to manage own diary

Confidentiality
The post holder must maintain the confidentiality of information about clients, staff and other LMP stakeholders. Some work is confidential, and information gained must not be communicated to other persons except in the recognised course of duty. The post holder must always meet the requirements of the General Data Regulation Act.

Safeguarding, Prevent & Equal Opportunities
The LMP Group are committed to anti-discrimination and equal opportunities for all. We are equally committed to Safer Recruitment Policies, Safeguarding, the Prevent Duty and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. To achieve our commitment, we will ensure continuous development and improvement of robust safeguarding processes and procedures that promote a culture of safeguarding amongst our staff and volunteers.

Pre-employment checks
Please be aware that upon a successful offer of employment the company completes digitalized right-to-work checks and DBS applications via an external provider.
The company also completes an internal online social media search, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance.