What are we looking for?

Come and join our team at the Ipswich Education Centre, be part of something special that will make a difference to young people.  

Are you an inspiring Tutor 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?

If yes, read on……

As the Employability & Skills for Life Tutor, you will be responsible for planning, teaching, and monitoring your learners’ progress through their journey, enabling learners with learning differences to develop their confidence, independence and skills for life and work. You will plan the curriculum, ensuring the qualifications and enrichment activities are of a quality that enables learners to be successful. Working with individuals who may present challenges, your delivery will be creative and engaging to ensure individuals achieve their aims in all subjects, and most of all, are able to progress to improved opportunities.

Qualifications:

• Qualified to PTLLS/DTLLS/Cert Ed/ PGCE (Essential) (or willing to work towards a teaching qualification)
• Experience of teaching learners with various abilities or learning needs (Essential)
• Assessor qualification (Essential)
• GCSE in English and maths at grade C/4 or above, or Functional skills Level 2 (Essential)
• Experienced working with learners who present learning differences (Essential)
• Confident with your delivery (Essential)
• Knowledge of EHCPs (desirable)
• SEN qualifications (desirable)

As a tutor teaching Employability and Skills for Life, you will be responsible for the quality of education through your planning and teaching of the subject area, as well as differentiating your lesson activities and resources. you will be required to ensure work is marked, records are kept, and assessment is ongoing. You will need to ensure all learners are on track throughout the year, preparing a portfolio of work to demonstrate how they meet assessment criteria, and maintaining a high level of successful pass rates.

This course is an exciting opportunity for the right person, by providing practical lessons, excursions, visits and trips to develop the individual learner’s confidence and personal skills to move forward within education of other opportunities.

Main Tasks & Responsibilities

• Prepare/adapt an appropriate range of teaching materials.
• Identify/assess the needs of learners and, if necessary, adapt course content and delivery style to meet these needs.
• Deal appropriately with individual learner support needs, using the appropriate forms and recording the required evidence as per the guidelines provided.
• Comply with the TCHC policy on Safeguarding and Prevent so that all learners are taught in a safe environment and are made aware of the Prevent strategy.
• Comply with the TCHC policy on Equality and Diversity so that all learners are treated with respect and dignity in an environment in which a diversity of backgrounds and experiences is valued. Deal with any harassment or discrimination issues that arise.
• Discuss Learning Outcomes and moderation requirements with learners as the course proceeds.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of learning. Assess learners’ work in a timely manner using a range of assessment methods. Keep records of learners’ progress and ensure learners are given feedback on their progress.
• Be responsible for promoting and safeguarding (including Prevent) the welfare of all learners for whom you have responsibility or with whom you come into contact and adhere to TCHC’s Safeguarding and Prevent policies.
• Offer advice on further learning and progression opportunities to learners as required.
• Attend relevant induction and training meetings as required by TCHC.
• Where appropriate, attend standardisation meetings.
• Represent TCHC throughout the programme.
• Follow the education inspection framework.
• Undertake regular CPD and record it using company documents.
• Undertake qualifications where suitable as part of your own learning and development.
• Take proactive approaches to ensure Safeguarding and Prevent is embedded into the delivery and ensure issues are raised accordingly, in line with TCHC’s Safeguarding Policy, using the appropriate recording and reporting tools.
• Prepare for and attend monthly caseload review meetings with your line manager.
• Prepare for and attend standardisation meetings as instructed by Quality Assurance
• Ongoing management and administration tasks relating to TCHC’s CRM and systems, including but not limited to session planning, logging results and providing feedback to learners.
• Work alongside the Quality team to ensure that delivery meets the high expectations of TCHC.
• Ensure any complaints are raised accordingly in line with TCHC’s Complaints Policy
• Liaise with relevant team members to ensure learners achieve their targets and progress into appropriate outcomes.
• Establish, develop, and maintain effective working relationships with other external organisations involved with the service and learners.
• Attend monthly team meetings with the line manager to discuss feedback.
• Follow all company policies and procedures.
• Be familiar with and research updates to qualification specifications and handbooks for subjects’ quality assurance.
• Participate in OFSTED inspections as required.
• Be very familiar with key company policies.

Note: These responsibilities serve as an initial outline for the tasks that the post holder will initially be expected to perform. Changes may occur over time to accommodate evolving job requirements and adapt to shifting circumstances.

Furthermore, given the dynamic nature of our operational environment, it is crucial for individuals in these roles to demonstrate flexibility and a willingness to travel to different work locations. This outline represents an initial plan and will be subject to periodic review as part of our Continuous Professional Development process.

Confidentiality

The individual in this role is responsible for upholding the confidentiality of information pertaining to clients, staff, and other stakeholders. Certain aspects of their work involve handling confidential information, which should not be disclosed to individuals outside the scope of their official duties. It is imperative that the post holder consistently always adheres to the provisions of the General Data Regulation Act.

Safeguarding, Prevent & Equal Opportunities

TCHC is dedicated to promoting equal opportunities and preventing discrimination for everyone. Our commitment extends to adhering to Safer Recruitment Policies, safeguarding practices, complying with the Prevent Duty, and advocating for the well-being of children, youth, and adults. In pursuit of our dedication, we will continuously enhance and refine our robust safeguarding processes and procedures, fostering a culture of safeguarding among our team members and volunteers.

Commitment to Safeguarding

TCHC is committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. All staff are expected to adhere to our Safeguarding & Child Protection Policy and the safeguarding responsibilities outlined in their job description.

We conduct Safer Recruitment Checks on all staff prior to confirming a start date, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. An online search of information within the public domain is conducted on all candidates who are invited to interview.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (amended 2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975 provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions, and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

Please see our Recruitment with Safer Recruitment Policy for further information, or get in touch on 01923 698430 or [email protected]

Pre-employment checks

The company also conducts an internal online search on social media platforms in accordance with the Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. Should any pertinent information arise from this search, it will be discussed with the applicant as part of the recruitment process.

Please note that upon a successful job offer, the company performs digitalised right-to-work checks and initiates DBS applications through an external service provider. An enhanced DBS check, including the barred list, is mandatory for this role.