Functional Skills Tutor; English and Maths - Talkback

Functional Skills Tutor (English and Maths) - Talkback

Location:

Amersham

Hours: Full time, 37.5 hours, 5 days a week

Contract type: Permanent

At Talkback, our passion is to provide constant personal growth. Because this allows the members to embrace new opportunities, no matter what their age. Therefore, we ensure that every single person who walks through our door has the tools to thrive. And that’s in any aspect of their life they choose.

• Take responsibility for English and Mathematics for all Talkback learners using a combination of accredited and non-accredited methods of delivery relevant to meeting individual needs.
• Oversee planned activities to ensure robust and accurate ‘starting points’ are established at the start of each learner's programme.
• Deliver a weekly timetable of high‑quality sessions to learners in small groups, modelling good practice to support staff and other tutors and demonstrate how to effectively engage SEND learners in English and Mathematics.
• Responsible for analysing outcomes from baseline assessments and taking decision relating to accredited learning and then building effective relationships with relevant awarding bodies, including external verifiers and ensure registrations, reasonable adjustments, documentation and portfolio evidence is of a high quality, up to date and actions completed.
• Take a leading role in setting of all English and Mathematics ‘core’ and ‘subject’ targets for all learners and monitor progress.
• Oversee the production and distribution of bi‑annual reports on learners’ progress to parent/carers relating to English and Mathematics
• Produce and present written reports and/or data analysis to the leadership team as requested
• Participate in relevant local and national events
• Qualified teacher status (QTS/QTLS)
• Specialist qualification in English and/or mathematics
• Minimum level 3 in English and/or mathematics e.g. A‑level
• Degree or equivalent
• Working with SEND learners (entry level 1 to level
  2)
• Success as an FE FS/GSCE tutor/leader (minimum 2 years)
• Working knowledge of initial and baseline assessment processes
• Implementing innovative delivery methods to engage SEND learners
• Leading on QA activities for English/ mathematics
• Working knowledge of accreditation processes e.g. registration, IV & EV
• Training and mentoring teaching staff in English/ mathematics delivery
• Planning a curriculum to enhance learners
• Establishing and maintaining high quality standards and expectations
• Ensure the programmes adhere to robust safeguarding practices
• Excellent communication skills with a passion for skills development
• Ability to inspire and mentor other staff to help with FS delivery
• Monitoring progress for accredited & non-accredited learning
• Ability to produce written reports and analyse outcomes data
• Good organisational and time management skills
• Ability to drive improvements & implement strategies for subject
• Lead by example and act as a role model for professional behaviours.

Required skills/qualities

• Qualified teacher status (QTS/QTLS)
• Specialist qualification in English and/or mathematics
• Minimum level 3 in English and/or mathematics e.g. A‑level
• Degree or equivalent
• Working with SEND learners (entry level 1 to level
  2)
• Success as an FE FS/GSCE tutor/leader (minimum 2 years)
• Working knowledge of initial and baseline assessment processes
• Implementing innovative delivery methods to engage SEND learners
• Leading on QA activities for English/ mathematics
• Working knowledge of accreditation processes e.g. registration, IV & EV
• Training and mentoring teaching staff in English/ mathematics delivery
• Planning a curriculum to enhance learners
• Establishing and maintaining high quality standards and expectations
• Ensure the programmes adhere to robust safeguarding practices
• Excellent communication skills with a passion for skills development
• Ability to inspire and mentor other staff to help with FS delivery
• Monitoring progress for accredited & non-accredited learning
• Ability to produce written reports and analyse outcomes data
• Good organisational and time management skills
• Ability to drive improvements & implement strategies for subject
• Lead by example and act as a role model for professional…