Additional Learning Tutor

Position: Additional Learning Needs Tutor
Role Profile:
Additional Learning Needs (ALN) Tutor

Reports to:

Additional Learning Needs (ALN) Manager Salary and benefits Salary: £30,000 Home based role with travel (mileage paid) Laptop and mobile phone provided 25days annual leave  bank holidays (increasing with length of service) Christmas & New Year shutdown period Pension scheme Specsavers scheme Access to 1000's of student discounts inc. Unidays, Student Beans and TOTUM £500 employee referral bonus scheme Enhanced sick pay & maternity reward vouchers Employee well-being and assistance programme Access to EV company car scheme Life assurance cover Role

Purpose:

As an Additional Learning Needs (ALN) Tutor, you will be responsible for providing support for apprentices with additional learning needs, disabilities, or barriers to learning. You will ensure that appropriate interventions, adjustments, and resources are in place and regularly reviewed with the learners to enable all learners to progress and achieve their qualifications. This role requires collaboration with tutors, employers, and external support agencies to provide a fully inclusive learning environment.

Key Responsibilities:

To work with and motivate a caseload of learners as assigned by the ALN Manager To carry out regular ALN reviews with learners, provide additional support and ensure all activity is documented to support ALS funding claims Effective communication with tutors and the ALN manager regarding learner progress and any specific reasonable adjustments required for individual learners Support the implementation of strategies to improve accessibility and inclusivity in apprenticeship training Ability to carry out sensitive conversations with learners when delivering feedback from assessments To make referrals to the ALN Manager when specific profiles are required Systems to be updated to a high-quality level after each ALN review, using effective IT skills when using multiple systems To support the ALN Manager to run support, standardisation and drop-in sessions for tutors Support training and guidance to tutors on additional learning needs and the best practices for supporting apprentices with ALN To complete own CPD to aid a deeper understanding of ALN and effective ways to support and motivate learners Work closely with employers to ensure workplace adjustments are in place and promote inclusive learning environments Raise any safeguarding concerns to the Safeguarding Team in line with reporting procedures Person Specification Using your professional and/or personal experience of ALN, and with a passion for supporting individuals with Additional Learning Needs, you will be able to motivate learners to achieve their goals and support them to achieve their qualification.

You will take an individualised yet methodical and organised approach to supporting learners whilst ensuring attention to detail and delivering to the highest possible quality standards. Qualifications and Experience - Essential:
Experience in working with individuals with additional learning needs, ideally in an apprenticeship, education, or work-based learning setting Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work collaboratively across teams Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities Qualifications and Experience - Desirable: A level 3 SEND qualification Experience in using learner management systems and tracking tools Knowledge of assistive technologies and accessibility tools Understanding of the apprenticeship framework Experience in using Cognassist assessment tools Behaviours and Team Values:
Understand what we do and why Customer Focus Keeping the learner and employer experience at the heart of everything we do in line with our Mission and Brand Promise so that we meet our customer needs Passion Displaying the energy and commitment necessary to deliver the best experience to learners, employers and wider business teams Doing whatever it takes to get it done Tenacity Displaying the urgency and drive to get things resolved and reach the best outcome for learners, employers and wider business teams with a can do approach Ownership Taking accountability for your job role and your results.

Being honest about the current situation and being proactive about changing it. Communication Ensuring effective and clear communication with those who need to be consulted and informed in a considered and appropriate way Commitment Delivering what we say we are going to do Collaboration Working proactively and positively across teams to resolve issues, make improvements and deliver the best experience for learners, employers and wider business teams.

Being honest about challenges and reaching out where you need support. Attention to detail Ensuring the accuracy of what we do and report on, to make sure compliance and data integrity are maintained Keeping it simple not complex Efficiency Identifying improvements in processes and proposing change where necessary…