Part-time) Adult Education Tutor

Adult Education Tutor, Forensic Mental Health Service

We are seeking an engaging, motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our Forensic Mental Health Service as an Adult Education Tutor
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This role will be based across the Forensic Service at the Littlemore Hospital Site, Oxford
. Please note this role is part‑time working 30 hours per week
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The postholder will ensure a safe and organised risk‑assessed learning environment, adhering to all relevant security guidelines. They will create a positive and encouraging learning atmosphere that promotes skills development and confidence, engaging learners by using a range of teaching and learning strategies and adapting methods to suit a diverse range of learners. The role includes assessing learner progress, providing constructive feedback, maintaining accreditation with Ascentis, and collaborating with the multidisciplinary team to deliver a high‑quality programme aligned with learners’ aspirations.

• Responsible as a tutor and assessor for an identified workload, providing group and/or individual tutoring to service users.
• Work efficiently and effectively to meet both individual and service targets and accreditation quality requirements.
• Work autonomously and as a member of the Thames Valley Forensic Mental Health Service.
• Develop, agree and review Individual Learning Plans with service users and provide regular support/monitoring of their progress to achieve award milestones within agreed time scales.
• Maintain effective records of own assessment and training practice using the electronic systems in place where required.
• Contribute to quality assurance of awards and delivery programmes, revise and implement changes to quality assurance standards as recommended by Awarding Body External Verifiers, and manage other service‑related issues.
• Develop materials and lesson plans for service users requiring underpinning training or for work‑based and vocational, pre‑employment qualifications and internal certificates.
• Take responsibility for own continual professional development.
• Provide feedback on practice deficiencies or policy gaps.
• Ensure internal teaching/training rooms are fully equipped, stocked and fully functional in line with in‑house procedures.
• Engage with supervision as per Trust policy.