Functional Skills Tutor (English) Location: Manvers, Barnsley
Job Type: Permanent, Full time (9am-5pm Mon-Fri)
Salary: £26,000
Are you passionate about making a difference to the lives of young people? Reed FE are working with an education provider who are looking for a supportive and nurturing person to join their Barnsley team. This is a fantastic opportunity to join an award winning nationally recognized organization that strives to make education accessible for learners who have struggled to cope in mainstream.
Benefits:
*10 weeks paid holiday per year (during school holidays)
*Vitality Health package (with no employee excess to pay on claims)
*Royal London Pension Scheme
*45p per mile for any work-related journeys
*Minimal teaching hrs with small group sizes compared to mainstream education settings
*Dedicated time allocated for planning time, innovation and creativity
Who will you be changing the lives of?
All of our learners have an Educational, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) and as a result all have some level of additional need. Some of the most common areas of need that we see are Social, Emotional, Mental Health (SEMH), Autism (ASC), ADHD although we work with learners with a much broader range of needs.
Main Responsibilities
*Responsible for the planning and delivery of Functional Skills Maths and/or English.
*To deliver and implement teaching and learning practices to raise student standards and progress
*To develop and deliver high quality teaching materials and schemes of learning that keep students engaged using creativity, differentiation and extension tasks
*Plan effectively to ensure pupils have the opportunity to meet their potential, taking account of the needs of pupils who are underachieving, those that are able and those that are excelling in Maths or English
*To meet the needs of pupils with Special Educational Needs and in collaboration with the SENCO to prepare, implement, monitor and review Individual Educational Packages.
*Deliver quality on-site youth work to help all our young people overcome multiple complex educational barriers.
*To provide a high-quality student experience that enables students to succeed beyond their expectations
*Promote Inclusion best practice and contribute to the aims and ethos of the college
*Working with students from Pre-Entry to Level 2
*Responsible for comprehensive marking and written and verbal feedback for students
*Working in conjunction with the Outstanding and Good criteria for OFSTED
*To participate in weekly group engagement activities such as bowling, nature walks, climbing, graffiti workshops etc to ensure you build a strong rapport with all students.
To Apply, please send you CV to or call in on (ask for Caitlin).
Please note that we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our learners and expect all those who work with us to share this commitment. Successful applicants will need to undertake a DBS Enhanced Clearance check (Disclosure and Barring Service) and complete a Self-Disclosure.