Job summary
Employer heading
Functional Skills Tutor
NHS AfC: Band 5
Our Organisation
The NHS is building a culture that is positive, compassionate and inclusive – and we all have our part to play.
As employers we are committed to protecting and promoting the physical and mental health and wellbeing of all our colleagues. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution and supports us to be an Employer of Choice, while helping our colleagues to deliver high quality services for our patients and communities.
As a flexible employer, we want to support you to work in a way that is best for the NHS, our patients and you. Talk to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s a job share, part time, hybrid working or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Job overview
NHS England Choices College is a supported internship programme that aims to support young adults with learning difficulties, disabilities, or autism to become employment ready.
You will work closely with the Education Quality Assurance Manager in delivering the Functional Skills educational outcomes and maintaining an employment transition rate for students at above 75%. You will play a key role in ensuring the programme meets the educational needs of the students and regulatory bodies.
Please note - this vacancy will be based 1 day in Southampton, 1 day in Portsmouth and the remainder of the week from home or office. A driving licence and access to a vehicle are essential.
Main duties of the job
The Functional Skills Tutor’s main duties will include delivery of bespoke Maths and English training to interns in a classroom setting and maintaining detailed weekly individual records for each student that meet inspection requirements.
You will be Educated to degree level or equivalent and hold a recognised post 16/ adult teaching qualification minimum Level 3 (AET/PTTLS/PGCE/)
You will be a confident communicator with students who have a range of learning disabilities. You will have recent extensive experience of working with students who have additional educational needs.
You will work on differentiated tasks with groups of students to deliver SEN provision and support the development of social and emotional skills of the students.
You will also have recent extensive experience in supporting the education of students with SEN on a 1:1 basis in the classroom. You will have strong report writing skills and Training in Systematic Instruction methodologies would be helpful.
A passion for supporting students with SEN to meet their full potential is essential for this role.
Working for our organisation
The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:
- Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
- Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
- Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
- Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
- Delivering value for money.
If you would like to know more or require further information, please visit https://www.england.nhs.uk/.
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You can find further details about the job, in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents
Person specification
Qualificatios
Essential criteria
- Degree level qualification or equivalent
- Hold a recognized post 16/adult teaching qualification minimum level 4 (AET/PTTLS/PGCE/)
- Experience of teaching English and maths
Desirable criteria
- Training in Systematic Instruction
- A good understanding of Autism, autism awareness qualification or lived experience
Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable success in teaching to adult learners of mixed ability in group settings
- Experience of managing a scheme of work for maths and English at varying levels of competence in students with LDD/ASD
- A knowledge and understanding of a variety of special educational requirements for interns
- A knowledge of confidentiality and data protection legislation including GDPR
- Knowledge and experience of contextualizing subject specialism/s in vocational areas
- Experience of documenting and reporting on risks and issues
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of Choice College
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Awareness of learners needs and expectations and the ability to value these in your teaching support
- Ability to plan individualized support strategies for interns
- Awareness of the additional non educational needs with which the student may present and which need referral
- Excellent skills to communicate with students and work within a team
- An ability to use ICT in the development of resources, materials and administration related to teaching including eportfolios
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Clare Learwood
- Job title
- Education Quality Assurance Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07788778153
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