Tutor- Functional Skills Maths, English and Employability Skills

  • 37.5 per week
  • Monday to Friday
  • Salary up to £28K
  • Start ASAP temp to perm role
  • Location- Southampton and Eastleigh
  • School Staffing Solutions are recruiting for a Functional Skills and Employability Tutor to work for an organisation that support learners who are not in education, employment or training.

    This role is to start ASAP so a DBS on the update service is required

    About the role:

  • Deliver high quality, engaging and relevant maths, English and Employability Skills teaching to ensure students remain on programme and achieve qualification outcomes
  • Teach and support students in the centre, virtually or whilst out on project days, trips and activities.
  • Develop schemes of work, session plans and deliver Functional Skills teaching (entry level 3 to level 2) and employability skills
  • Manage initial and diagnostic assessments, undertake regular student progress reviews
  • Manage a caseload of students to effectively meet OFSTED Education Inspection Framework standards in teaching, learning and assessment
  • Support a caseload of students through effective advice and guidance, and training to progress into sustainable employment, work placement, Apprenticeship, further education or positive destination
  • Be prepared to travel and teach students in other centres as required
  • Build and maintain good working relationships with employers, Job Centre Plus, Youth Offending Teams and other relevant agencies involved with the students to ensure support to young people in the provision
  • Maintain relationships with referral agencies to ensure appropriate referrals are made to the centre
  • Ensure effective safeguarding of students and staff.
  • About You:

  • A skilled Functional Skills maths and English teacher with the ability to communicate their passion through inspiring and engaging practise
  • Ability to use interpersonal skills to manage relationships with individuals from a variety of backgrounds and with varying communication needs and requirements
  • Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding vulnerable adults, children and colleagues
  • Ability to travel across the region will be required
  • Experience of working with NEET students or within the recruitment/education/ employment field.
  • Experience and understanding of the requirements of OFSTED and the Common Inspection Framework
  • Experience of delivering maths and/or English to GCSE equivalent level
  • Experience of delivering Employability courses/work skills
  • Used to working to tight deadlines and to agreed targets
  • Qualification in English and maths at Level 2 or above
  • A recognised teaching qualification or currently undertaking training towards this, or qualified by experience