Essential Skills Tutor

Welsh Ambulance Services University NHS Trust; Swansea; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Welsh Ambulance Services University NHS Trust is seeking an educator to deliver Essential Skills qualifications and assess learners progressing through Literacy, Numeracy, Digital Literacy and Digital Skills for Business as part of Apprenticeship programmes.

You will collaborate with the Workforce Education & Development Team to monitor learner progress, ensure timely completion of assessments, and provide supportive feedback.

Qualifications

• Minimum L2 Essential Skills in Application of Number, Communication, Digital Literacy or legacy equivalent.
• Level 5 Certificate in Teaching Adults or equivalent experience.
• Knowledge of how to support learners with additional learning needs.
• Level 4 Certification in Internal Quality Assurance.
• Minimum L3 Advice and Guidance or Coaching and Mentoring, or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Organise and deliver training, assessments, workshops with centre based/virtual activities to enable learners to achieve regulated qualifications.
• Plan and deliver effective learning, teaching and assessment using a range of methods to enhance the learning process.
• Use results of diagnostic assessments to plan learner support and delivery.
• Meet delivery, marking and submission targets for Essential Skills Qualifications.

Skills

Essential Skills L2

Digital Literacy

Teaching/Adult Education

Education

Level 5 Certificate in Teaching Adults

Level 4 Internal Quality Assurance

Advice/Guidance or Coaching/Mentoring (L3)

Tools

Microsoft 365

Job description

Applicants are advised to apply early as we reserve the right to close a vacancy prior to the closing date if a high number of applications have been received. If you are successful and short listed for interview you will be contacted by email using the address with which you registered. Therefore, please ensure you check your email account regularly

All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Job overview

The role involves the delivery and assessment of Essential Skill and equivalent qualifications including Literacy, Numeracy, Digital Literacy and Digital Skills for Business (levels 2 - 3), alongside supporting learners working towards Apprenticeship programmes whose initial assessment results may range from Entry level 3 to L3.

You will work collaboratively across the Trust to communicate learner progress and ensure timely completion of Essential Skills Qualifications.

This role fits within the Workforce Education & Development Team reporting to the Digital Learning Manager.

Welsh Ambulance Services NHS University Trust is committed to promoting the Welsh language for both staff and learners, and whilst it is not considered essential criteria, the ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this role.

Main duties of the job

• Organise and deliver training, assessments, workshops with centre based/virtual activities to enable learners to achieve regulated qualifications.
• Plan and deliver effective learning, teaching and assessment by using a range of methods to effectively enhance the learning process.
• Use results of diagnostic assessments to plan learner support and delivery.
• Meet delivery, marking and submission targets for Essential Skills Qualifications, as agreed with Digital Learning Manager/Head of Workforce Education and Development.
• Assess, support and develop learners’ Literacy, Numeracy, Digital Literacy and Digital Skills for Business through delivery of qualifications and enrichment activities.
• Provide peer support to fellow assessors on delivery of Essential Skills and assessments.
• Enable learners to share responsibility for their own learning/assessment and empower them to set challenging goals and targets to evaluate their own progress.
• Provide feedback to the learners through OneNote to ensure meaningful reviews take place.
• Communicate regularly and professionally with apprenticeship line managers to maintain good relationships and engagement in the learning process. Develop links with operational managers to encourage enrolment on essential skills programmes as appropriate.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Working for our organisation

Our workforce is made up of over 4,000 remarkable people who contribute to the delivery of world-class patient care across Wales, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Whether you work in a patient-facing role or within our range of support services, the work that you do enables us to provide high quality care, wherever and whenever we’re needed.

The Trust recognises the need for its workforce to represent the diversity of the population it serves across the whole of Wales and seeks to create an environment where diversity is celebrated and inclusivity matters. We are also keen to break down any barriers into the Trust, and would encourage applications from under-represented groups, including those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities, LGBTQ+ communities and disability groups.

Careers within the Welsh Ambulance Services University NHS Trust are diverse and varied, with opportunities arising right across the service. Whatever your skills and background, you’re sure to find a career with us which is fulfilling, challenging, and rewarding.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents.

Person specification

Qualifications and Knowledge

• Minimum L2 Essential Skills in Application of Number, Communication, Digital Literacy or legacy equivalent
• Level 5 Certificate in Teaching Adults or equivalent experience.
• Knowledge of how to support learners with additional learning needs
• Level 4 Certification in Internal Quality Assurance
• Minimum L3 Advice and Guidance or Coaching and Mentoring, or equivalent experience.

Skills and Attributes

• Effective applied Digital Literacy skills across the M365 environment

Experience

• Experience of working within Work Based Learning

The Trust actively seeks to recruit and appoint people currently under represented in the workforce. This includes women, people with disabilities, LGBT, and those from minority ethnic groups. All staff are encouraged and supported to learn Welsh. Please be sure to provide full contact details for all referees, including email addresses where possible. Failure to do so may result in significant delays in your application.

To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa , unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply should self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting Work in the UK . If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.