Freelance Childcare Tutor

Learning Curve Group; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A national training organization in London seeks a Freelance Childcare Tutor to deliver high-quality teaching and assessment to learners. Candidates should possess a Level 3 Teaching Qualification and relevant sector experience. This is a flexible role allowing you to choose your schedule, with support offered throughout your teaching journey. The ideal candidate will ensure a positive learner experience and adhere to safeguarding policies, contributing to the success and progression of students.

Benefits

Flexibility in teaching schedule

Onboarding support

Access to a scheduling tool

Qualifications

• Level 3 Teaching Qualification is required.
• Assessing Qualification must be held.
• Relevant Occupational Experience in the sector required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver teaching, learning, and assessment as per schedule.
• Monitor attendance and performance of learners.
• Complete required documentation for assessments.

Skills

Teaching

Assessment

Communication

Organizational skills

Time management

Education

Level 3 Teaching Qualification

Assessing Qualification

Level 3 and above sector qualifications

Job description

Vacancy: Freelance Childcare Tutor

Location: London

Contract Type: Associate

Working Hours: Adhoc

Description: Learning Curve Group are a national training and education specialist that work with further education providers, employers, and learners to help them achieve success. They have strong values centred around their learners, impacting over 100,000 learners each year. Their dedicated team, the ‘Purple People’, deliver success and transform lives through learning.

Duties

• Deliver a timetable of teaching, learning and assessment as agreed with your Tutor Delivery Manager.
• To undertake qualification delivery planning in collaboration with team members that is compliant with all external requirements.
• Ensure that support systems are provided to facilitate positive retention, achievement, and progression.
• Completing all e-registers in a timely manner to the required standards.
• Monitor attendance and performance of learners on an ongoing basis and effectively report to management.
• Ensure learner requirements are dealt with quickly and effectively.
• Deliver teaching, learning and assessment ensuring a positive learner experience and timely achievement.
• Ensure individual learning plans and progress reviews are completed appropriate to individual learner requirements, including the setting of smart targets.
• Timely completion of assessment and documentation to meet awarding body, audit and organisational requirements.
• Submit portfolios in a timely manner for interim and summative verification and work with the IV to ensure quality improvement.
• Undertake appropriate learning and development activities as required for the job role and maintain a record of all CPD.
• Contribute where appropriate to learner disciplinary action requirements.
• Attend standardisation and team meetings at designated centres to develop team and individual performance.
• Promote and ensure safe working practices and safeguarding of learners in line with current Health and Safety legislation and LCG Safeguarding and Prevent policies.
• Conduct your role in line with the company values and expected behaviours.
• Promote equal opportunities and recognition of diversity throughout the company.
• Comply with the Safeguarding, Prevent and Health and Safety Policies and be vigilant to potential concerns and risks at all times.
• Ensure confidentiality and professionalism at all times.
• Provide learners, customers and colleagues with support, advice and guidance as part of your everyday role.

Essential Criteria

We love to develop our people so even if you don’t meet 100% of the essential criteria, we strongly encourage you to apply.

• Hold Level 3 Teaching Qualification.
• Hold Assessing Qualification.
• Relevant Occupational Experience in the sector you are applying for.
• Level 3 and above sector qualifications.
• Access and use of your own resources.
• L3 teaching qualification as a minimum (or willing to work towards).
• Level 3 Sector qualification minimum.

Equal Opportunities

You’re unique – and we love that about you. As an equal opportunity employer, we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

Benefits and Working Conditions

• Flexibility: Choose how often you would like to teach to accommodate your other commitments.
• Support: Onboarding process with Tutor Delivery Manager and regular contact via Microsoft Teams.
• Shifts: Live scheduling tool called SHIFTS for all tutors, with notifications of assigned jobs.
• Standardisation meetings: Twice‑yearly meetings to monitor standards and share best practice.
• Diversity: Commitment to equal opportunity.
• Self‑employment: Associates are self‑employed individuals responsible for making their own tax and NI contributions; a UTR number is required.
• Contact: Recruitment team at 01388 777129 or [e-mail].

Recruitment Checks

The successful applicant will be required to provide satisfactory references, prove eligibility to work in the UK, and will undergo adverse media checks, a DBS check, and disclosure related to any convictions. Previous convictions do not automatically disqualify candidates unless they are barred from working with children or adults.