Functional Skills and Employability Tutor

Colchester Institute; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Colchester Institute is seeking a Functional Skills and Employability Tutor to deliver Employability qualifications and Functional Skills in Maths and English (levels 1 and 2) to 16–18 year olds and adults. You will assess starting points and develop individual learning plans with apprentices and employers, while maintaining attendance and assessment records.

You will work with colleagues to ensure learning objectives are met, liaise with Area Heads, and contribute to quality assurance and

Qualifications

• Experience teaching employability skills.
• Experience across departments and communicating progress effectively.
• Experience working with a wide range of apprentices at different levels.
• Experience contributing to curriculum quality assurance processes.
• Curriculum development experience in Maths or English.
• Experience teaching students with SEMH difficulties.
• Minimum Level 2 English and Maths GCSE or equivalent and progression toward teaching qualification.

Responsibilities

• Teach Functional Skills and Employability to 16–18 year olds, adults and apprentices.
• Identify starting points via initial assessment and develop individual learning plans.
• Liaise with Area Heads and staff to meet learning objectives.
• Conduct engaging teaching activities and maintain attendance and assessment records.
• Provide accurate and timely assessment feedback and maintain records.

Skills

Employability skills

Multi-department coordination

Apprentice engagement

Quality assurance

Curriculum design

SEMH experience

GCSE Maths/English level 2

Level 5 Teaching Qualification

Education

Level 5 Teaching Qualification or progress within 3 years

Level 2 English and Maths GCSE (4+/C or equivalent)

Job description

Functional Skills and Employability Tutor

Delivering learning and assessment of Employability skills qualification and subsidiary Functional Skills in Maths and English at levels 1 and 2. This delivery will be face to face or remote with 16-18 year old and 19+ students.

To identify the starting points of Students by carrying out a robust initial assessment and using this information to develop an individual learning plan in agreement with the apprentice and employer.

Work with other support/teaching staff to ensure learning objectives are met.

Ability to effectively liaise with Area Heads and other staff members involved in the learning journey with regards to attendance and progress.

Conduct teaching/learning activities appropriate to the needs of individual students and the College's curriculum planning, keeping attendance records, managing assessments and maintaining a productive learning and assessment environment.

Provide accurate and timely assessment and feedback to students, and maintain assessment records, in line with College policy.

• Experience of teaching employability skills
• Experience of working across many departments and communicating progress and outcomes effectively.
• Experience of working with a wide range of apprentices at different levels.
• Experience of contributing to quality assurance processes within the curriculum.
• Curriculum development experience in either Maths or English.
• Experience of teaching students with social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) difficulties, Minimum of Level 2 qualification in English and Mathematics GCSE 4+ or C and above / CSE Level 1 / O-Level C or above / Level 2 Adult Numeracy or Literacy or equivalent.
• Level 5 Teaching Qualification / completing within 3 years of employment or 3 years of the first available course.

to join our team. In this role you will teach functional skills and Employability skills programmes to 16-18 year olds, adults and apprentices in line with College policy, take part in quality assurance processes and participate in the continual development of teaching learning and assessment. To support with improving apprenticeship outcomes by successfully delivering learning to meet individual apprentice and employer needs and the continual year on year increase of qualification achievement rates.

Why join us?

At Colchester Institute, we value our staff and invest in their growth. Joining us means becoming part of a vibrant community dedicated to excellence in education and training. If you are passionate about making a difference and inspiring the next generation, we would love to hear from you.

We do not engage with recruitment or search agencies unless they have been officially contracted in line with our PSL.

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