Functional Skills Tutor

NHS; North East; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS England Choices College seeks a Functional Skills Tutor to support young adults with learning difficulties. The role involves delivering tailored Maths and English training, maintaining student records, and ensuring educational needs are met. A degree and teaching qualification are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience teaching English and Maths to adult learners.
• Training in Systematic Instruction and understanding of Autism is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Deliver bespoke Maths and English training to interns.
• Maintain detailed weekly individual records for each student.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

ICT Proficiency

Education

Degree level qualification

Recognised post 16/adult teaching qualification minimum Level 4

Job description

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.

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.

About us

The NHS England board has 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. 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.

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.

If you are successful at interview, we will run an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) in the Electronic Staff Record system (ESR). This transfer gathers valuable information from a previous or current NHS employer to support onboarding, including statutory and mandatory competency status, Continuous Service Dates (CSD), and annual leave entitlement. You will have the opportunity throughout the recruitment process to inform us if you do not consent.

Job responsibilities

Further details about the role, including key responsibilities and the organisational structure and person specification, are in the attached Job Description and supporting documents.

Secondments

Applicants from within the NHS will be offered on a secondment basis only; agreement should be obtained from their employer prior to applying.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Degree level qualification or equivalent
• Recognised post 16/adult teaching qualification minimum Level 4 (AET/PTTLS/PGCE/)
• Experience of teaching English and maths
• Training in Systematic Instruction
• Good understanding of Autism, autism awareness qualification or lived experience

Experience

• Proven success in teaching adult learners of mixed ability in group settings
• Experience managing schemes of work for maths and English at various levels of competence in students with LDD/ASD
• Knowledge of various special educational requirements for interns
• Understanding of confidentiality and data protection legislation including GDPR
• Experience contextualizing subject specialisms in vocational areas
• Experience documenting and reporting risks and issues
• Knowledge of Choice College

Skills and Abilities

• Awareness of learners' needs and expectations and ability to support them in teaching
• Ability to plan individualized support strategies for interns
• Awareness of additional non-educational needs students may present and which require referral
• Excellent communication skills and teamwork
• Proficiency in ICT for developing resources, materials, and administration, including e-portfolios

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This role is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. A disclosure check will be required to identify any previous criminal convictions, with the opportunity to decline consent during the process.