Teaching Assistant Tutor

Realise UK; South Yorkshire; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday plus public and bank

Purchase scheme for up to 5 additional

Birthday and Christmas Eve off

Flexible working

Health Shield scheme

Life insurance

Enhanced maternity/paternity and adopt

Sick pay

Bereavement leave

Employee Assistance Programme

£1,000 Employee referral bonus scheme

Job summary

Realise is seeking an experienced educator to support learners in achieving qualifications across hubs, community venues or online. You will be the first point of contact, provide guidance, motivate learners and manage a caseload to help each learner progress.

You will work with recruitment and QA teams to refine practice, handle post-enrolment admin, monitor attendance and assessments, and ensure safeguarding.

Qualifications

• Minimum Level 3 teaching qualification (AET, PTLLS) and assessing qualification (CAVA, TAQA, A1, D32, D33).
• UK driving licence, own vehicle, and willingness to travel as needed.

Responsibilities

• Deliver educational qualifications in hubs, community venues, or online, ensuring accessible and tailored learning.
• Manage a caseload of learners, addressing barriers to achievement and supporting their learning journey.
• Collaborate with learner recruitment and quality assurance teams to ensure best practices, curriculum improvement, and high achievement rates.
• Handle post-enrolment administration, ensuring compliance, accurate documentation, and timely paperwork submission.
• Monitor learner attendance, conduct assessments, provide feedback, finalize marking, and invigilate exams where required.
• Maintain professional competency through CPD, embed Safeguarding and British Values, and participate in external quality assurance activities.
• Represent Realise professionally at events, engaging with learners, employers, and referral partners like Jobcentre Plus.

Skills

Teaching experience

SEND knowledge

Autism knowledge

Forest Schools desirable

Recent frontline experience

Willingness to travel

UK driving licence

Education

Level 3 teaching qualification (AET/PTLLS)

Assessing qualification (CAVA/TAQA/A1/D32/D33)

Job description

Your focus will be to support learners to reach their goals and achieve their qualifications. As the first point of contact for learners, you will provide the guidance and motivation that they need to flourish throughout their learning journey with Realise.

Key responsibilities

• Deliver educational qualifications in hubs, community venues, or online, ensuring accessible and tailored learning.
• Manage a caseload of learners, addressing barriers to achievement and supporting their learning journey.
• Collaborate with learner recruitment and quality assurance teams to ensure best practices, curriculum improvement, and high achievement rates.
• Handle post-enrolment administration, ensuring compliance, accurate documentation, and timely paperwork submission.
• Monitor learner attendance, conduct assessments, provide feedback, finalize marking, and invigilate exams where required.
• Maintain professional competency through CPD, embed Safeguarding and British Values, and participate in external quality assurance activities.
• Represent Realise professionally at events, engaging with learners, employers, and referral partners like Jobcentre Plus.

The Benefits

• 25 days holiday plus public and bank holidays (not applicable if term-time only)
• Purchase scheme for up to 5 additional days annual leave (not applicable if term-time only)
• Birthday and Christmas Eve off
• Flexible working
• Health Shield scheme
• Life insurance
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
• Sick pay
• Bereavement leave
• Employee Assistance Programme
• £1,000 Employee referral bonus scheme

About You

• Inspire and motivate learners from diverse backgrounds to achieve their goals.
• Teaching experience with knowledge of SEND, Autism and Forest Schools desirable .
• Recent frontline operational experience relevant to the qualifications delivered.
• Minimum Level 3 teaching qualification (AET, PTLLS) and assessing qualification (CAVA, TAQA, A1, D32, D33).
• Occupational competency in subject(s) taught, and commitment to maintaining this.
• UK driving licence, own vehicle, and willingness to travel as needed.
• Some evening work may be required (discussed at interview).

About Us

Realise helps more than 18,000 learners every year to achieve their goals.

We only specialise in the areas we have in-depth expertise in, that’s early years & education, health & social care, transport, business skills, and adult skills.

Our mission has always been clear, to deliver great training programmes.

We promote the wellbeing of all our learners and our employees and are fully committed to safeguarding, safer recruitment and fulfilling our Prevent Duty obligations.

Please be aware that all successful applicants will undergo a DBS and online search check at the job offer stage. We request proof of qualifications and the Right to Work in the UK.

Realise is committed to investing in the latest technology to support our learners and teams. As part of our quality assurance and training processes, we may occasionally record audio and visual content. By applying, you acknowledge and accept this as part of our working environment.

Realise have been in business over 35 years from our humble roots in Sheffield, to over 500 employees UK-wide. We are proud of be a part of the AQA charity group.