Digital Skills Tutor | Home-based

JOB SPECIFICATION

Job Title: Digital Skills Tutor

Department: AEB

Location: Home-based role

Reports to: AEB Delivery Manager

Salary up to £28,000 + benefits

Job Purpose

To ensure the delivery of outstanding quality learning to young people and adults.

To ensure that the quality improvement systems and processes of the service are consistently applied.

To deliver accredited and non-accredited courses either online or in a classroom environment.

Experience of on-line learning to deliver Digital Skills and ICT qualifications up to Level 2 in Adult Education

To respond to changes in Education Inspection frameworks, Awarding Body or service requirements

Key Responsibilities

1. To deliver accredited and/or non-accredited courses to a high-quality standard.

2. To assist in the development of the curriculum.

3. To induct and assess young people and adults leading to the design of their individual learning.

4. To be responsible for the training, reviewing, assessment and recording of achievement in line with the Qualification framework and learning programme.

5. Providing learners with appropriate information, advice, guidance, and support.

6. Administrative work associated with all the organisation’s operations.

7. National Qualifications – design, develop, deliver and assess accreditation across a range of occupational areas.

8. Statistics – provide statistical information as required.

9. Partnership building and liaison including groups and organisations linked to employability and health and wellbeing.

10. To develop and be involved with relevant, effective inter-agency work for the benefit of all learners on programme.

11. To develop and monitor a range of work placement opportunities for adults and young people as part of the learning programme where appropriate

12. To undertake peer assessment

13. To participate in personal development, outdoor and residential activities as identified in the learning programmes

Key Accountabilities

1. Attend regular individual and team meetings including standardisation

2. Involvement in the development, monitoring and evaluation of the organisation’s systems and procedures and quality assurance

3. Keeping up to date with new legislation, procedures and techniques and carrying out research where appropriate of different funding opportunities and national initiatives.

4. Taking reasonable care for the health and safety of him/herself and of other persons who may be affected by his/her activities and where appropriate, safeguarding the health and safety of all persons under his/her control in accordance with the provisions of Health and Safety legislation.

5. Exercising proper care in handling, operating and safeguarding any equipment or appliances provided and issued by Inspire for the post holder’s individual or collective use in the performance of his/her duties.

6. To organise and ensure the delivery of the agreed Learning Programme to all learners including Schemes of Work and session plans.

7. To be responsible for co-ordinating programme and learner journey from tutor start to exit. Collating Batch Headers and control checks of own paperwork including records of leaning, ILP’s and exit paperwork

8. To provide adults or young people involved in Adult Education Budget with safe and appropriate work placements as part of their progression through their learning programme.

9. To belong to a subgroup to monitor quality assurance - continuous improvement cycle

10. To be involved in producing an annual self assessment report

11. To ensure that all Safeguarding, Prevent and EDI procedures are adhered to and relevant policies and guidelines are followed

The post holder will perform any duty or task that is appropriate for the role described

Person Specification (E=Essential D=Desirable)

Education and Knowledge

1. Hold or be working towards a relevant level 3 or above teaching qualification accredited by the QCA (D)

2. Assessor Qualification (E)

3. GCSE A - C or equivalent in Math's and English and ICT qualification Level 3 (E)

4. Understanding of government funded training programmes. (E)

5. Knowledge of safeguarding and Prevent policies and Procedures (E)

6. Knowledge of meeting the Common Inspection Framework and quality standards relating to learning (E)

7. Awareness of health and safety issues and knowledge of health and safety legislation (E)

8. Knowledge and understanding of Equal Opportunities policies and procedures and methods of widening participation (E)

9. Effective use of ICT within a learning environment (E)

10. Experience of effective communication with a wide range of people (E)

11. Experience of effective team working and knowledge of what makes a good team (E)

12. Ability to work flexibly within a classroom or online learning environment (E)

Personal Skills and General Competencies

1. Sets an excellent example of customer care for other staff

2. Anticipates customer needs to provide excellent service continually striving to improve efficiency and effectiveness

3. Ensure System Group policies for fairness and respect are delivered including setting high personal standards

4. Takes an active role in managing risk, health and safety and safeguarding issues

5. Skills, behaviours and attitude to high quality learning and learner experience

Role Dimensions

To provide young people and adults with appropriate high-quality learning that meets identified learning goals and outcomes with a focus upon developing learners' employability and health and wellbeing.

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