Description

Part Time English Tutor

Permanent, Full Time

£24,970 to £29,377 Per Annum, Full Time Equivalent

Location: Chelmsford

Working Style: Fixed-base worker

Closing Date: Wednesday 4th December 2024 at 11.59pm

Please note that this position is being offered on a part time basis, offering 18.5 hours per week on an annualised hours contract. The exact pattern of working days and hours can be flexible and will be discussed in the interview, but this will cover 4 – 5 sessions per week and include classroom based (Chelmsford, and potentially Maldon and / or Witham) and online delivery.

Ideally, we are looking for the successful candidate to start work in February 2025 but for the right candidate this could be earlier or later in the year.

The Role

Adult Community Learning are looking for an experienced Functional Skills English tutor to deliver accredited courses face to face and online. We are looking for someone who works well in a teaching team who can teach English and possibly has experience of teaching ESOL. We use a range of delivery models including classroom-based, online and hybrid.

Overview

ACL Essex is the largest provider of adult education in the county. Our aim is to provide learners with as many ways to flourish as possible, to be there in communities across Essex, to make a difference to residents and businesses, so they can make a difference for themselves and to the places that they live in.

What’s in it for you?

Not only will the successful candidate be joining a team of experienced professionals.

  • You will receive a salary of up to £29,377 per annum (pro rata).
  • You will also have access to hundreds of discounts and perks as well as the opportunity to join our competitive pension scheme.

Accountabilities:

  • Motivate and inspire learners to promote achievement and develop their skills to enable progression
  • Plan and deliver effective learning programmes for diverse groups or individuals in a safe and inclusive environment, following ACL safeguarding procedures
  • Address the needs of learners and work creatively to overcome individual barriers to learning
  • Enable learners to share responsibility for their own learning and assessment, setting goals that stretch and challenge
  • Apply appropriate and fair methods of assessment and provide constructive and timely feedback to support progression and achievement
  • Maintain and update your teaching / training expertise, vocational competence, and digital skills
  • Contribute to organisational development and quality improvement through collaboration with others
  • To initially assess learners’ starting points and monitor their progress, set challenging tasks and objectives, and build on and extend learning for all learners.
  • To support learners to develop personal, social and employability skills for them to progress into further learning or jobs that meet local and national needs.

The Experience You Will Bring:

Essential:

  • Nationally recognised teaching qualification or teaching / training experience and subject specialism equivalent.
  • Experience of delivering accredited Functional Skills courses and developing schemes of work.
  • Ability to inspire, motivate and raise aspirations of learners through your enthusiasm and knowledge.
  • Competent user of ICT and delivery of online courses.

Desirable:

  • Experience of other Essential Skills areas of the curriculum including ESOL, maths and digital skills.
  • Good understanding of social and cultural diversity, equality of opportunity and inclusion and safeguarding.
  • Minimum of Level 2 in English and maths

Please note that the job role requires you to be mobile throughout an operational area. Therefore, the post holder will need to have a driving licence and access to a vehicle, or the ability to meet the mobility requirements of the role through other means.

To read more about us please visit: Economy, Investment and Public Health or ACL Essex

Essex County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We’re committed to interview all disabled applicants who choose to apply under our Job Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum requirements of the job. Please speak to our Recruiters if you require any reasonable adjustments during the process.

We’re also committed to interview all veterans and care leavers, who meet the minimum requirements of the role for which they are applying.

As part of employment with Essex County Council (ECC) should your role require a DBS check you will be required to register with the DBS update service. The DBS update service ensures all registered DBS certificates are kept up to date and allows authorised parties to view the status of your certificate. This is an annual subscription, and you will be responsible for ensuring this is maintained. For further information on the DBS update service please go to https://www.gov.uk/dbs-update-service

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