Functional Skills Tutor

Joining us as a Teacher in Functional Skills, you will provide high quality teaching, learning and pastoral support for students; teaching Functional Skills Maths and English (up to and including Level 2) courses to apprentice learners within the workplace and on college premises.

Here’s the standard bit: Demonstrating a flexible approach to delivery, you will plan and deliver sessions to work based learners both on and off-site and take responsibility for planning and managing learning programmes (which will include curriculum development and regular review meetings).Managing and tracking the student learning programme, you will support exam entries and assessments and carry out the required assessment which will include initial advice and guidance, initial assessment and referral for additional support if necessary.

Ensuring timely and accurate completion of student and course registers and ensure poor student attendance is addressed, you must liaise with parents/guardians, schools and other organisations with regards to attendance and take responsibility for ensuring student progress records are completed in a timely manner.

What you’ll need: Able to inspire students in their learning, you must be capable of devising and delivering learning opportunities to meet group and individual needs to level 2; communicating clearly and engendering enthusiasm for learning. With successful teaching experience / practice in the 14-19 age range, you will have a creative and innovative approach to the development of teaching and learning and a recognised teaching qualification (or commitment to gain one),a degree level qualification in one related discipline or evidence of other suitable qualifications or experience suitable to the role is essential.

About us: Tameside College has an excellent reputation and this is a real opportunity for you to make a difference in people’s lives. We’re based in Ashton-Under-Lyne Greater Manchester in a diverse and vibrant further education college, with a sixth form centre, that offers a wide range of course including A level and advanced level vocational study programmes, Apprenticeships and adult courses up to degree Level. We aim to give all our students an exceptional learning experience.

We believe in excellence and this is underpinned throughout the college with high expectations, a professional and inspirational working environment (as part of the Vision Tameside £100 million+ accommodation strategy) and outstanding teaching and learning. We also believe that attending college is about more than achieving a qualification, we aim to give learners every opportunity to develop their full potential in a motivated, inspirational, supportive and friendly environment.

You will be experienced at inspirationally leading curriculum, be a strong team player and possess excellent communication skills.

Come join us on our journey to outstanding!

Recruitment Agencies: We are not utilising the service of recruitment agencies for this vacancy and will accept direct applications only. Unsolicited CV’s will be treated as a gift. We will not be subject to or liable under your terms and conditions for agency fees.