Exams Access Arrangement Tutor

Bury college is welcoming applications for an Exam Access Arrangement Tutor, the role is a full time opportunity, and the purpose is to contribute towards ensuring learners have a good college experience and achieve their potential. The successful candidate will be supporting students with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) including those with an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) by undertaking assessments to support applications for Exam Access Arrangements, along with establishing each student’s normal way of working. They would be expected to liaise with course teams regarding new and continuing learners with SEND including those with an EHCP to provide support for teachers and assist with activities that promote integration of Additional Learning Support (ALS) into curriculum.

Duties will include:

• Undertaking psychometric testing to support applications for Exam Access Arrangements.
• Effectively planning, preparing, teaching, and supporting students with SEND and EHCPs from a range of courses across college.
• Maintain accurate records on relevant college systems, support course teams and students to complete challenging ILP’s with an emphasis on outcomes and aspirations.
• Offer timely CPD to course teams in relation to ALS needs presented by their students.

Experience and Qualifications

• Must have a recognised postgraduate Qualification in Individual Specialist Assessment/SPLD Level 7 for Exam Access Arrangements or equivalent. This is an essential requirement.
• Must have experience of working in the post-16 setting, planning, and delivering ALS covering a range of disciplines: English, Maths, ESOL, SLDD, SpLD, MLD, etc for individuals and groups of learners.
• Proven background of working with young adults with additional needs, target-setting and recording progress of students.
• Educated to degree level or equivalent and hold a full teaching qualification or professional recognition in learning and skills (or be currently working towards).
• Experience of working within Education and Health Care Plan guidelines and of using the RARPA quality assured process is desirable.

About Us

Bury College is a Further Education College offering a wide range of courses to over 5,000 full time students and over 5,650 part time students each year.

Dedicated to providing the communities we serve with a broad choice of learning options, Bury College offers a range of A Level courses, vocational programmes, and apprenticeships. In addition to this, we have higher level courses available at Bury College University Centre, as well as courses for adults.

And the benefits of working for us?

• 45 days annual leave plus bank holidays and Christmas closure
• Occupational sick pay (up to 6 months full pay followed by 6 months half pay)
• Teachers or Local Authority Pension Fund
• Flexible working
• Foster Family Friendly Policy
• Special Leave of Absence
• Paid leave for religious festivals
• Up to two weeks paid bereavement leave
• Sabbaticals
• Comprehensive induction and on-going training
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Occupational Health Service
• Onsite gym
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Onsite nursery
• Free onsite parking
• Option for first aid training and an annual allowance of £296 for first aid duties

Bury College is committed to ensuring equality of opportunity, celebrating diversity, safeguarding its learners and expects all staff to share these commitments.

Please note that new guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education 2022 requires us to carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This to enable us to identify any incidents or issues which have happened and are publicly available online which we might want to explore at interview. Once shortlisting has taken place, this search will be carried out for all candidates who will attend an interview.