Tutor - Functional Skills Mathematics

Oldham College Apprenticeship Team is looking for:

An experienced Functional Skills Tutor – Mathematics – WBL (full time)

Salary £31,061- £35,997 per annum

About the Role 

An exciting opportunity has arisen in our growing Apprenticeship Team for the appointment of an experienced full time Functional Skills - Mathematics Tutor to support our apprentices across all occupational areas undertaking Level 1 and 2 Functional Skills in mathematics.

The main focus of this role is to provide classroom-based teaching, learning and assessment to groups of apprentices.

We are looking for a motivated and experienced Tutor who has a proven track record of planning, delivering and evaluating the impact of classroom, and potentially 1:1 work-based teaching, learning and assessment sessions for apprentices of varying ages.

The successful candidate will have experience of using a variety of inclusive and adapted learning strategies and resources to positively impact engagement, confidence, progress and achievement.

The successful candidate will hold:

• A minimum level 5 mathematics qualification.
• A minimum level 5 teaching qualification.

The successful candidate may also have experience of supporting the teaching learning and assessment of Functional Skills English Level 1 and 2. 

Joining Our Journey  

When you join our college, our colleagues have access to numerous benefits and facilities: 

• 37 days annual leave per year, plus Bank Holidays, Christmas Closure and efficiency days
• Generous Pension Scheme 
• Employee Assistance Scheme
• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity provision
• Staff Development days/week (Jan, July, Aug)
• Free confidential counselling service
• Staff recognition awards
• On-site Day Nursery
• On-site hair and beauty salon.

Oldham College is a great career choice for ambitious professionals. With a "good" Ofsted rating, a Silver "TEF" assessment for our higher education provision, one of the best apprenticeship programmes in the region, excellent 16-18 results and truly outstanding GCSE English results, we are already a high performer. Our ambition is to be "The Best Place to Learn and Work" and we have a clear Strategic Plan which sets out what this means and what we will do to deliver it.

But we want to deliver much more than this. Our ambition is to be “The Best Place to Learn and Work” and we have a clear Strategic Plan which sets out what this means and what we will do to deliver it. We will keep on improving and innovating, and we are investing in new provision, new facilities, and new technology; including our state-of-the-art clinical simulation suite.

We expect a lot from you, so we want ambitious, open minded candidates, who are ready to give their best. But we give a lot in return, from training to pensions, our own benefits package, and one of the best and most helpful group of colleagues you could ever wish to meet.  

The role will require you to embed and work to the college’s values; working with Integrity, having Ambition to help our learners succeed and being Inclusive to learners and colleagues alike.

At Oldham College, our mission is to welcome everyone and create inclusive teams. We encourage everyone to join us, as we create a workforce that is as diverse as our wonderful student community. We do monitor responses to our diversity questions in our application, to ensure that we can continue to build a workforce that is representative of the community that we serve.

We understand that not everyone works to the same timetable, and offer a range of flexible working options, including flexible start and finish times, part-time, term-time only or hybrid options, where the role permits.

We will do everything we can to support you during your application. If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process, contact our HR team who will be happy to advise.

If your application is successful, your personal data may be used for a pre-employment screening check by a third party as permitted by applicable law. Depending on the vacancy and applicable laws, a pre-employment screening could include, employment history, education and other information (such as media information) that may be necessary for determining your qualifications and suitability for the role.

Oldham College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment.

Any appointments will be subject to enhanced DBS checks and a check of the DfE Barred List.

Further details including a Person Specification are included within the attached Job Description.

This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation Act 1974. It is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children and vulnerable adults.

This vacancy may close before the closing date if the recruiting manager deems sufficient applications have been received. Therefore, it is advised to complete your application as early as possible.