Leadership and Management Tutors and Assessors (Apprenticeships)

REF: CSOL00016

DIVISION: Community Solutions

CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent

SECTION: Employment and Skills

SALARY MIN: £23,870

SALARY MAX: £27,526

INTERVIEW DATE: 04/02/2021

CLOSING DATE: 25/01/2021

About this job

Are you passionate about teaching? Dedicated to helping young people and adults reach their potential? Then come and join the team and start making a real difference today.

We are now seeking talented and experienced Tutors/Assessors to teach in the following programme area:

Leadership and Management Tutors/Assessors required to deliver on our adult learning and our CMI accredited Apprenticeship Programme and prepare candidates for End Point Assessment (EPA).

You will perform the dual role of Tutor and Assessor under the umbrella of Learning and Development Coach and must have experience of delivering Apprenticeship Programmes in the following area: Team Leader and Supervisor at levels 3 and above. You will be responsible for all areas of learner success that are assigned to you. The role of Learning and Development Coach is to provide advice and guidance, support, learning and assessment and to develop learners Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours which are centred around the Apprenticeship Standard.

Duties and responsibilities will include:

Learning and training

• Deliver individual or group training in accordance with the centre’s Delivery Plan
• Deliver training in-centre or in-company as agreed
• Develop Schemes of Work and Session Plans for group and individual sessions

Initial advice and guidance

• Develop an Individual Learning Plan (ILP) tailored to learner needs

Assessment and review

• Undertake work-based assessments and maintain appropriate records on the eportfolio system
• Plan and manage the whole learning journey including exams and in-centre delivery
• Undertake formal reviews in collaboration with employer, and all others involved in the learner journey
• Provide learners with ongoing written feedback

Co-ordination, support, and moderation/verification

• Be responsible for learner progress and provide support to ensure timely completion of apprenticeship programme
• Provide ongoing and additional support as required for individual learner
• Supply information to employees and employers to support the course improvement
• Attend meetings and undertake standardisation activities as appropriate, internal moderation/verification as required
• Liaise with employer representatives

Management of learning and training

• Undertake as required, all administrative tasks associated with the role
• Attend CPD events and programmes as appropriate
• Undertake training, assessing, and teaching at agreed levels
• Liaise with and work in collaboration all members of the Apprenticeship Team to ensure learner success
• Actively participate in quality assurance activities
• Undertake any other duties commensurate with this post, as deemed necessary

This is a key role in the successful recruitment and achievement of learners.

Special requirements for this post

There are no special requirements for this role.

About you

We are looking for a Tutor/Assessor who has substantial experience of delivering Apprenticeship Standard programmes in an adult education environment.

You must hold the following recognised qualifications: Teaching (PTLLS as a minimum), Assessor (D32/33, A1 or TAQA CAVA), Level 4 subject specific qualification or equivalent and English and Mathematics at Level 2.

You must be competent in IT Skills, including E-Learning and use of E-portfolio systems.

About us

Community Solutions helps people to help themselves. It is an exciting time to work for Work and Skills as a merger has recently taken place to develop a complete employment and skills offer incorporating both job brokerages and the Adult College.

The Adult College of Barking and Dagenham is the Local Authority’s leading provider of adult and community learning, graded “Good” by Ofsted in December 2016, and offering a wide variety of accredited and non-accredited courses from Pre-entry to Level 3.

The successful candidate will be a self-motivated, enthusiastic team player who shares the Council’s core values:

• Deliver our best every day – and do what we promise
• Respond in a prompt, positive way to our community’s needs
• Inspire others with our attitudes and actions
• Value people for who they are and what they can do
• Engage with others to improve our resilience and flexibility