Early Years Apprenticeship Webinar Tutor

Job Responsibilities

Training

• Deliver high-quality engaging online training sessions to learners on early years, teaching assistant and playworker apprenticeships, from level 2-5
• Prepare for sessions to ensure training is individualised and meets the needs of each learner attending
• Utilise online tools effectively to enhance the learning experience for apprentices
• Provide a positive and supportive learning environment for learners
• Promote positive behaviour and ensure the code of conduct is followed by learners during sessions, including use of cameras, active listening, engagement and respecting others
• Identify learner starting points and tailor sessions to learner needs, providing additional stretch and challenge where required
• Provide a collaborative learning environment by encouraging active participation and discussion.
• Support the wider learning of apprentices through embedding of English, maths, safeguarding, prevent and British values into sessions
• Provide learners with the webinar feedback survey at the end of all sessions and encourage honest and constructive feedback
• Deliver career information, advice, guidance and welfare sessions to learners as part of the BPN Boost programme
• Deliver engaging first day of learning sessions, ensuring learners are given the correct information and guidance from the start of their apprenticeship

Co-ordination and Support

• Provide robust feedback to apprenticeship tutors following webinar sessions to support learning to be followed up and extended
• Work closely with the curriculum manager to ensure teaching resources are kept up to date and to support with development of resources, e.g. pre-recorded webinars
• Maintain regular communication with the apprenticeship administrator to ensure any challenges are dealt with quickly
• Attend CPD and Standardisation events as appropriate (remotely and at the office as required)

Administration

• Maintain records of attendance for each webinar, working closely with the apprenticeship administrator to support attendance monitoring
• Manage own diary effectively, communicatingwith the curriculum manager and apprenticeship administrator to ensure all planned sessions go ahead
• Ensure Outlook calendar is up to date at all times

Other

• Any other duties connected with the post as are reasonably required from time to time
• Attend Best Practice Network’s conferences and events as required (Bristol or Road show)
• Equality & Diversity
• Support and promote equality and diversity at Best PracticeNetwork to ensure equality of opportunity for all learners, visitors and staff and the elimination of discriminatory practices
• Safeguarding
• Support and promote the safeguarding agenda at Best PracticeNetwork to ensure learners, visitors and staff are safeguarded.

Qualifications/Skills/Knowledge/Qualities

The success of Best Practice Network rests on a very strongly felt and shared set of values which determine its strategic direction.? It is crucial that the successful candidate shares our values of student-centredness, equality of opportunity and parity of esteem for staff and students.??

At Best Practice Network we are:

• Passionate and excited about learning
• Inclusive and supportive
• Responsive to student, employer and community needs
• Always aspiring to the highest standards
• Professional and enterprising
• Innovative and creative
• Friendly and welcoming

The following criteria are used to shortlist applicants and assess candidates.? Please show evidence of how you meet these criteria in your application.

Essential Criteria

• Hold a qualification in early years
• Have experience in a management role in anearly years setting
• Experience of working in Further Education or a similar environment
• Have up to date industry knowledge
• Hold Level 2 Numeracy and Literacy qualifications
• Can motivate and inspire learners
• Have experience in delivering engaging teaching and learning sessions
• Have strong IT skills and be able to use online teaching tools effectively
• Have high levels of motivation and the ability to use own initiative

Desirable Criteria

• Hold an assessor qualification
• Hold a teaching qualification
• Hold a degree or higher level qualification in early years