Skills for Life Tutor

Skills for Life Tutor


In this role you will be responsible for the successful delivery of both literacy and numeracy accredited qualifications

There is also a Senior Tutor vacancy that will carry additional managerial responsibilities

What you’ll be doing:

• Carry out the initial assessment process with all potential learners, completing appropriate documentation.
• Use information provided by referral source to support assessment.
• Use appropriate Initial Interview to assist learners identify their existing skills, work experience, interests and job goals.
• Using the Diagnostic Assessment material, assess levels of competency within literacy and numeracy.
• Negotiate, design and implement an Individual Learning Plan with each learner. Regularly assess, monitor, review, evaluate and adjust the Individual Learning Plan when necessary, taking into account the new Basic Skills Infrastructure.
• Prepare and adapt teaching materials including handouts, assignments, booklists and assessment papers, to enable all learners to progress.
• Create new learning material to meet the needs of the learner.
• Prepare Schemes of Work and Schemes of Assessment.
• Provide teaching and assessment opportunities in line with the relevant awarding body requirements to promote access to achievement.
• Produce and deliver appropriate individual and group exercises in order to achieve the Individual Training Plan.
• Assist learner to produce work, in accordance with City & Guilds Standards.

Essential requirements

• A relevant teaching award (PTLLS etc)
• Literacy/Numeracy skills at level 2.
• Have experience of conducting initial and diagnostic assessments, analysing results and producing individual learning plans, specific to the learners needs
• Experience of working within and understanding of the Awarding Body requirements for the delivery of adult national qualifications at entry level 1, 2,3,and level 1, 2

Salary £18 - £22k (depending on experience)