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Instructor Technician for Supported Learning (LDD) - CS11328
| Posting date: | 16 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | £22,882 to £25,078 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 29 April 2024 |
| Location: | Pershore, Worcestershire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Warwick College Group |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | CS11328 |
Summary
BACKGROUND TO THE POST
As part of the Supported Learning department WCG offers a range of courses that have been developed as an important strand in the College’s offer to Post 16 learners from Entry level to Level 2, with a specific focus on young people that are have special educational needs and disabilities. The client group comes from a variety of backgrounds with various barriers to learning and progression.
The young people may demonstrate challenging behaviours and may have a range of issues, which have prevented them from previous educational engagement. They may have a learning difficulty or have an Education Health and Care Plan, may have been excluded from school, or had considerable and lengthy absences from school. The courses are designed to reengage these young people with a strong emphasis on experiential learning and personal and social development, thus supporting these individuals to succeed and enable them to progress onto a positive mainstream course, into employment or an Internship.
MAIN TASKS
FACILITATING LEARNING
• Instruct and facilitate learning for students who may have challenging behaviours, learning difficulties, an Education, Health Care Plan.
• Liaise with Curriculum Leader, Lecturers and Training Coordinators in the delivery of the programme, including any projects and/or enterprises.
• Plan, prepare and facilitate learning opportunities that take place in the local community, exploring links to independence and social inclusion accessing facilities, transport and local services.
• Work directly with students linking feedback and information to the curriculum team for strategies and progression.
• Work with the team on the preparation and selection of learning materials to ensure an appropriate range of delivery methods to support learning and reengagement as well as the development of resources using the VLE Facilitate learning by the selection of materials and methods appropriate to students’ needs and course level.
• Contribute to the planning and review of learning programmes to ensure continuous improvement.
• Review and inform learning/assessment plans and targets for students as required, working closely with the Curriculum Leader, Training Coordinator and Lecturers.
• Adopt a holistic approach to instructing this cohort to ensure an environment is created which facilitates learning without confrontation where the students and team together agree expected behaviours within the learning environment whether in or outside the classroom.
• Promote equal opportunities at all times.
ASSESSMENT
• Assess learner’s work during the course, contributing to the verification/moderation process.
• Work with the team to assess student work.
WORK EXPERIENCE PLACEMENTS/TRIPS
• Support in the supervision of visits or trips.
ADMINISTRATION
• Attend course meetings as required.
• Administer appropriate records, including keeping their own record book, sending absence notes/cause for concern forms to the Training Coordinators, updating the team with student progress report.
• Take responsibility for specific course delivery ensuring that the resources and materials are to a level and standard required.
• Instructor Technicians are not expected to:
• To teach theory.
• To write schemes of work.
• To deal with knowledge based assessment.
• To mark work outside of the practical setting.
Offers of Work
For the successful candidate a conditional offer of work will be made. Our offer of work will be conditional upon a number of mandatory pre-employment checks, to include but not limited to: DBS, Barred List check, right to work check, internet search, TRA check (academic posts).
Essential Attainments
● A qualification at Level 3 in a relevant subject.
● PTTLS teaching qualification or a willingness to achieve within the first 12 months of employment.
● Assessor Awards (A1), equivalent, or willingness to work towards and achieve.
● GCSEs A-C in English and Maths or equivalent.
● Recent relevant vocational or commercial experience.
● Experience of working effectively with young people from a variety of backgrounds with challenging behaviours.
● Experience of working with people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.
Desirable Attainments:
● Experience of planning, organising and completing practical projects.
● Experience of training/assessing in a variety of settings including work.
Essential Skills and Knowledge
● Ability to plan, prioritise and organise Workload.
● Ability to maintain an appropriate record system(s) for recording and monitoring Information.
● Ability to work without direct supervision and manage the duties and workload of the post on a day-to-day basis.
● Ability to work in a non-confrontational manner with young people.
● Ability to be innovative and enterprising in the delivery of qualifications.
● Ability to promote differentiated activities to engage disaffected young people.
● Ability to operate as a team member.
● Knowledge of Health and Safety related to community projects.
● Commitment to equal opportunities and learner success.
● Ability to interact in a professional and supportive manner with a range of subjects, clients and staff at all levels in the College, awarding organisations and the local community.
● Ability to demonstrate an understanding and knowledge of Equality and Diversity.
● Ability to demonstrate an understanding and knowledge of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults.
● Ability to demonstrate behaviours, which support the Core Values of the College.
As part of the Supported Learning department WCG offers a range of courses that have been developed as an important strand in the College’s offer to Post 16 learners from Entry level to Level 2, with a specific focus on young people that are have special educational needs and disabilities. The client group comes from a variety of backgrounds with various barriers to learning and progression.
The young people may demonstrate challenging behaviours and may have a range of issues, which have prevented them from previous educational engagement. They may have a learning difficulty or have an Education Health and Care Plan, may have been excluded from school, or had considerable and lengthy absences from school. The courses are designed to reengage these young people with a strong emphasis on experiential learning and personal and social development, thus supporting these individuals to succeed and enable them to progress onto a positive mainstream course, into employment or an Internship.
MAIN TASKS
FACILITATING LEARNING
• Instruct and facilitate learning for students who may have challenging behaviours, learning difficulties, an Education, Health Care Plan.
• Liaise with Curriculum Leader, Lecturers and Training Coordinators in the delivery of the programme, including any projects and/or enterprises.
• Plan, prepare and facilitate learning opportunities that take place in the local community, exploring links to independence and social inclusion accessing facilities, transport and local services.
• Work directly with students linking feedback and information to the curriculum team for strategies and progression.
• Work with the team on the preparation and selection of learning materials to ensure an appropriate range of delivery methods to support learning and reengagement as well as the development of resources using the VLE Facilitate learning by the selection of materials and methods appropriate to students’ needs and course level.
• Contribute to the planning and review of learning programmes to ensure continuous improvement.
• Review and inform learning/assessment plans and targets for students as required, working closely with the Curriculum Leader, Training Coordinator and Lecturers.
• Adopt a holistic approach to instructing this cohort to ensure an environment is created which facilitates learning without confrontation where the students and team together agree expected behaviours within the learning environment whether in or outside the classroom.
• Promote equal opportunities at all times.
ASSESSMENT
• Assess learner’s work during the course, contributing to the verification/moderation process.
• Work with the team to assess student work.
WORK EXPERIENCE PLACEMENTS/TRIPS
• Support in the supervision of visits or trips.
ADMINISTRATION
• Attend course meetings as required.
• Administer appropriate records, including keeping their own record book, sending absence notes/cause for concern forms to the Training Coordinators, updating the team with student progress report.
• Take responsibility for specific course delivery ensuring that the resources and materials are to a level and standard required.
• Instructor Technicians are not expected to:
• To teach theory.
• To write schemes of work.
• To deal with knowledge based assessment.
• To mark work outside of the practical setting.
Offers of Work
For the successful candidate a conditional offer of work will be made. Our offer of work will be conditional upon a number of mandatory pre-employment checks, to include but not limited to: DBS, Barred List check, right to work check, internet search, TRA check (academic posts).
Essential Attainments
● A qualification at Level 3 in a relevant subject.
● PTTLS teaching qualification or a willingness to achieve within the first 12 months of employment.
● Assessor Awards (A1), equivalent, or willingness to work towards and achieve.
● GCSEs A-C in English and Maths or equivalent.
● Recent relevant vocational or commercial experience.
● Experience of working effectively with young people from a variety of backgrounds with challenging behaviours.
● Experience of working with people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.
Desirable Attainments:
● Experience of planning, organising and completing practical projects.
● Experience of training/assessing in a variety of settings including work.
Essential Skills and Knowledge
● Ability to plan, prioritise and organise Workload.
● Ability to maintain an appropriate record system(s) for recording and monitoring Information.
● Ability to work without direct supervision and manage the duties and workload of the post on a day-to-day basis.
● Ability to work in a non-confrontational manner with young people.
● Ability to be innovative and enterprising in the delivery of qualifications.
● Ability to promote differentiated activities to engage disaffected young people.
● Ability to operate as a team member.
● Knowledge of Health and Safety related to community projects.
● Commitment to equal opportunities and learner success.
● Ability to interact in a professional and supportive manner with a range of subjects, clients and staff at all levels in the College, awarding organisations and the local community.
● Ability to demonstrate an understanding and knowledge of Equality and Diversity.
● Ability to demonstrate an understanding and knowledge of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults.
● Ability to demonstrate behaviours, which support the Core Values of the College.