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Adult Care Tutor

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Posting date: 19 April 2024
Salary: £26,000 to £28,000 per year
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 19 May 2024
Location: Birmingham, West Midlands, B28 9AA
Company: Challenge-trg
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: Skills01_1713520926

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Summary

Job Role: Adult Care Tutor

Reports to: Contract Manager

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Location: Head Office/Field Based- as required by the business.

Salary: £26,000 to £28,000 per annum

Introduction and Job Purpose

To enable learners to achieve success by providing high quality professional teaching, training, assessment, coaching and mentoring.

Key Responsibilities

Curriculum Intent

  1. Plan a robust, cohesive and challenging learning curriculum that meets relevant industry and Company requirements. Inclusive of: Curriculum Plans, Schemes of Learning, Vocational Initial Assessments, Training Plans, Delivery and Assessment Materials
  2. Plan for and effectively apply differentiation, as required, for the learning programmes of all new learners, agreeing targets and reviewing progress through the effective and robust use of Individual Learning Plans.
  3. Identify additional learning needs for learners and work with the Learner Experience Manager to agree how these will be met. Ensuring that these needs are then met to support learners is progressing and achieving.
  4. Promote high expectations of all learners.
  5. Proactively work as part of the team, participating in and contributing towards; meetings, standardizations, improvement plans, self-assessments.

Curriculum Implementation

  1. Support and develop learners to maximize their full potential and ensure attainment of learning aims and progress towards their individual goals and aspirations. Including of providing subject specific knowledge, skills and support as part of the IAG learners receive.
  2. Deliver engaging, dynamic, high quality learning programmes, in-line with the Company's Curriculums so that learners obtain substantive and meaningful new knowledge, skills and behaviors that support their progression and future employment prospects.
  3. Identify and escalate concerns timely for learners who are not making planned progress or who are at risk of the leaving the programme early. Creating and managing interventions and action plans to support learners progress, complete and achieve. Including effective and efficient management of learner attendance and timekeeping in line with company policy/ process.
  4. Keep up-to-date with teaching and assessment practices and occupational knowledge and skills within subject area of specialism.
  5. Review learner work and progress and action, providing both formative and summative feedback to; recognize progress and achievement, identify areas of improvement and to stretch and challenge learners.
  6. Act as an ambassador for the Company promoting high expectations, safeguarding, British Values, behavior and welfare.
  7. Demonstrate best practice through promotion and embedding of English and Math's, Equality and Diversity, Safeguarding, British Values and Prevent as appropriate into learning/delivery.

Curriculum Impact

  1. Maintain all required records, as specified by the Company, to ensure that all documentation meets internal and external standards, including the group profile tracker.
  2. Ensure systems (Moodle, CRM) are up to date and reflects progress learners are making at all times
  3. Majority of learners to complete and achieve learning programmes, in line with the KPI's below

KPI

Minimum Standard

Learners on track

80%

Timely Achievement

80%

Overall Achievement

85%

Compliance and Audit

100%

Learner registers to be complete and compliant within initial 15minutes of session start time, for both morning and afternoon sessions.

Learner notes in Moodle to be kept up to date at all times, ensuring comprehensive learner profiles are being built and auditable.

Group Profiles/Trackers to be updated at the end of each session and reviewed weekly with Management.

This job description provides an overview of the responsibilities and principal accountabilities of the role at this point in time. Your responsibilities/accountabilities will include but will not be limited to those detailed. It is anticipated that the content of roles will evolve and change over time, providing opportunities for personal development. You are expected to be flexible in taking on responsibilities that currently fall outside of this role description, but which are commensurate with your level of seniority.

General Duties

  • Maintain professional standards for Teachers and Trainers in Education and Training.
  • Instill and promote passion in learning and its relevance to employment
  • Uphold high expectations of self and others
  • Promote and contribute towards delivery of the Company's Policies, inclusive of but not limited to; Safeguarding, Health and Safety, Prevent, Covid-19 and Equality and Diversity.
  • Ensure compliance with relevant legislation (e.g. Data Protection/GDPR, Copyright, etc).
  • Undertake other duties as may reasonably be expected within the scope and objectives of the post.

Essential Behaviours

  1. Working practices promote and comply with the Vision and Values of Challenge-trg Skills.
  2. Act in a calm and professional manner at all times.
  3. Be upbeat, proactive and positive, with a 'can-do' attitude.
  4. Be professional and presentable at all times.
  5. Have a flexible approach to work and changing circumstances.
  6. Willingness to work extended or unsociable hours.
  7. Be able to communicate at all levels.

Responsibilities:

  • Deliver high-quality training sessions to adult learners pursuing Level 3 qualifications in Health and Social Care.
  • Create engaging lesson plans, incorporating practical exercises and real-world scenarios.
  • Assess learner progress through assignments, exams, and practical assessments.
  • Provide constructive feedback and support to learners to enhance their skills and knowledge.
  • Foster a positive and inclusive learning environment.

Requirements:

  • Qualifications: Hold a relevant teaching qualification (e.g., PGCE, Cert Ed) or equivalent.
  • Experience: Minimum of 2 years' experience working in adult care or a related field.
  • Knowledge: In-depth understanding of Level 3 Adult Care qualifications.
  • Skills: Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
  • Passion: A genuine passion for supporting adult learners and promoting excellence in care.

Company Development

  1. Contribute to the Companies improvement strategy.
  2. Deliver the company's quality improvement agenda.
  3. Ensure that Company policies are complied with and implemented effectively.
  4. Support the Company to become a regional leader through innovative, promotional activities and events.

Safeguarding

Challenge-trg Skills is committed to creating a safe learning environment and prioritising the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment

Prevent

Challenge-trg Skills is committed to ensuring we comply with the prevent duties, and as such all staff are required to ensure that learners are prepared for modern life in Britain and that they promote the fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty, and mutual respect and tolerance of those with a different backgrounds, faiths and beliefs.

Equality and Diversity

Challenge-trg Skills is committed to ensuring that regardless of background that staff, learners, business receive the best possible services.

Pre-employment

It is a condition of employment that the post holder must provide a satisfactory DBS, two references, Right to Work, and, as necessary, Occupational Health Clearance prior to employment.

Quality

Support Challenge-trg Skills to be fit for purpose, contributing to the quality assurance and cycle processes to ensure we deliver the services of Challenge-trg Skills.

There is considerable importance attached to the public relations aspect of all work undertaken by Challenge-trg Skills. It is a prime objective of all staff to project a positive public the image of Challenge-trg Skills and to assist all enquiries providing the highest standards of delivery and service.

Growth

Work to develop and deliver a wide range of programmes required to meet our customer's needs, in flexible and innovative ways.

Challenge-trg Recruitment (part of the Challenge-trg Group) are an Equal Opportunities Employer, we don't just embrace change, we welcome it. We celebrate equality, diversity and are committed in creating an inclusive environment for all.

We provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) in all our employment practices to all employees, temporary workers and applicants for employment without regard to age, gender reassignment, married or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity leave, disability, race including colour, nationality, ethic or national origin, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. Our EEO practices are upheld in every location that it operates and in all aspects of the employment relationship, including hiring, recruiting, placement, transfer, promotion, compensation, layoff/redundancy, discipline and grievance, termination, training, and leaves of absence.

Challenge-trg Recruitment Ltd is acting as an employment business in relation to this vacancy

We provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) in all our employment practices to all employees, temporary workers, and applicants for employment without regard to age, gender reassignment, married or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity leave, disability, race including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.

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