Tutor
| Posting date: | 11 May 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £28,653 to £36,414 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 09 June 2024 |
| Location: | Kingston upon Thames, London, KT1 1HX |
| Company: | Mencap |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 52934155 |
Summary
Do you have experience in teaching, especially SEN? Do you have a passion that drives change for those with a learning disability? If you do and hold a teaching qualification keep on reading...
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a passionate and creative Tutor, to join our Supported Internship programme. The role is full time (37.5 hours per week) in the Kingston area. You will have the opportunity to join a friendly and supportive team as well as help young people with a learning disability, learning difficulty and / or autism access the world of work.
As a Tutor on Mencap's Internship programme you will teach English and Maths by embedding it into lessons about employability. You will also teach further life skills that will have a direct impact on the way your learners interact with their wider community.
Are you looking for an opportunity to create fun and engaging lessons by thinking outside the box? Great because we need you. To facilitate and create your lesson plans, you will be given at least one full day of planning and admin time a week.
Would you like to see what we do at Mencap with the Supported Internships? click here
Mencap's Internships combines education and work experience to prepare our learners for employment. As a Tutor you will focus on the delivery of the educational element of Supported Internships programmes. You will work closely with team members to provide holistic support in finding paid employment.
As a Tutor you will deliver elements of teaching, learning and assessment to learners including accredited functional skills in both English and Mathematics.
At Mencap, we value a diverse and inclusive workplace and we intentionally plan for the success of our colleagues in everything we do. We welcome applications from everyone, so come as you are and join us. Together we are Mencap!
Do you have the key skills and requirements for a Tutor? (essential):
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- Experience of supporting people
- Experience of delivering against targets
- Experience of working with a diverse group of learners
- A-C/9-4 English & Maths GCSE (or equivalent)
- Recognised teaching qualification at level 5 (DTLLS, PGCE, CertEd)
- Knowledge and experience of delivering and assessing functional skills English and maths up to level 2
- Experience & knowledge of safe working practices
- Good classroom management skills and strategies
- Good time management and planning skills
-
Please see the Job Description for full role requirements. If you would like an informal chat or have any questions about this role please call insert name on insert telephone number
All candidates offered an interview for this role will need to provide evidence of their GCSE English and Maths (or equivalent). You will also be asked for proof of your teaching qualification.
Job ID :
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader and welcome applicants with disabilities to apply for all roles with us. To find out more about the scheme please visit the direct gov website.
Benefits
As well as knowing that what we do is making a positive difference to people’s lives, you will receive fair pay and have access to a wide range of rewards and benefits as one of our employees.
- 24 days holiday (plus bank holidays) increasing with long service plus the ability to buy up to another 10 days via our HolidayPlus scheme
- Service related sick pay when 6 month probation is completed
- Eligibility to join Mencap Pension Plan where Mencap matches contributions up to 5% on a salary sacrifice basis meaning NI savings. If you don’t join the Plan you start, you will be auto-enrolled after three months with us.
- Membership of Mencap Pension Plan to include up to 3 times salary death in service live cover AND Income Protection of 50% salary to be triggered at 26 weeks of long term sickness
- Discounts and cashback from 3% to 30% at high street shops including major super markets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via Mencap Extras
- Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc.
- Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support
*T&C's apply based on contract
About Mencap
We work in partnership with people with a learning disability, and all our services support people to live life as they choose. Everyone wants a purposeful job - to do something meaningful. At Mencap, we can give you that. You will have opportunities to develop as a person, colleague, leader and activist. We want to make you feel inspired to reach your potential.
Our work includes;
- providing high-quality, flexible services that allow people to live as independently as possible in a place they choose
- providing advice through our help lines and web sites
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a passionate and creative Tutor, to join our Supported Internship programme. The role is full time (37.5 hours per week) in the Kingston area. You will have the opportunity to join a friendly and supportive team as well as help young people with a learning disability, learning difficulty and / or autism access the world of work.
As a Tutor on Mencap's Internship programme you will teach English and Maths by embedding it into lessons about employability. You will also teach further life skills that will have a direct impact on the way your learners interact with their wider community.
Are you looking for an opportunity to create fun and engaging lessons by thinking outside the box? Great because we need you. To facilitate and create your lesson plans, you will be given at least one full day of planning and admin time a week.
Would you like to see what we do at Mencap with the Supported Internships? click here
Mencap's Internships combines education and work experience to prepare our learners for employment. As a Tutor you will focus on the delivery of the educational element of Supported Internships programmes. You will work closely with team members to provide holistic support in finding paid employment.
As a Tutor you will deliver elements of teaching, learning and assessment to learners including accredited functional skills in both English and Mathematics.
At Mencap, we value a diverse and inclusive workplace and we intentionally plan for the success of our colleagues in everything we do. We welcome applications from everyone, so come as you are and join us. Together we are Mencap!
Do you have the key skills and requirements for a Tutor? (essential):
-
- Experience of supporting people
- Experience of delivering against targets
- Experience of working with a diverse group of learners
- A-C/9-4 English & Maths GCSE (or equivalent)
- Recognised teaching qualification at level 5 (DTLLS, PGCE, CertEd)
- Knowledge and experience of delivering and assessing functional skills English and maths up to level 2
- Experience & knowledge of safe working practices
- Good classroom management skills and strategies
- Good time management and planning skills
-
Please see the Job Description for full role requirements. If you would like an informal chat or have any questions about this role please call insert name on insert telephone number
All candidates offered an interview for this role will need to provide evidence of their GCSE English and Maths (or equivalent). You will also be asked for proof of your teaching qualification.
Job ID :
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader and welcome applicants with disabilities to apply for all roles with us. To find out more about the scheme please visit the direct gov website.
Benefits
As well as knowing that what we do is making a positive difference to people’s lives, you will receive fair pay and have access to a wide range of rewards and benefits as one of our employees.
- 24 days holiday (plus bank holidays) increasing with long service plus the ability to buy up to another 10 days via our HolidayPlus scheme
- Service related sick pay when 6 month probation is completed
- Eligibility to join Mencap Pension Plan where Mencap matches contributions up to 5% on a salary sacrifice basis meaning NI savings. If you don’t join the Plan you start, you will be auto-enrolled after three months with us.
- Membership of Mencap Pension Plan to include up to 3 times salary death in service live cover AND Income Protection of 50% salary to be triggered at 26 weeks of long term sickness
- Discounts and cashback from 3% to 30% at high street shops including major super markets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via Mencap Extras
- Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc.
- Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support
*T&C's apply based on contract
About Mencap
We work in partnership with people with a learning disability, and all our services support people to live life as they choose. Everyone wants a purposeful job - to do something meaningful. At Mencap, we can give you that. You will have opportunities to develop as a person, colleague, leader and activist. We want to make you feel inspired to reach your potential.
Our work includes;
- providing high-quality, flexible services that allow people to live as independently as possible in a place they choose
- providing advice through our help lines and web sites
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
Disability Confident
About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.