Job Details
Life Skills Sessional Tutor
WEA - Adult Learning, Within Reach
Expires in 8 days
Overview
The WEA is the UK’s largest voluntary sector provider of adult education, a charity dedicated to bringing high quality, professional education into the heart of communities.
£29.78
per hour, plus teachers’ pension and agile working opportunities
Temporary
(The number of working hours per day and or term will depend on the requirements of the business. This is not a full time, permanent role.)
Based in Plymouth, with travel to various venues in your area
Key information
WEA are looking for talented individuals to help us deliver our mission, to bring education within reach.
As a Life Skills Sessional Tutor, you will provide the highest possible quality teaching and learning to a group of adult learners with learning disabilities.
The number of working hours per day and or term will depend on the requirements of the business. This is not a full time, permanent role.
About the role
- Plan, deliver and report on your course, using methods and materials appropriate to the student group and course content. A scheme of work, course outline and lesson plans should be used for this and made available to the Education Coordinator, class visitor or inspector when required.
- Prepare and adapt appropriate teaching materials. (N.B Preparation time is implicit in calculations of tutor remuneration).
- Identify and assess the needs of students and if necessary adapt course content and delivery style to meet these needs. Where a course is inappropriate for a student direct them to another course or provider.
- Deal appropriately with individual student support needs, using the appropriate forms and recording the required evidence as per the guidelines provided. Advice or assistance can be provided by the Education Coordinator, Education Support Assistant or the Tutor Support Team in the relevant Support Centre.
- Comply with the WEA policy on Equality and Diversity so that all students are treated with respect and dignity in an environment in which a diversity of backgrounds and experience is valued. Deal with any harassment or discrimination issues that arise.
- Discuss Learning Outcomes or Moderation Requirements with students as the course proceeds.
For the full job description, including the key areas of responsibilities and accountabilities, please click the 'apply now' button.
We are working hard to create a workplace that reflects the communities we seek to serve and in which everyone feels empowered to be themselves and work together to drive positive change. We strongly encourage applicants from a diverse range of candidates and encourage everyone with the appropriate skills, experiences and potential to apply.
Requirements
- Teaching qualification (Postgraduate Certificate in Education, Certificate in Education, Diploma in Education and Training or equivalent).
- Subject specialism to Level 5 or equivalent.
- Level 2 English and Maths.
- Experience of design and implementation of innovative learning, schemes of work and lesson plans.
- Experience in a range of initial assessment and diagnostic tools.
- Experience of effective quality improvement processes.
- Experience of quality standardisation, moderation and verification practice.
- Strong working knowledge of Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills Education Inspection Framework.
We reserve the right to close the role early if we receive a large volume of applications.