Employability Skills Tutor

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Employability Skills Tutor to provide high-quality education and training for learners completing a variety of sector-specific qualifications, including Customer Service, Business Administration and Adult Social Care. The role is to deliver an effective programme of learning with quality teaching, whilst assessing learners against the relevant awarding organisation and industry standards. You will help learners needing to develop their knowledge, skills and behaviours, as part of their main vocational studies. We expect you to: Have a high level of subject knowledge and course delivery, ensuring the timely and successful achievement of the qualifications standards. You will support the learner’s regular studies to ensure the smooth and effective running of the course, to the highest possible standards. This is in addition to being responsive, adaptable, and comfortable with multiple learners with varying needs so that learning outcomes are met. You will understand the importance of providing people with the skills, knowledge and support they need to succeed. Requirements of the Role * You will be accountable to manage the performance of students and delivery of the qualification, initially and growing each student’s experience, for successful completion of the programme. * You will advise and mentor learners on the embedding and assessment of each programme, as taught in their vocational programmes and maintain delivery standards equivalent to or higher than a good as per the education inspection framework, striving for outstanding. * As well as delivering high-quality vocational sessions, you will establish strategies for dealing with poor attendance, punctuality, behaviour and class performance as well as keeping registers and other student information as required by funding rules and for statistical purposes. * You will provide direction and take a leadership role in the implementation of learning outcomes and development, and ensure all learners have the highest possible outcome and all-around experience, in accordance with Pathway Group Values and OFSTED regulations. Other Duties Support learners in the development of their practice through standardisation and sharing best practice Promote a high-performance positive culture where learners are enthused and motivated to perform to their best, through supportive and professional leadership and management Assess knowledge and understanding through teaching, learning and assessment Support learners to develop their behaviours relating to their qualification Assist in the coordination of learners’ exams Overcome barriers to learning and adapt delivery to meet learner’s needs The ability to understand and work on key performance indicators Be a proactive team player, possessing effective organisational and planning skills, including the ability to manage own diary and caseload A passion for changing lives, through quality teaching Excellent communication and coaching skills Be personable and engaging, committed and professional Be confident to deliver and support learners with Maths and English Functional Skills, when required Identify individual learner needs, implement and review SMART targets for their assessment plans Ability to work under pressure and to strict deadlines and targets Knowledge and Skills Possess a recognised teaching or training qualification at level 3 or above (hold or be working towards), which could include any of the following: Level 3 or 4 Award in Education and Training, Level 3 PTLLS teaching qualification or equivalent or Diploma or Certificate in Education Experience in educational delivery and working knowledge within the training/education sector Experience of 1:1 based delivery as well as larger group sessions Commitment to CPD/professional development/safeguarding GCSE Grade A*-C in English, Maths, and IT or equivalent Occupational competence in delivering vocational qualifications An understanding of curriculum design and assess data Up-to-date knowledge of the education inspection framework Desirable IAG Qualification