Education and Training Sessional Tutor

Job title:Education and Training Sessional TutorJob Ref:2834Salary:£28.35 per hour (plus teachers` pension and agile working opportunities) Type:Sessional TutorPlace of work:BirminghamBusiness Unit:WEAClosing date for applications:23-10-2024Purpose of the role:Award in Education and Training Level 3 Sessional Tutor £28.35 per hour (plus teachers` pension and agile working opportunities) Based in Birmingham with travel to various venues in your area **Work expected to begin in January 2025, however some courses may start earlier** 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. We believe that all adults, regardless of their situation, should have access to education. WEA are looking for talented individuals to help us deliver our mission - to bring education within reach. We are looking to recruit staff to join our sessional pool. Our sessional pool is key to delivering our course offer. The number of working hours per day and / or term will depend on the requirements of the course delivery. This is not a full time, permanent role. Key areas of responsibility:Job Description As an Award in Education and Training Level 3 Tutor, you will provide the highest possible quality teaching and learning to a group of learners. These courses are non-accredited, with the potential to move to accredited as the year progresses. There may also be scope to deliver other programmes depending on your experience. Providing engaging teaching, learning and assessment with a creative and supportive approach to teaching, adapting to a range of learning styles, and ability to differentiate delivery to learners with mixed abilities to develop learners` knowledge and understanding. Undertaking effective initial assessments and diagnostic activities and preparing course materials, ensuring a wide range of formative and summative assessment practices, which motivates and stretches learners to reach their objectives. You will plan, prepare and teach courses face to face and sometimes online, using Zoom/Teams and Canvas, the WEA`s virtual learning environment. Supporting the wider delivery of a quality curriculum offer that supports the work of the Association.About you:As a Tutor, you should have: - Teaching qualification (PCGE, CertEd, DET or equivalent), level 5 specialism (if you have IQA and Assessor qualifications that would be advantageous) - Experience of design and implementation of innovative learning, schemes of work and lesson plans. - Experience in a range of initial assessment and diagnostic tools. - A thorough understanding of RARPA as well as the EIF and the quality processes that underpin your delivery. - Experience of working with adults in hard-to-reach areas who may face multiple barriers to education. - Strong working knowledge of OFSTEDs Education Inspection Framework. - A strong team work ethic. We like to collaborate and support each other. - A passion for adult education and making a difference! We offer a great range of benefits, such as: - Enhanced holiday entitlement - Agile working opportunities. - Life insurance cover. - Employee assistance programme. - Cycle to work scheme. - Eye care vouchers. In our recent OFSTED inspection we received a GOOD overall grade, with an OUTSTANDING rating for Behaviour and Attitudes and Personal Development. You can read more about our benefits and what it's like to work here, on our website https://www.wea.org.uk/why-work-for-us 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. Should you need any support with your application, then please email [email protected] If you are interested in this role, please submit your application at your earliest convenience. We reserve the right to close the role early if we receive a large volume of applications.For more information about this position please open the following document/s:JD-JD-WEASessionalTutor.pdf