Personal and Social Development/Life Skills Tutor

Come and join a new team at our Watford Education Centre, be part of something special that will make a difference to young people in Hertfordshire Are you an inspiring Tutor with a real passion for creating engaging and creative sessions and looking for a rewarding new challenge? Are you eager to make a difference in the lives of young people by providing them with enriching knowledge and experiences? If yes read on As a Tutor for personal development and life skills, you will be responsible for planning, teaching, and monitoring your learner's progress through their journey enabling learners with learning differences to develop their confidence and skills for life and work. You will plan the curriculum with your colleagues ensuring the qualifications and enrichment activities are of quality enabling learners to be successful. Working with individuals who may present challenges, your delivery will be creative and engaging to ensure individuals achieve their aims in all subjects and most of all are able to progress to improved opportunities. Location: Watford, Herts Working Hours: 8.30 am to 5.00 pm, Monday to Friday, 1-hour lunch, 37.5 hours per week (FT or Term Time Option available) Salary Band: Unqualified £23,000 - £26,000, Qualified £27,000 £30,000 per annum What are we looking for? Qualifications & Experience: Qualified to PTLLS/DTLLS/Cert Ed/ PGCE (Essential) (or willing to work towards a teaching qualification) SEN qualifications (desirable) Experience of teaching learners with various abilities or learning needs (Essential) Assessor qualification GCSE (or equivalent L2 Functional skills) in English and maths at grade C/4 or above (Essential) Experienced working with learners who present learning differences (Essential) Confident with your delivery (Essential) Knowledge of EHCPs If you do not currently hold a teaching or assessing qualification, we are able to support you through the appropriate qualifications or assessments. As a Tutor teaching personal, social development and life skills, you will be responsible for the quality of education through your planning and teaching of the subject area as well as differentiating your lesson activities and resources, you will be required to ensure work is marked, records are kept, and assessment is ongoing. You will need to ensure all learners are on track throughout the year, preparing a portfolio of work to demonstrate how they meet assessment criteria, and maintaining a high level of successful pass rates. This course is an exciting opportunity for the right person, by providing practical lessons, excursions, visits and trips to develop the individual learner's confidence and personal skills to move forward within education of other opportunities. Main Tasks & Responsibilities Teaching, Learning and assessment Plan, prepare and teach lessons on personal, social and development including life skills. Create engaging schemes of work that demonstrate sequencing of learning and progression. Create engaging lessons that are full of learning and development. Plan for learners needs through use of initial assessment, previous learning and EHCPs Differentiate lesson plans and resources in line with learner needs as outlined in EHCP documents or through observations Track the progress of learners using appropriate and provided tracking systems Provide and deliver engaging sessions meeting the individual needs of all learners Plan and develop SMART-appropriate learning plans for individual learners alongside monitoring their EHCP outcomes. Monitor and assess learner progress ensuring timely achievements through the year, record and report the development, progress, and attainment of students in accordance with TCHCs assessment policies and in line with the principles of assessment for Learning. Conduct pastoral responsibilities as required Conduct 1:1 progress reviews of qualifications and personal skills Manage any behaviour issues that arise in line with client policy, with support from the Centre Manager Implement clients inclusion and equal opportunity policies. Ensure that learning support assistants and visiting speakers are used effectively in the learning environment. To cover other subject areas as appropriate if required Organise and implement trips and events for learning Provide appropriate encouragement, guidance, and support to learners to help them progress Participate in events/open days as required Support for absent colleagues as required Participate in OFSTED inspections as required Attend team meetings Monitoring and Continual Improvement Follow the education inspection framework. Undertake regular CPD and record it using company documents. Undertake qualifications where suitable as part of your own learning and development. Take proactive approaches to ensure Safeguarding and Prevent is embedded into the delivery and ensure issues are raised accordingly, in line with clients Safeguarding Policy using the appropriate recording and reporting tools. Be a reflective practitioner, evaluating and improving your own practice in order to take teaching and learning forward as well as ensuring learner success and progress Pre-employment checks Rewards for your hard work R eward means far more than just pay. Our generous and competitive benefits package includes: Annual leave up to 25 days plus 8 public Bank Holiday We operate a Christmas and New Year shutdown period in which you will receive an additional 3 days of leave at full pay to cover this closure period. When your birthday falls on a working day you will receive this day off at full pay. Sickness pay allowance. Pension scheme after 3 months you have been employed with us Bupa Cash Plan, level 1 paid by the company Employee Assistance Programme to access help and support 24 hours a day every day of the year for immediate family (eligibility applies) Discounted membership for BUPA (subject to the qualifying conditions) Long Service club loyalty gift upon completion of 5 and 10 years of continuous service Quarterly and annual awards Company tools and equipment for the performance of your duties Reimbursement of travel expenses TPBN1_UKTJ