Job summary
NHS England Choices College is a supported internship programme that aims to support young adults with learning difficulties, disabilities, or autism to become employment ready.
You will work closely with the Education Quality Assurance Manager in delivering the Functional Skills educational outcomes and maintaining an employment transition rate for students at above 75%. You will play a key role in ensuring the programme meets the educational needs of the students and regulatory bodies.
Please note - This post teaches at up to 3 different locations across west London and potentially Buckinghamshire depending on location of candidate. Willingness to travel is essential.
Main duties of the job
The Functional Skills Tutor's main duties will include delivery of bespoke Maths and English training to interns in a classroom setting and maintaining detailed weekly individual records for each student that meet inspection requirements.
You will be Educated to degree level or equivalent and hold a recognised post 16/ adult teaching qualification minimum Level 3 (AET/PTTLS/PGCE/)
You will be a confident communicator with students who have a range of learning disabilities. You will have recent extensive experience of working with students who have additional educational needs.
You will work on differentiated tasks with groups of students to deliver SEN provision and support the development of social and emotional skills of the students.
You will also have recent extensive experience in supporting the education of students with SEN on a 1:1 basis in the classroom. You will have strong report writing skills and Training in Systematic Instruction methodologies would be helpful.
A passion for supporting students with SEN to meet their full potential is essential for this role.
About us
The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:
- Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
- Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
- Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
- Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
- Delivering value for money.
If you would like to know more or require further information, please visithttps://www.england.nhs.uk/.
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.
If you are successful at interview, we will run an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) in the Electronic Staff Record system (ESR). This transfer gathers valuable information from a previous or current NHS employer to support the onboarding process, including; statutory and mandatory competency status, Continuous Service Dates (CSD), and annual leave entitlement. You will have the opportunity throughout the recruitment process to inform us if you do not consent.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You can find further details about the role, including key responsibilities and accountabilities, alongside the organisational structure and person specification in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.
Secondments
Applicants from within the NHS will be offered on a secondment basis only, agreement should be obtained from their employer prior to submitting the application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You can find further details about the role, including key responsibilities and accountabilities, alongside the organisational structure and person specification in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.
Secondments
Applicants from within the NHS will be offered on a secondment basis only, agreement should be obtained from their employer prior to submitting the application.
Person Specification
Qualificatios
Essential
- Degree level qualification or equivalent
- Hold a recognized post 16/adult teaching qualification minimum level 4 (AET/PTTLS/PGCE/)
- Experience of teaching English and maths
Desirable
- Training in Systematic Instruction
- A good understanding of Autism, autism awareness qualification or lived experience
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrable success in teaching to adult learners of mixed ability in group settings
- Experience of managing a scheme of work for maths and English at varying levels of competence in students with LDD/ASD
- A knowledge and understanding of a variety of special educational requirements for interns
- A knowledge of confidentiality and data protection legislation including GDPR
- Knowledge and experience of contextualizing subject specialism/s in vocational areas
- Experience of documenting and reporting on risks and issues
Desirable
- Knowledge of Choice College
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Awareness of learners needs and expectations and the ability to value these in your teaching support
- Ability to plan individualized support strategies for interns
- Awareness of the additional non educational needs with which the student may present and which need referral
- Excellent skills to communicate with students and work within a team
- An ability to use ICT in the development of resources, materials and administration related to teaching including eportfolios
Person Specification
Qualificatios
Essential
- Degree level qualification or equivalent
- Hold a recognized post 16/adult teaching qualification minimum level 4 (AET/PTTLS/PGCE/)
- Experience of teaching English and maths
Desirable
- Training in Systematic Instruction
- A good understanding of Autism, autism awareness qualification or lived experience
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrable success in teaching to adult learners of mixed ability in group settings
- Experience of managing a scheme of work for maths and English at varying levels of competence in students with LDD/ASD
- A knowledge and understanding of a variety of special educational requirements for interns
- A knowledge of confidentiality and data protection legislation including GDPR
- Knowledge and experience of contextualizing subject specialism/s in vocational areas
- Experience of documenting and reporting on risks and issues
Desirable
- Knowledge of Choice College
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Awareness of learners needs and expectations and the ability to value these in your teaching support
- Ability to plan individualized support strategies for interns
- Awareness of the additional non educational needs with which the student may present and which need referral
- Excellent skills to communicate with students and work within a team
- An ability to use ICT in the development of resources, materials and administration related to teaching including eportfolios
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
