| Job Title: | Business Skills Tutor/Assessor |
| Salary: | Competitive salary offered |
| Contract Type | Full-time/part-time and consultancy considered |
Brief outline of role:
To carry out teaching, learning and assessment activities across a variety of training programmes including Business Administration and Team Leader Apprenticeships and a small range of related short courses within the business skills sector.
The successful candidate will participate fully in the planning, development, and implementation of the above provisions. They will track learner progress and ensure target success rates are achieved.
Key Responsibilities specific to role:
- Maintain a caseload of apprentices/short course provision and ensure that their training needs are met and assessed to meet the requirements of the appropriate funding body, awarding body and NA College.
- Participate in the planning, development and implementation of highly interactive and motivation classroom-based delivery.
- Ensure all learners are visited regularly as per the agreed Individual Training Plan and where necessary additional visits are carried out to support any additional needs
- Monitor learners’ progression ensuring they progress well against the assessment plan and achieve timely.
- Maintain accurate and high-quality learner records.
- Prepare, adapt, organise and maintain learning resources and/or equipment.
- To support apprentices in achieving their apprenticeship standard through:
- Conducting work-based observations and assessments
- Ensuring portfolio standards and requirements achieved
- Adapting / developing learning materials as required
- Encourage and monitor the use of the online platform for maths and English
- Recording and providing feedback to apprentices on their progress
- Supporting apprentices to collate a portfolio of evidence to achieve end point assessment
- Attend internal and external meetings as required
- Liaise with Awarding Bodies and Internal Quality Assurance.
- To maintain records to track learner achievement and performance on all aspects of frameworks and standards
- To contribute to the review and evaluation of curriculum programmes, self-assessment and the implementation of effective quality improvement plans
Person Specification
| Knowledge, Skills and Abilities | E- Essential D – Desirable |
| Strong background in management strategies, admin functions and improvement processes | E |
| Conscientious and autonomous self-starter with the ability to plan and manage own workload | E |
| Strong communication skills, oral and written and the ability to network effectively | E |
| Good administration and organisational skills | E |
| Ability to work with multimedia and new technology in a learning environment | E |
| Ability to use a variety of assessment methods in order to ensure effective differentiated learning | E |
| Good numeracy, literacy and IT skills. An intermediate level of understanding of MS office applications desirable. | E |
| Ability to respond positively and sympathetically to learners and provide appropriate support. | E |
| Ability to work as part of a team | E |
| Creative and innovative with the ability to change role to suit NA College requirements and changing environment | E |
| Knowledge of Ofsted criteria (EIF) | E |
| Knowledge of a range of teaching and learning strategies that provide learner progression and success. | E |
| Knowledge of most recent Government Initiatives | D |
| Experience | |
| Significant sector appropriate experience (management, administration, improvement processes) | E |
| Experience of assessing | E |
| Experience with Standards and End Point Assessment | D |
| Experience in improving learner success | E |
| Experience in successful employer engagement within a college / training provider setting | D |
| Experience in delivering innovative classroom-based activities | E |
| Experience in using a range of technology to support learning | E |
| Experience in using e portfolios | D |
| Experience working with Awarding Bodies and EPA organisations | E |
| Qualifications and Training | |
| L3 Teaching qualification or equivalent and be willing to work towards a L4 Certificate in Education within 1 year of starting employment. | E |
| L2 or above in Math’s, English and ICT | E |
| L3 Certificate in Assessing vocational achievement (or equivalent – eg D32/34, A1) | E |
| L4 Award in the Internal Quality Assurance of assessment processes and practice (or equivalent eg D34) | D |
| L3 Team Leader qualification | D |
| L3 Business Administration Qualification | E |
| L4 Management qualification | D |
| A broad portfolio of professional and personal development | E |
| Attitude/Disposition | |
| NA College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect staff to share this commitment | E |
| Target driven and committed to achieving excellence through continuous improvement | E |
| Staff will always strive to achieve outstanding practices during observations to demonstrate excellence in assessing | E |
| Willing to undertake new learning and personal development | E |
| Flexibility and readiness to adapt to changing circumstances and work to meet changing requirements and new ideas | E |
| Have a friendly and humorous disposition to fit the culture of NA College | |
| Other Requirements | |
| Able to obtain a satisfactory DBS clearance | E |
| Able to commute | E |
| Ability to work flexibly to meet NA College requirements. | E |
