Functional Skills Trainer

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Main duties:. This role requires the delivery of functional skills. Provide high quality teaching to ensure all learners have a productive and effective learning experience. Deliver Functional Skills, Maths, English and ICT up to and including L2, demonstrating good practice in teaching, learning and assessment. Delivery of GCSE English and Maths may also be required. Supervise or assist with supervision of learners. Invigilate exams in line with standards and procedures. Contribute to the development, planning and implementation of a high quality curriculum. Delivery to small groups and tutorials may also be required and there may be a need to deliver remotely using Microsoft Teams. Assist in the development of learning materials, preparing schemes of learning and. maintaining records to monitor learner progress, achievement and attendance. Participate in the development, administration and marking of exams and other assessments. Provide pastoral care and support to students. Participate in the administration of the department’s programmes of study and other activities as requested. This may include commercial delivery. Contribute to departmental working groups or committees as requested. Maintain own continuing professional development. Requirements:. Essential:. Strong knowledge of the subject area combined with wider subject background enabling contributions to teaching programmes. Confident understanding of Maths, English and ICT. Full Valid Driving License. Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills. First-rate aptitude in Maths, English and ICT. Proven record of ability to manage time and work to strict deadlines. Minimum GCSE grade ‘C’ in Maths & English or L2 equivalent. Relevant IT qualification or experience. Desirable:. Comprehension of the Functional Skills curriculum, including the new reforms. Evidence of ability to teach Functional Skills and to supervise learners. Experience of higher level teaching e.g. Word & Excel L3. Previous experience is not essential. However, delivery/training experience and evidence of working with learners to improve their Maths, English and IT skills are desirable. Paul Feldman is the National Skills Agency Data Protection Officer. Your data will be stored until notice is given by you for it to be removed. Our Data Protection Policy will be forwarded to you on request. As a result of the high number of applications we receive for each role advertised we regret that we may be unable to deliver individual feedback to unsuccessful candidates. If you have not been contacted within 7 days then unfortunately on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful. We will retain your details with the intention of keeping you informed of other suitable opportunities that may arise. National Skills Agency Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy. National Skills Agency is an Equal Opportunities employer and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.