Role: Adult Skills Tutor/Assessor (English)
Salary: Up to £28,000 per annum based on qualifications and experience
Contract type: Fixed Term
Working hours: Full Time (37.5 hrs pw)
Location: Manchester (between M1 5AN & OL6 7PT) must have a car to travel between locations across Greater Manchester as required
For over three decades, we have been dedicated to supporting individuals and employers across the UK. As a nationwide market leader, we have assisted over 13,000 people in the past year alone to retrain, embark on new career paths, or establish their own businesses.
Join us as an AEB Adult Skills Tutor/Assessor (English) and help adults strengthen core literacy and communication for work and everyday life. Lead the full learner journey, from initial assessment and ILPs to personalised teaching, clear feedback and accredited achievement in Functional Skills English and related literacy programmes, while ensuring JCQ/awarding body compliance, safeguarding and continuous improvement. Youll plan and deliver English across Entry LevelLevel 2, building reading fluency, writing accuracy and structure (spelling/grammar/punctuation), and confident speaking & listening; set targets, track progress, and prepare learners for assessments and portfolios using real - world texts (e.g., workplace documents, forms and digital platforms). You ll also manage core admin/funding and collaborate to support IAG, employability and positive progression.
Make a real impact with a team committed to outstanding education and learner success!
What youll do
Conduct effective initial assessment for referred learners, identifying accurate starting points and designing appropriate Individual Learning Plans
Deliver engaging personalised learning so that all learners make progress and achieve their individual goals
Deliver accredited qualifications and wider learning in accordance with awarding body and Standguide policies and procedures
Assess and monitor learner progress in line with company policies and procedures, intervening where necessary to ensure that all learners achieve their full potential
Prepare learners for summative assessment, including controlled assessment, external test and portfolio submission
Maintain rigour in qualification assessment, working within JCQ and awarding body regulations regarding handling of secure materials, administration of assessment and procedures for results and resits as required.
What youll need
Appropriate teaching qualification e.g. PTLLS, CTLLS, DTLLS, Cert Ed, PGCE
Functional Skills tutors: subject and teaching qualifications to Level 5 minimum
Knowledge and experience of adult education
Knowledge and experience of Safeguarding and Prevent
Experience of successful delivery of accredited qualifications
Level 2 English and Maths as a minimum
Ability to engage and motivate learners
Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) and computer literate
Ability to use administrative systems and procedures to manage the learner journey
Clean driving licence and full-time access to car as this role requires travel.
Overseas equivalent qualifications will be accepted.
We welcome applicants with lived experience and encourage applications that reflect the relevance to the post.
Benefits
CPD - Broad range of internal training to enhance your knowledge and skills
Generous pension scheme, with the option to opt out
Company health plan subject to successful completion of probation period
25 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays
5-10 sick day per year paid.
Join us at Standguide and be part of a team dedicated to making a meaningful impact on individuals' lives and businesses nationwide.
Standguide is an Equal Opportunities Employer and a Disability Confident Leader. We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity and value the diversity of our staff and customers. We thrive on creating positive working relationships, free from discrimination.
Successful candidates will be subject to satisfactory references and enhanced DBS check.
For the full job description and person specification, please email Amy atrecruitment @standguide couk.
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