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Vocational Tutor

Job Description

This role will be based out of Rochdale skills centre.

The successful vocational tutor will be required to teach skills in construction and to develop, promote, deliver and assess training in order to maximise learning outcomes for students.


Key Responsibilities:
* Promote courses and recruit in order to maximise occupancy levels.
* Carry out initial and on-going assessment to ensure students are on the right programme and receiving the right level of support.
* Plan & design appropriate training programmes (including development of schemes of work, lesson plans, Apprenticeship Learning Plans etc), taking account of individual requirements to ensure differentiation of learning.
* Adopt effective use of new technologies including development of learning programmes on SoL-VE and use of webinars/Skype etc to meet market demands and enhance the learning experience for students.
* Deliver high quality, engaging training to encourage learners to attend, stay on programme and achieve.
* Manage the safe evacuation of students in the event of fire or other emergency, following agreed company procedures and ensure that health and safety procedures are followed at all times.
* Mark/assess students' work, provide structured feedback and set development objectives for students.
* Moderate course work/liaise with external moderators to ensure university and awarding body standards and deadlines are met (HE tutors only).
* Act as Programme Leader for specific awards with responsibility for admissions, the co-ordination of tutor resource, representation at exam boards, uploading of marks and programme evaluation (HE tutors only).

About you:
* Excellent communication skills.
* Ability to plan and organise workload effectively.
* IT skills including the ability to use technology to support learning delivery.
* Motivating and inspiring.
* Supportive.
* Flexible approach.

Skills Required:
* Industry experience in specialist area.
* Experience of T&L quality standards especially OFSTED.
* At least 1-2 years' teaching experience.
* Where appropriate, expertise in working with special needs e.g. LLDD (learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities) and challenging behaviour).
* Up to date knowledge of specialist subject area/professional qualifications as appropriate.
* Must hold teaching qualification - PGCE, PGDE, Cert Ed, DTLLS (and L5+ subject specialisms where necessary).
* Knowledge of health and safety responsibilities and procedures including emergency evacuation

If you are interested in this role, please contact Andy at Service Care on 01772 208962 or email andrew.quinney@servicecare.org.uk