Functional Skills Tutor

To provide support to the Apprenticeship team in the delivery of apprenticeship programmes using various functional skills educational tools/ resources. To lead on exam invigilation, devise and develop relevant functional skills education resources/ materials and provide teaching, feedback and support to learners.
To provide timely reports to all relevant external Information systems and provide the Apprenticeship team and managers with informed progress reports.
To support learners with a focus on the development, support and timely achievement of functional skills as part of the apprenticeship qualification., Support with the embedding of functional skills into taught sessions on practice based topics
To complete tasks as delegated by the Quality Assurance Manager in connection with the successful running of the apprenticeship programmes.
To teach and assess Functional skills English/ Maths on the apprenticeship programmes including the development and maintenance of schemes of work and lesson plans which should be updated on a regular basis
To support the timely achievement of apprenticeships and take responsibility for the Functional Skills components
To support the apprenticeship delivery team within curriculum areas to embed Functional Skills in schemes of work and lesson plans.
To devise a programme of learning (scheme of work) with appropriate effective teaching and learning strategies, resources and assessments.
To maintain attendance registers, records of progress and ensure Learners are correctly enrolled with the Trust and Awarding Bodies.
To provide classroom assistance to the Apprenticeship Assessors with learners particularly those that require additional one to one support or functional skills training.
To support other apprenticeship team members in understanding the individual's duties, to enable appropriate cover. To contribute to the Induction of new staff to develop knowledge and skills for their role., To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you'll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the 'Supporting Documents' heading. So that you're even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you'll need to take time to read the 'Candidate Essentials Guide' that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how 'we care for you as you care for others'. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you'll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [email protected].
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MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
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