Main Scope of Post

• the organisation and development of the curriculum
• making the best use of the team resources including staffing and consumables
• gaining maximum funding through high levels of enrolment, retention and achievement
• liaising with appropriate staff and external bodies

Duties:

Recruitment of Students

• Participate in open evenings and recruitment activities to ensure that potential applicants and students receive accurate information and guidance.
• Complete and contribute to the production of accurate information and fact sheets.
• Interview potential applicants and contribute to the interviewing schedules.
• Contribute to the development, promotion and delivery of the team’s marketing and recruitment strategies.

Induction and Support for Students

• Carry out student inductions and contribute to the design of induction programmes.
• Produce course handbooks.
• Carry out academic progress reviews, including the completion of necessary documents.
• Where appropriate act as a named tutor and liaise with the Attendance Co-ordinators to ensure the attendance, retention and achievement of students.
• Understand and keep up-to-date with student support and learning support arrangements, ensuring students have full information and making appropriate referrals.
• Where appropriate ensure that basic skills initial and diagnostic assessments, are undertaken and that students receive effective learning support.
• Ensure that resources within your subject area are kept up-to-date and accessible to students and other staff in liaison with the curriculum managers and the Learning Centres.
• Prepare students for employability, career progression and/or further education and training.
• Produce reports and attend events to provide information to parents/employers.

Design and Delivery of Programmes

•       To teach on full and part-time ESOL/EFL courses.
  • Prepare schemes of work, lesson plans and resource materials for teaching programmes.
  • Utilise IT and learning technology to deliver elements of the curriculum.
  • Where appropriate integrate the delivery and assessment of Functional Skills into the curriculum.
  • Prepare assessment plans and schedules and ensure students are aware of your expectations.
  • Assess students’ progress regularly including the timely marking of work and giving feedback, both written and verbal.
  • Work towards the integration of students’ basic skills’ development in the delivery of teaching and learning.

Curriculum Management

• Attend team meetings and events as requested by managers.
• Keep records up-to-date, including the completion of registers, and other required documentation.
• Liaise with colleagues to ensure that new members of staff are fully apprised of requirements.
• Participate in the staff appraisal and mentoring schemes.

Quality

• Carry out student questionnaires and elicit student feedback on the quality of teaching and learning.
• Contribute to course reviews including reviews of your subject area and the setting, implementation and monitoring of action plans.
• Set targets for achievement, retention and attendance and participate in the performance management programme.

• To contribute to the development, planning and implementation of new initiatives within the ESOL/EFL Section.
• To assist in the monitoring and supervision of all part-time teaching and non -teaching staff to ensure they are kept informed regarding all business and curriculum developments.
• To lead Course Team meetings and contribute to Section Area meetings.
• To participate fully in the marketing of courses and promotional events both on and off site.
• To assist in the updating of statistical information required for attendance, retention and achievement.
• To take effective links with any relevant outside agencies to both secure student growth and progression.
• To take and active role in the reviewing of curriculum and quality procedures.
• To contribute to and monitor the deployment of resources, physical and human, within the department.
• To contribute to the general development of the ELT School portfolio.

Other Duties

• To take an active part in the appraisal and mentoring processes.
• To comply with all relevant Health and Safety regulations and assist the business in the implementation of its own Health and Safety policy.
• To comply with and actively promote within their section the Equal Opportunities Policy.
• To comply with and actively promote the Safeguarding Policy.
• To participate in and contribute to the in-service development and training activities.
• To carry out all other duties as may be reasonably required.