English Teacher
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| Job Type | Permanent |
| Location | Uxbridge/Hayes, London |
| Area | London, England |
| Sector | Assessors/Coaches/Trainers/Tutors - English |
| Salary | £31,300 to £43,700 |
| Start Date | |
| Advertiser | Ellie Hendy |
| Consultant Email | ellie@nationalskillsagency.co.uk |
| Telephone | 020 3953 1984 |
| Job Ref | EH/ET |
- Description
Job Purpose
Our client are seeking to appoint a full time or part-time Lecturers to deliver GCSE and Functional Skills English across the provision, primarily to vocational learners aged 16-18, with a growing provision of part-time adult learners.
This is a challenging but exciting and rewarding area of the company and you would play a key role in supporting the vocational learners with their development and to help them progress onto higher courses or the workplace. You will be joining a team of skilled teachers with a wealth of experience and knowledge, who are pro-active in sharing best practice with the team in order to engage and enthuse resit learners.
You will preferably possess a degree in English or a related subject, with experience of teaching or tutoring English GCSE and/or Functional Skills, and have the ability to engage and enthuse 16 to 18 year olds from a variety of vocational disciplines.
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 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
- Teach on a range of programmes in the relevant subject area, including GCSE English and Functional Skills English.
- Prepare schemes of work, lesson plans and resource materials for teaching programmes.
- Utilise IT and learning technology to deliver elements of 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 oral.
- Work towards the integration of students’ basic skills’ development in the delivery of teaching and learning.
Curriculum Management
- Attend team meetings and events as directed 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.
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 we get a high number of applications we may be unable to give feedback to unsuccessful candidates. We will retain your details to keep you informed of other opportunities. National Skills Agency Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy and is an Equal Opportunities employer we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.
