An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Westway Trust as an Adult Learning Tutor - Digital Skills, starting in September 2024.
Westway Trust is a community-guided organisation located in North Kensington which runs an adult learning programme of accredited and non-accredited provision across a range of subjects. We aim to enable people to progress in work, in learning and in life. Our learners come from a variety of backgrounds and have different prior experiences of learning.
The primary responsibility of the Digital Skills Tutor will be to design and deliver high quality, learner-centred teaching, and learning and assessment experiences to our employed and unemployed adult learners from Entry level to Level 1, while supporting the Adult and Community Learning Manager to achieve the Trust’s strategic objectives.
This is a sessional hours role. The working hours will be discussed and agreed at interview stage.
Key responsibilities of the role include:
Teaching
Plan, prepare and deliver high-quality teaching and learning sessions, workshops, and tutorials in line with the curriculum requirements and the needs of individual learners, ensuring learning objectives are met
Assess learners’ abilities and identify areas for improvement, tailoring teaching and learning methods and resources accordingly
Rigorously monitor and track learners’ progress, providing regular feedback and implementing strategies to address areas of weakness or underperformance
Set and mark assignments, tests, and examinations, providing constructive feedback to learners to support their learning and improvement
Establish and maintain a positive and inclusive learning environment, actively promoting learner participation, motivation, and confidence in professional development
Maintain accurate records of learners' attendance, progress, and assessment outcomes, ensuring compliance with regulatory and internal requirements
Administration
To carry out and keep records of initial and diagnostic assessments, identifying areas for improvement, tailoring teaching and learning methods and resources accordingly
To identify materials and equipment/resource needs to assist the provision of teaching and learning by students
To develop differentiated Individual Learning Plans with students, monitor and track learners’ progress, providing regular feedback and strategically addressing areas of weakness Maintaining up to date course files and submitting accurate data on attendance and achievement within agreed deadlines
Preparing groups of learners for accredited assessment (exam or portfolio) & non-accredited assessment (RARPA), marking assessments and taking part in internal moderation and/or consultation meetings with appropriate Trust staff
Knowledge, Skills and Experience:
Essential
Practical work experience as an ICT Tutor, demonstrating hands-on knowledge and skills applicable to real-world scenarios
Experience of teaching adult learners and an understanding of appropriate teaching strategies in a similar role
Experience of devising course outlines and schemes of work
Experience of managing mixed groups of learners
Knowledge and experience of working with a variety of exam boards
Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written and the ability to work as part of a highly collaborative team
Desirable
Understanding of the RARPA (Recognising and Recording Progress and Achievement in non-accredited learning) system
Experience of working/teaching refugees and or asylum seekers
Basic understanding of cybersecurity principles and practices to impart essential knowledge to students
The ability to speak a community language
Qualifications:
Essential
Level 3 or above subject specialism qualification, such as IT User Skills,
A full teaching qualification for working in adult learning (DTLLS, PGCE or DET)
Benefits of working with us:
Great location in the heart of Portobello, North Kensington
Free gym membership at health club one minute walk from the office
Pension scheme
Life Assurance
Free eye test voucher
Investor in People (IiP) employer
The application deadline is Sunday 14 July 2024 when applications will be reviewed and shortlisted for interview. However, we reserve the right to close the application early (an early application is strongly recommended)