Company Description

At Catch22, we are proud of our reputation as a modern and progressive employer. Our 1,300 colleagues and 300 volunteers work at every stage of the social welfare cycle, supporting over 60,000 individuals from cradle to career. Our work spans education, social justice and rehabilitation, children's social care, family support, social action and getting people into work.

Catch22 College (formerly Catch22 Study Programme) supports young people to gain the skills required to progress into apprenticeship training, employment or further education. You can find out more our college on our website, as well as more about our programmes.

Job Description

Catch22 College Peterlee is looking for a qualified Tutor to deliver accredited Entry,  Level 1 and Level 2 qualifications in Functional Skills Maths and English. We are an accredited centre for City and Guilds and Edexcel. As a Functional Skills Tutor you will be working with 16-19 year olds (up to 24 with an EHCP) and delivering Entry Level,  Level 1 and Level 2 Functional skills qualifications, with the overall aim of supporting our learners to develop their knowledge and skills and help them access appropriate training and employment opportunities.

You will be supported by our Curriculum and Learning Lead who is responsible for leading the team to drive up quality, reaching and exceeding KPIs and promoting an ethos of continuous improvement. 

As a Functional skills Tutor, your main accountabilities will include:

• Being responsible for planning and teaching Functional Maths, English and the rest of the curriculum
• Preparing and developing innovative lesson plans, designing and delivering group activities
• Delivering training to individual young people and groups following the programme curriculum, setting objectives and targets for achievement
• Providing one to one support to learners
• Working with team members to ensure learners achieve their targets and progress into appropriate outcomes
• Providing encouragement, guidance and support to learners to help them progress 
• Managing any behaviour issues that arise 
• Preparing and submitting up to date assessments of learners
• Monitoring and maintaining appropriate paperwork and records of progress 
• Establishing, developing and maintaining effective working relationships with other external organisations involved with the service and learner

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Qualifications

To be successful as a Functional Skills Tutor, you will need considerable experience working with disaffected young people. In addition, we are looking for:

• A relevant teaching qualification equivalent to PGCE or Cert ED
• Maths and English qualifications, at Level 2 or above (or equivalent) 
• The ability to embed functional Maths, English and ICT throughout the curriculum, from Entry Level to Level 2.
• Experience of working with young people, their families and communities, including those who are from a variety of ethnic groups and cultures or who may be vulnerable or disadvantaged in some way. 
• Experience of screening and identifying young people's needs
• Experience of a range of approaches to working with hard to reach and difficult to engage young people
• Experience of working to budgets & targets
• An in depth understanding of and commitment to safeguarding
• Knowledge and understanding of progression routes for young people
• Be willing to complete Maths and English assessments and sit level 2 Functional Skills Maths and English test

A current driving licence would be beneficial

Additional Information

Contract: Permanent 

Hours: Term time only (41 weeks per year) Part time (30 hours per week)

Salary: £26,190.00 FTE per annum (£18,938.66 pro rata)

Catch22 is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.   Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post.  Any offer of employment will be subject to an enhanced DBS check

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Unless otherwise stated, interviews will be arranged as suitable candidates are identified, so early application is strongly advised.

At Catch22 we value equality, diversity and inclusion. We are wholeheartedly committed to the principle of equality of opportunity, both as an employer and as a provider of services. Diversity and Inclusion is part of what we do every day, working to deliver our vision to build a strong society where everyone has good people around them, a purpose, and a good place to live.

Catch22 is committed to rigorous safeguarding and safer recruitment practices; ensuring that every individual within the organisation has been safely and appropriately checked.

Please note, we will conduct an online search as part of our due dilligence checks for successful candidate(s). This will involve a search of all publicly available information online and in social media.