Maths Skills Teacher
Annual Leave: 28 days inclusive of statutory bank holidays
Place of Work: Plymouth - also required to work at other sites as directed
(Must be capable of travelling for business related purposes)
Contract: Full Time, Term Time Only, 37.5 hours p.w. 41 weeks
Salary Band: £26,609 to £ 29,880
This role is subject to an enhanced DBS check with a 6-month probationary period.
Overview:
A qualified teacher role, delivering a high quality education and outcomes to learners. Through excellent interpersonal skills and maintaining your own CPD, this role will mentor “Instructors” (un-qualified teachers) and “Learning Support Assistants” in implementing curriculum, creating resources, plans, assessments and projects to inspire learners.
As a professional role, you will manage your time and be accountable for learner’s achievements and will liaise with the learners circle of support, employers and other third parties to build a team approach in enabling the learner to achieve their aims.
Above all engendering a positive, fun, engaging environment and experience for all
Key Objectives:
Objective
Measured by
* Engage and retain learners
Attendance data, retention data
* Demonstrate high quality teaching and learning
Observation of teaching, learning and assessment
* Build learner confidence and self esteem
RARPA, distance travelled
* Develop opportunities for learners to gain experience
Work experience, trips, visits and community projects
* Enable learners to achieve outcomes
Achievement, destination data
* Demonstrate high quality work
Audit, Accuracy, timeliness, awarding organisations
* Demonstrate positive interpersonal relationships
Behaviours, feedback
* Ensure a safe and healthy environment
Risk assessment, Safeguarding/Prevent records
* Achieve a positive fun and interesting learning environment
Learner voice, feedback
Responsibilities:
Education
* Mentor “Instructors” (un-qualified teachers) and “Learning Support Assistants” to meet learners needs, case conference, advise on approaches, develop resources and materials
* Support ETF marketing and promote our services to prospective learners and stakeholders, attending events to market and engage learners
* Develop and maintain positive relationships with the parents and carers of learners
* Work with the learner and circle of support on an ongoing basis to develop Person Centred Plans (PCP) and Information, Advice & Guidance (IAG) that inform the Individual Learner Plan (ILP), Education Health Care Plan (EHCP) and progression
* Provide a skills scan, initial and diagnostic assessment of learners to inform and set targets for their Individual Learning Plan in a person centred approach and embedding RARPA (Recognising and Recording Progress and Achievement) practices
* Support the specific requirements of learners with Special Educational Needs, providing information to update the Education Health Care Plans, and taking part in person centred review meetings
* Plan and deliver teaching and learning (virtual and face to face); assess learners and evaluate your delivery for learners, to prescribed standards and meeting the requirements of funding/quality bodies (Ofsted, MATRIX, RARPA etc).
* Embed, contextualise math, English and ICT in all lessons
* Develop teaching and learning resources to meet the learner and curriculum needs (Vocational, GCSE, T-Level, etc)
* Provide pastoral support to learners, linking to their circle of support
* Maintain learner related risk assessment for SEND, Safeguarding and PREVENT
* For SEND learners Identify any reasonable adjustment or access arrangements required for assessment and examinations
* Work with employers and community projects as appropriate or when required to:
o To develop understanding and knowledge of subject related industrial and professional activities.
o To develop work experience, supported internships, traineeships, apprenticeships and progression opportunities
* Prepare reports for parents/carers and other stakeholders
Personnel
* Take part in staff appraisal and supervision and maintain own continuing professional development
* Support delivery of staff training in support of CPD needs
* Establish effective working relationships, both internal and external, to work mutually in helping manage ETF to support colleagues with behaviour management and day-to-day administration
* Show, at all times, a personal commitment to treating all customers and colleagues in a fair and respectful way, which gives positive regard to people’s differences and individuality (for example, gender, gender identity, nationality or ethnic origin, disability, religion or belief, sexual orientation, age).
Quality
* Undertake assessment for your area of responsibility, and support:
o Team and standardisation meetings
o Self-assessment
* Assist with gaining and maintaining MATRIX and other standards within ETF
* Undertake internal verification for your area of responsibility and supporting,
o EV visits
o compliance with audit and awarding body regulations and standards.
Facilities
* Ensure all work is undertaken in accordance with health and safety rules and policies, generating and reviewing risk assessments.
Administration
* Mentor “Instructors” (un-qualified teachers) and “Learning Support Assistants” to complete documentation and update online systems in a timely way
* Ensure your learner administration, online systems and documentation is accurately completed within the required timeframe
o including staff calendar, registers, enrolment, pursuing learner absence, progression, achievement of goals and any other student related administration as deemed appropriate.
o Specific SEND paperwork
o Track progression and destination of learners during and after completion of ETF provision
* Provide live and timely information to management
General
* Attend meetings and conferences within a network of professional contacts as required
* Comply with all Company Policies and legal requirements with special reference to Health and Safety; Data Protection, Safeguarding and the promotion of Equal Opportunities at all times
* Travel as required for business to support other ETF centres, community based delivery and to meet wider business needs.
* Maintain and promote your workplace as a clean and healthy environment
* Undertake any other duties required by senior management.
Safeguarding
ETF is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of learners, including children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Working with Long Term Teachers:
We are an independent agency working with Nurseries, Primary, Secondary and Special Schools.
LTT was founded with the aim of creating a genuine, transparent and straightforward service to help candidates secure their next role. We place a huge emphasis on delivering an exceptional service where you will be supported, listened to and valued throughout.
Your dedicated consultant will invest time to understand your experience, skill-set and what your ideal role looks like. You will have frequent updates with your progress through compliance, applications for specific roles as well as receiving additional information on roles which we feel may be of interest to you.
We are proud members of the REC and we have the highest standard of compliance. Working with us means you will get the very best support and guidance through the clearance process from your own specific point of contact from our in-house compliance team.