Functional Skills English & Maths Tutor

Market Drayton, Shropshire
Novus
Are you currently working in education and looking for a new challenge? Are you passionate about making a difference in learners’ lives? Would you like the opportunity to teach smaller group sizes so that your delivery can have a greater impact? Do you want a rewarding career with opportunities for progression where you will experience genuine job satisfaction? We have a great opportunity to join our Education team as a Functional Skills English & Maths Tutor for Novus, the prison education provider at HMP Stoke Heath (Market Drayton). This role is offered on a permanent, full-time basis working 37 hours per week. What the role entails In this role, you will work with, and be supported by, our amazing team of dedicated professionals to mentor our learners to develop their English reading, writing, speaking, and listening, as well as their numeracy skills which will in turn help them to secure future employment opportunities post-release. You will need patience, passion and understanding in your approach to our learners who have ‘hit a bump in the road’ but want to learn and improve. What we need from you To be successful in the role of Functional Skills Maths & English Tutor, you will need: A teaching qualification or subject specialist qualification at Level 4 (Level 5 – new standards) with a commitment to obtain the relevant outstanding Level 4 (Level 5 – new standards) qualification within a specified time scale (required) Hold at least a Level 2 qualification in Literacy and Numeracy Track record of effective teaching in subject specialism Gain/hold and maintain a clean, enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checkColleague Benefits As part of the LTE Group family, you will benefit from an excellent package including: Extensive annual leave which can be taken throughout the year and not restricted to school holiday times Monday to Friday working pattern Our in-house ‘Evolve’ training programme, which offers you the chance to upskill and further your career through a wide range of recognised qualifications We support you through a teacher training qualification and assessor qualifications Full package of training to support working in a Prison environment Good progression routes into management positions within education Learner class sizes are much smaller than in FE colleges Able to be flexible and innovative with the curriculum Part of the wider community of the prison service Additional behavioural and complex need support Various pension scheme options including a Local Government Pension Scheme offering an 18.1% Employer Contribution and a Teachers Pension scheme offering a 23.68% Employer Contribution. Free onsite parking Our comprehensive in-house awards scheme An Employee Assistance Programme including a free, confidential, 24/7 support service Health care discounts through Simply Health Retail discounts through You at Work Student discounts Our Cycle to Work scheme.The closing date for this job advert is 14/07/2023. However, the job advert may close early if we receive a good response. Please submit your application via our careers page. Novus is an equal opportunities employer, welcoming applications from all sections of the community. We are working to support our Veterans into employment and are also proud holders of the Disability Confident Employer award. If you require reasonable adjustments, please let us know. If you would like to chat about the role before applying please call Ellie Whitehall on (phone number removed). We look forward to hearing from you