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Subject Specialist Tutor

Employer
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
Location
Hateley Heath, Huntingdon Road, West Bromwich, B71 2RP
Salary
Band E, SCP 18-25 (£24,313 - £28,785 per annum) (£12.60 - £14.92 per hour)
Closing date
16 Apr 2020
Reference
SAND000003959

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Job Details

Sandwell Adult and Family Learning Service are recruiting a permanent full-time adult English specialist tutor to join our existing team of good and outstanding staff.

The English teaching role is essential to meet the growing demands of our diverse community. You will need excellent interpersonal and organisational skills and a commitment to driving up the quality of the English curriculum. You will be required to work some evenings and Saturdays at various points of the year e.g. during October when we take part in the national Family Learning Festival. Close team work with the Maths and ICT curriculum team will be critical to the post, as well as working within community learning to embed literacy skills across a wide range of subjects.

You will be expected to deliver and assess Functional Skills English and community-based learning to adults and families from entry level through to level 2; teaching 7 classes per week. It would be beneficial if you also have experience delivering GCSE English language to adults. You will need to evidence your English teaching hours for the past academic year, which must exceed 400 and hold an observation grade of good or outstanding. Knowledge of Ofsted, SAR, moderation, standardisation and RARPA would be a distinct advantage.

Sandwell Adult and Family Learning Service has 3 main learning centres across Sandwell and the successful applicant will be based at our Hateley Heath centre in West Bromwich. You will be required to travel between centres daily and travelling expenses can be claimed according to the SMBC approved mileage scheme. The post offers a competitive salary of £24,313 - £28,785, (£12.60 - £14.92 per hour), and a full package of benefits from SMBC. Successful candidates will need to complete a DBS application.

The successful applicant will be required to hold a minimum level 4 teaching qualification, a subject qualification in English at least at level 4 and maths at least at level 2. Applications are particularly welcome from adult tutors that have experience of working within other ACL organisations. Please note that the majority of our delivery at Sandwell Adult and Family learning is with adults aged 19+.

 

Hours 

37 hours per week

This vacancy and advert will be closed as soon as sufficient applications are received. Therefore, it is strongly advised that you complete and return your application as soon as possible.

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Who are we?

Sandwell is situated at the very heart of the West Midlands, just a stone’s throw from Birmingham. A large, diverse, metropolitan borough, Sandwell offers exciting opportunities for all in a friendly, supportive environment.

Why work for us?

  • Generous annual leave entitlements
  • Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme
  • Access to an award-winning employee benefits scheme, which includes:
  • An exclusive retail discounts portal
  • Salary sacrifice schemes for cars, bikes, technology and car parking
  • An employee assistance and counselling service
  • Annual leave purchase scheme
  • A wide variety of learning and development opportunities
  • Flexi-time working
  • A variety of leave schemes including carers, compassionate, maternity and paternity
  • Volunteering scheme

Your career at Sandwell Council

We offer something for everyone, with an incredibly wide range of career opportunities, at any stage of your career, from apprentices to senior managers.

Whether your focus is a support service, such as Finance, Human Resources, Legal or ICT, or a frontline service, such as Social Care, Planning & Regeneration, Housing or Leisure, it’s worth looking at what Sandwell has to offer.

Our plans for the future

Our Vision 2030 shows just how committed we are to creating the best future possible for our communities and for the people who live and work in Sandwell. 

We’re a progressive organisation, and we’re proud of what we’ve achieved so far, but we know there’s much more to do to make our vision. For more information on our plans for the future see our dedicated vision 2030 page; http://www.sandwell.gov.uk/Vision2030

For more information about working for Sandwell Council, our recruitment process and our offer to you please visit;

https://www.sandwell.gov.uk/counciljobs

For information on our Values and Behaviours, please visit:

https://www.sandwell.gov.uk/council/values-behaviours

To view a copy of the Local Government Career Guide, please visit;

https://www.wmjobs.co.uk/staticpages/30847/local-government-careers

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Telephone
0121 569 3300
Location
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
Sandwell Council House
Freeth Street
Oldbury
West Midlands
B69 3BS
United Kingdom

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