Tutor

Make a difference and join the team at Northern Rights as a Tutor 

“We offer a dignified, work focused service where unemployed people are given the support they need to overcome their barriers and achieve.  The feedback has been outstanding, it’s incredibly rewarding to see the positive difference we are making to people’s lives.”– Dawn Brown, Director of Northern Rights

Does this statement excite you? 

Like Dawn, are you passionate about people and have a desire to change people’s lives for the better?

Would you like to join an amazing team of individuals chosen for their empathy, knowledge, and sheer determination to assist those living in the North East, progress and achieve work?

Our client, Northern Rights delivers Personal Development and Employment Support services to benefit disadvantaged people, in particular those with health problems (physical/mental and or social) into work. They have supported over 6000 people from the North East with training and impartial Matrix accredited Information Advice and Guidance, helping more than 2500 local people make the transition to work.

The team are excited to be able to help more people into the workplace and are initially recruiting for a Tutor to deliver accredited and non-accredited courses.

What we can offer you:

• A starting salary of £23,700 to £25,650 per year
• Permanent employment
• Full time, Monday to Thursday 9 to 5, Friday 9 to 4
• Group Life Insurance scheme on completion of probation
• Company Sick Pay Scheme
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Family Friendly policies
• Development opportunities.

Currently based in East Durham, Sunderland and South Tyneside.

With an engaging and adaptable style, you will be responsible for the in-house delivery of accredited and non-accredited courses with participants.

You will carry out initial diagnostics, assessments, inductions and deliver group-based courses to build participant resilience/skills and positive attitudes towards work. Key to your role will be the ability to maintain effective working relationships with key strategic partners including JCP, Local Authorities, private, statutory, and voluntary employer groups. 

Key Duties

• Tailor and deliver group courses to meet participant needs and learning styles.
• Undergo internal and external observations for quality assurance and compliance measures.
• Communicate effectively with Advisors to meet the individual and holistic needs of the participants.
• Participate in training and undertake appropriate learning and development, as identified through regular appraisals and reviews with line manager.
• To work within Northern Rights Quality framework ensuring that services delivered meet the standards required of the contract.
• To maintain effective and efficient administrative procedures as required including updating participant records on all relevant databases.
• To operate and encourage a participant focused culture to designated standards of service, ensuring participant feedback is appropriately reported.

Must Haves for the role:

• Level 4 teaching qualification or be working towards a level 5 teaching qualification.
• Level 3 qualification in English and Math’s.
• Level 5 specialism teaching qualification in English and or Mathematics.
• Two year’s experience delivering functional skills English and Math’s.
• Experience of designing and implementing courses and meeting compliance measures.
• DBS Enhanced Clearance or willingness to obtain via employer

Skills:

• Good interpersonal, communication, listening and presentation skills.
• Strong coaching and teaching ability.
• Excellent organisational skills and time management skills.
• High accuracy and attention to detail.
• Experience of working within the Mental Health sector (desirable)
• Excellent working knowledge of IT: Microsoft packages specifically Word Processing and Outlook (e-mails), Zoom / Teams, the Internet, and Client Relationship Management systems.
• Positive attitude to disability and health related problems.

It will be great if you also have:

• Willingness to travel inside the designated work area and occasionally outside for meetings, training etc. with possible overnight stays if necessary.

• Knowledge of welfare benefits

As a Disability Confident Leader, we operate a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for Disabled People who reach the minimum criteria.

Closing date 19th April 2021

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