Work Based Tutor - Hospitality & Catering (21.6 hours p/w) in Middleton

The Work Based Tutor will train apprentices across a wide range of skills, knowledge and behaviours to enable them to pass the End Point Assessment. The tutor will develop and deliver highly inspirational teaching and training resources and will be expected to facilitate a structured learning programme, providing feedback during formative assessment periods. Using an e-portfolio system, the tutor will evidence and review progress to date across all aspects of the Apprenticeship. For some apprentices, there is an expectation that the tutor will support the development of maths and English. It is the WBT’s responsibility to ensure that all components of the apprenticeship standard are completed accurately and timely. Must have own transport.

Key Responsibilities

• To support a caseload of up to 40 apprentices (pro rata for part-time staff) to successfully develop and evidence the knowledge, skills and behaviours required within their roles and apprenticeship programmes.
• Support the recruitment of learners onto programmes to maximise caseloads through new business activity and effective maintenance of current relationships.
• Ensure the employers fully understand the training programmes and their role and responsibilities – Job scans and pricing.
• Conduct initial and diagnostic assessment activities and recruit with integrity – skill scans.
• Participate in and support an inspirational learner induction.
• Manage learners through the initial six weeks period and confirm or redirect to appropriate qualifications.
• Undertake individual reviews every 10-12 weeks (more frequent within the induction phase) in liaison with the employer, embracing and completing all aspects of the E-Portfolio system including the individual learning plan (ILP) providing SMART targets for learners, which promote learner advancement and success.
• Monitor and support with Off the Job learning, ensuring it is accurately recorded and sufficient progress is being made.
• Monitor any risk status of learners, apply and record interventions as appropriate.
• Continually review the learners’ progress in liaison with employers and provide timely and effective feedback to learners that contribute to the learner’s development and success.
• Monitor caseload performance and action concerns through appropriate channels including regular attendance at 1-1 with the Apprenticeship Manager.
• Ensure all teaching, learning and assessment adheres to quality assurance processes.
• Deliver training and formative assessments in both the workplace and college settings on aspects of the apprenticeship standard, meeting the needs of employers and apprentices while ensuring compliance with awarding body requirements.
• Ensure learners are fully prepared and competent to undertake a successful End point Assessment.
• Manage the behaviour and discipline of students, including timekeeping and attendance.
• Develop resources for the course/subject including maintaining effective links across College for resources.
• Comply with internal and external quality assurance requirements.

Teaching, Learning and Assessment

• Deliver inspirational teaching, learning and assessment to promote high levels of learner satisfaction and success.
• Embed English and Maths into vocational delivery and planning to Level 1 and 2.
• Produce detailed and highly effective schemes of work and lesson plans that motivate learners and ensure high success rates.
• Participate in the observation of teaching and learning and embrace areas for improvement positively.
• Develop a range of innovative assessment methods to meet the requirements of awarding bodies, expected standards and address learner individual needs.
• Produce effective assessment strategies to reduce front or end loading for learners, contribute to scheme needs and provide for timely success.
• Contribute towards the production of high quality resources.
• Provide timely and effective feedback to learners that contribute to learner development and success.
• Comply with internal and external quality assurance requirements.
• Manage the tracking of learner performance against targets and present in accordance with your role.
• Co-ordinate and as applicable invigilate examinations for required aspects of the learners programme following awarding body regulations with internal verification (IV) and standardisation activities complying with College assessment and IV policies and procedures and external QA requirements, as required.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

Qualifications

• Essential Criteria: Appropriate minimum L3 Qualified for the skills qualification, Maths/English Level 2.
• Desirable Criteria: Assessor qualification (D32/33/A1), Internal Verification Qualification (D34/V1).

Experience

• Essential Criteria: Extensive relevant industrial experience.
• Desirable Criteria: Negotiating & working with employers & learners, Experience of using learning technologies, e-portfolio.

Specialist Knowledge

• Essential Criteria: Knowledge & understanding of the specific industry & current industrial practices, Health & Safety /Equality & Diversity /Safeguarding.
• Desirable Criteria: Knowledge of Apprenticeships Standards, Knowledge of education & training within the industry, Knowledge of up to date Apprenticeship compliance.

IT Skills

• Essential Criteria: Intermediate user of Microsoft applications, Ability to use technology to generate information & improve efficiency.