Learning Services Tutor

Are you passionate about supporting adults to build confidence and develop skills for everyday life, work and wellbeing?

Do you want to help adults in Worcestershire take their first steps back into learning, build confidence and develop skills in a positive and inclusive environment?

If so, we'd love you to join our friendly and committed team.

Learning Services Worcestershire is seeking enthusiastic sessional tutors to deliver Learn Here programmes, working with adults aged 19+.

About the Provision

Learn Here courses support adults to develop skills for life and work through first step engagement in learning within their local communities. The offer has a range of different curriculum strands, including:

- Creative skills

- Cooking

- Non-accredited English, Maths and ESOL

- Life skills

- Employability skills

- Health and wellbeing

Courses are delivered in community settings across Worcestershire and online, creating accessible opportunities for adults to engage in learning close to home or remotely.

Our programmes are designed to be inclusive, practical and engaging, supporting learners to build confidence, develop new skills, improve their health and wellbeing and re-engage with learning. They provide opportunities for learners to progress into accredited programmes and support learners through Information, Advice and Guidance (IAG) to understand their next steps and progression opportunities.

About the Roles

As a Learn Here Tutor, you will take responsibility for planning and delivering engaging, high-quality sessions that support adults to develop skills for life and work. You will play a key role in creating inclusive learning environments and supporting learners to achieve their personal goals.

Are passionate about adult learning and community engagement

- Can build positive relationships with adult learners

- Are adaptable and learner-focused

- Can support learners with a range of needs to achieve and progress

You will have:

-Assistant Tutors: experience supporting learning

-Tutors/Senior Tutors: experience delivering learning within FE or community-based settings (ideally with adults)

-Experience or a skills set in a particular subject area (e.g. art, textiles, cookery or similar) that you can bring as a specialism to the Learn Here programme

-A commitment to supporting learners to achieve outcomes and progression, While you are working hard, doing your best for the people of Worcestershire, we will do our best to provide an environment that supports and inspires you. Here are some of the top reasons why you should work here.

Equality & Diversity: The County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all citizens and celebrates the diversity of all its residents., The work we do at Worcestershire County Council matters! We are there for the most vulnerable people in society who need us the most, we are helping to build a successful and growing local economy, we protect our environment, we improve outcomes for our children, young people and families, and we help ensure our residents are healthier, live longer and have a better quality of life. In short, what we do makes a difference to people's lives!

With so many ways to contribute, the chances are we have a job opportunity that's the career for you.

Where relevant, hourly rate is paid for mutually agreed planning time in addition to contact teaching time., Tutors (Scale 4)- £14.82 per hour

Plan and deliver engaging Learn Here sessions, supporting adults to develop skills and confidence for life and work.

Senior Tutors (Scale 6) - £16.35 per hour

Alongside teaching, contribute to curriculum planning, quality improvement and mentoring colleagues.

While these roles sit within a wider generic tutor structure, you will primarily deliver within the Learn Here provision. Full expectations are outlined in the job descriptions attached to this advert. Applicants are matched to the applicable role (tutor or senior tutor) at shortlisting depending on qualification and/or experience

What You'll Be Doing

- Plan and deliver inclusive Learn Here sessions

- Support adults to build skills, confidence and independence

- Support learners to develop skills for everyday life, work and progression

- Adapt delivery to meet a wide range of learner needs

- Support learners to re-engage with learning and explore next steps

- Work collaboratively with colleagues and community partners

- Track learner progress and provide feedback

- Embed safeguarding, equality, diversity and inclusion