Health and Social Care Tutor

The Queen Alexandra Charity Birmingham has a mission to ‘empower young adults with learning difficulties and disabilities to achieve their ambitions and to lead fulfilling lives’. This is achieved through four service areas - College, Community, Residential and Enterprises. The organisation supports young adults with a diverse range of complexities and abilities and has specialisms in autism and associated complex behaviours and visual impairment, however it is a multi-disability organisation.

The organisation has over 450 staff and has been accredited with Investors in People Silver. The organisation has been through a period of growth in terms of service areas, student and client numbers, increased staffing and income, with growth remaining a key part of the organisational strategy. The post holder will have teaching responsibility for the Vocational Health and Social Care programme and will input where appropriate to the Health and Social Care programme from Level 1 to Level 3, who will require highly individualised approaches to learning in and out of the classroom.

The post is located in the Vocational team. 45) across 3 days (part time) Salary: Tutor Salaries are banded based on qualified status and experience.

RESPONSIBILITIES (Q1)

: · An enthusiastic individual who is able to motivate students and is passionate about promoting creativity and engagement, ensuring these are embedded into the learning culture. · Collaborate effectively in all aspects of the role and programme with the second part-time tutor. · Introduce and support students to develop a range of skills within Health and Social Care, including Level 1 to Level 3 exam preparation, coursework support, research skills, communication, professional practice, and academic writing, whilst encouraging students to develop confidence and independence in their own learning approach.

· Creative in the use of emerging technologies and/or teaching approaches to help students learn and progress whilst creating an inspirational learning environment with the needs of students at the forefront. · Provide a consistent and sequenced Health and Social Care curriculum and implement a team approach to working with students using digital devices, assistive technology, and interactive resources as educational learning tools. · Deliver, plan, and assess the curriculum in an innovative, responsible, and flexible manner using a highly individualised approach in collaboration with the Curriculum Area Manager, ensuring the Intent, Implementation and Impact are clear.

· Plan, assess, and record the individual achievements of each learner against Individual Learning Plans, EHCP Plans, and in accordance with RARPA (where applicable), moderation/awarding body and funding agency criteria. · Deliver quality teaching and learning in line with professional standards and tailored to individual learner needs, grounded in an informed understanding of their EHCP, goals after QAC in particular, and other assessments. · Prepare schemes of work and differentiated lesson planning to make clear the purpose and intent of taught sessions.

· Lead sessions in accordance with good practice in terms of timed, scaffolded, and sequenced learning that ensures lesson objectives are implemented and students’ progress can be checked. · Ensure assessments include appropriate means of feedback and feedforward, with progress recorded and shared with learners. · Contribute to the development of the curriculum through preparation, research, liaison with colleagues and relevant external agencies, and management of resources.

Requirements

of examination boards and funding agencies.