Essential Skills Tutor

Essential Skills Tutor – Jobs Growth Wales Plus

£25,704 to £27,316 Location: Covering Cardiff and Barry

Permanent Full Time finish 9am to 4.30pm Monday to Friday

Our client are one of Wales' leading training providers of skills and funded services. They deliver Traineeships, Apprenticeships, Employability Skills and Jobs Growth Wales through their suite of funded programmes.

Benefits include Contributory Pension Scheme – 3% employer contribution, Annual Leave 30 days Plus Bank Holidays (inclusive of Christmas Shut Down), Training and Continual Professional Development Opportunities, 35 hour working week, Travel expenses and business mileage 40p per mile, Childcare Voucher Scheme,Cycle to Work Scheme, Christmas Savings Scheme, Eye Sight Scheme, Employee Health & Wellbeing Strategies and Policies, Work-Life Balance Policies, Social & Charity Events, Refer a Friend Payment Scheme, Mobile Phones & Laptops (based on job role)

Our clients commitment to employees has been recognised through the achievement of the following external awards - Investors In People – Silver Award, Corporate Health Standard – Silver Award, Green Dragon Environmental Award

Are you looking for a new opportunity within the work-based learning industry and have a passion for working with youths aged 16 to 19 ? We are looking to recruit an essential skills tutor to join our growing team to train and assess our youth learners to gain knowledge and competence in essential skills. Covering Literacy, Numeracy, and digital literacy.

What are the core responsibilities of this role?

• Providing literacy, numeracy and digital literacy support to learners within workshop or one to one setting. • Timely achievement of their Essential Skills qualifications • Registering, arranging, conducting and invigilating controlled tasks with learners • Supporting and helping motivate young people on their Wellbeing and GoForIt days to help improve their team working skills and confidence

Responsible for carrying out all organisational and administrative work, preparation and marking. • Maintaining quality standards. • Maintaining accurate, up to date records of all assessment activities • Monitor and ensure the timely completion and accuracy of all learner documentation required. • Covering a regional area, travelling to visit learners at various Centre locations. • Contributing to the planning, monitoring and achievement of agreed performance targets • Continuously developing learning materials and resources to support delivery requirements. • Maintaining positive working relationships with learners and colleagues

What skills and experience are we looking for from potential applicants?

Essential • Experience of delivering Essential Skills Qualifications up to Level 2 • Full driving licence with use of own vehicle

Desirable • Qualified Assessor qualification or with the potential and willingness to work towards • City & Guilds 9300 Level 2 in supporting Adults and Young People in Essential Skills • L3 Essential Skills Practitioner Certificate

To apply for the role of Essential Skills Tutor Cardiff and Barry -South Wales please email your cv to

Tina Lacey Recruitment is a specialist recruitment agency dedicated to the skills, training and welfare to work sectors nationally. We are committed to giving full free pre-interview advice and guidance right throughout the interview process
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed