ACL Tutor
Starting salary: £31.85 per hour
Job Level: Zone 3 Level 1
Work Location: 5 Pancras Square, London, N1C 4AG
Hours per week: Sessional – up to 10 hours per week
Contract type: Fixed Term – 1 year renewable, Term Time only
Closing date: Wednesday 15th February 2023 at 23:59
Interviews to be held: Friday 24th February 2023
Alternative flexible working options available / open to discussion
Anonymised Application – in keeping with Camden’s commitment to inclusion the recruitment to this role is anonymised and supports the objective of reducing the impact of unconscious bias.
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About us
Camden is listening to everyone, including you.
We’re giving a platform to people inside and outside our community. Because, we’re not just home to the UK’s fast-growing economy. We’re home to the most important conversations happening today. And we’re making radical social change a reality, so that nobody gets left behind. Here’s where you can help decide a better future for us all
About the team
Camden Adult Community Learning (ACL) provides a route into learning for those adults most in need of developing their skills, whether that’s to get a job, stay active and well, or become more involved in their local community.
The role
This is a fantastic opportunity to play your part in making Camden a more digitally inclusive community. You’ll plan, teach and assess groups of adult learners on the Essential Digital Skills Qualification (EDSQ), both online and in the community. You might also design and teach innovative ‘first steps’ digital skills courses across a range of community settings. You’ll support adult learners with a range of support needs to develop the digital skills they need for work and life, and you’ll help to move them on towards further employment and training opportunities. You’ll produce timely, detailed and accurate documentation such as Schemes of Work and Individual Learning Plans, and you’ll collaborate with other tutors to develop your teaching, learning and assessment practice.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and will require an Enhanced DBS.
About you
To find out more about what it is like to work at Camden, meet some of our People by visiting 'www.camdenjobs.co.uk/our-stories'.
You’re an outstanding tutor with an approach to teaching, learning and assessment which is innovative, inclusive, participative and empowering.
To be considered for this exciting opportunity its essential you hold a recognised UK teaching qualification for the adult education sector, e.g. L3 Award in Education & Training (or PTLLS), L4 Certificate in Education & Training (or CTLLS), L5 Diploma in Education & Training (or DTLLS), or a PGCE.
You will have recent experience of preparing learners for exams to gain a digital skills qualification, ideally the Essential Digital Skills Qualification (EDSQ). You will have a detailed understanding of teaching and assessing externally recognised qualifications and working within awarding body requirements.
You might also have skills in teaching creative digital media such as web design, photography and video, or in teaching employability skills.
You’re ambitious for your learners, and for what they can achieve. You’re skilled at providing support to adults with a range of support needs, including those with English as a second language.
Your approach to planning, assessing and recording learning is both timely and meticulous, with an understanding of RARPA processes as well as of the requirements of external accreditation.
You enjoy building mutually supportive relationships with community-based partners, and you relish the opportunity to collaborate and share resources with your colleagues.
Working for Camden
We’re ready to welcome your ideas, your views, and your rebellious spirit. Help us redefine how we’re supporting people, and we’ll redefine what a career can be.
At Camden, you’ll receive a host of benefits as well as joining a flexible working employer. Visit 'www.camdenjobs.co.uk/staff-benefits' to see full details of our benefits.
Additional information
To view the Job Profile, please click HERE or copy and paste the below URL into your browser: http://camdocs.camden.gov.uk/HPRMWebDrawer/Record/9942991/file/document?inline
To apply for this job please follow the "Apply" link. In the ‘Why you?’ section of the application you will be required to demonstrate how you meet the role criteria noted in the Job Profile under the “About You” section.
Inclusion and Diversity
We want Camden Council to be a great place to work and to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and those of Other Ethnicities, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that equalities and justice remains at the heart of everything we do.
To discover more about Camden and our commitment towards diversity, equality and safeguarding, please visit our recruitment website or copy and paste the below URL into your browser: https://www.camdenjobs.co.uk/inclusion-and-diversity
Asking for Adjustments
Camden is committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and as accessible as possible for everyone. This includes making adjustments or changes for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long-term health conditions. If you would like us to do anything differently during the application, interview or assessment process, including providing information in an alternative format, please contact us on 020 7974 6655, at resourcing@camden.gov.uk or post to 5 Pancras Square, London, N1C 4AG