Job Title: - Leeds City College

Job DescriptionJob Title: ALS Numeracy Tutor18.5 hours per weekLocation: Leeds City College - Technology CampusVacancy RefSLS028No:Salary: Grade Lecturer B (points 21 to 31)£22,509 (£23,875 with teaching qualification) with progression to£30,227 pro rataActual salary: £11,254.50 (£11,937.50) with progression to£15,113.50SUMMARY OF DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:1. To work to make Leeds City College a great place to learn and work by demonstrating apositive, student focused inclusive approach to teaching and learning.2. Managing and delivering the highest standards of additional learning support to eachindividual learner and delivering success for all learners who are supported by you.3. To provide additional individual, small group and class teaching and support to learners toenable them to be fully included, and achieve their potential.4. Responsible for ensuring all learning support programmes are delivered to Leeds CityCollege policy requirements.5. Support the service on campus by processing referral forms for additional support to plantimetabled support sessions, liaising with students, curriculum areas and tutors/mentors .REPORTS TO:Department Head/Support ManagerSTAFF RESPONSIBILITIES FOR:NoneMAIN DUTIES:Individual taught sessions and support tutorials1. Effectively manage the delivery of effective specialist individual taught sessions andadditional support tutorials for each individual student on your caseload, including work inthe pre enrolment/transition period.2. Input referral forms for additional support on campus data systems.3. Deliver initial ALS and further specialist assessment and enhanced induction of learnerswith disabilities or identified difficulties including literacy numeracy or language difficulties4. Ensure your own personal development so that your learning materials, strategies andpersonal knowledge of your subject are current.5. Regularly attend and contribute to departmental and team meetings.

Job Description6. Accurately maintain the agreed system for dealing with ALS claim information.7. Deliver an agreed number of student contact hours.8. Ensure all preparation and ALS administration is completed promptly and efficiently withinthe agreed timescales.9. Continuously demonstrate a commitment towards further professional developmentincluding in the application of new technologies to improve the effectiveness of support10. To assist with the recruitment and interviewing of learners including the provision ofobjective advice and guidance about support requirements.11. Maintain up to date accurate logs and registers which reflect the current student profile.12. To guide individual learners in target setting and learner contracting and to track andmonitor progress against targets.13. Liaising with examinations department, to ensure compliance with exam accessrequirements are in place in a timely fashion.14. Process campus referral forms for ALS to plan timetabled support sessions, liaising withstudents, curriculum areas and tutors/mentors.15. Input referral form information on campus data system.Tutorial Support16. Support high levels of achievement and progression effective Individual Learning Plans forsupport sessions and liaise with curriculum tutors.17. To receive and act on learner feedback.18. To help ensure all College regulations and policies are upheld and instigate learnerdisciplinary procedures where necessary.Support Programme Development19. To continually review teaching and learning support requirements in line with the College’sstrategic objectives.20. Liaise with any relevant awarding bodies and contribute in a positive way.21. Contribute to the effective and efficient management of the overall support programme.22. To assist with the production of support promotional literature and the production ofsupport materials.General23. Co-operate in any staff development activities required to effectively carry out the duties ofthe post and to participate in College staff review and development schemes.

Job Description24. Compliance with all College policies and procedures.25. Comply with all legislative and regulatory requirements.26. To promote a positive image of the College.27. To supervise and safeguard learners on residential visits where necessary.28. Any other duties commensurate with the level of the post, which may be required fromtime to time.

Job DescriptionNOTES:Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable AdultsLeeds City College has a statutory and moral duty to ensure that the College functions with aview to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people studying at theCollege. The post holder will be required to commit to the College child protection policy andpromote a safe environment for children and young people learning within the College.Equality and DiversityAll employees of Leeds City College are required to promote equality and diversity in allaspects of the job. Specifically the job holder will be required to support the College to meetthe General Equality Duty under the Equality Act 2010 to:Eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation and other conductprohibited by the Act.Advance equality of opportunity between people who share a protected characteristicand those who do not.Foster good relations between people who share a protected characteristic and thosewho do not.The protected characteristics are: Age, Disability, Gender, Marriage/Civil Partnership,Pregnancy/Maternity Leave, Race, Religion or Belief, Sex, Sexual Orientation.Health and SafetyIt is the responsibility of all employees to co-operate with the College management in meetingthe objectives of providing a healthy and safe place of work. Therefore all staff must carry outtheir work with reasonable care for the health and safety of themselves and other people.Accidents or near misses must be reported and safe working procedures must always befollowed.1. Duties will inevitably develop and change as the work of the College changes to meet the needs ofour service. Employees should therefore expect periodic variations to job descriptions, Leeds CityCollege reserves this right. This job description will be supplemented on a regular basis byindividual objectives derived from College strategies.2. Where an applicant or existing employee is, or becomes, disabled (as defined by the DDA) andinforms the College fully of their requirements, reasonable adjustments will be made to the jobdescription wherever possible.GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF POSTWorking Hours: 18.5 hours per week; Monday to Friday which may include a minimum of twoeveningsProbation Period: Ten Months subject to periodic reviewsSpecial Conditions Required to participate in evening/weekend events as necessary.of the Post:Job DescriptionCompiled By: Leeds City College HR Work Stream GroupCompilation Date: March 2009

Person SpecificationJob Title:Location:Vacancy Ref No:Summary ofDuties &Responsibilities:ALS Numeracy TutorLeeds City College - Technology CampusSLS0281. To work to make Leeds City College a great place to learn andwork by demonstrating a positive, student focused inclusiveapproach to teaching and learning.2. Managing and delivering the highest standards of additionallearning support to each individual learner and deliveringsuccess for all learners who are supported by you.3. To provide additional individual, small group and class teachingand support to learners to enable them to be fully included ,andachieve their potential.4. Responsible for ensuring all learning support programmes aredelivered to Leeds City College policy requirements.Qualifications & Attainments1. Relevant professional qualification and/or degree2. Teachers, Trainers and Lecturers must be registered with the Institute for Learning (IfL) andhold a level 4 Teaching Qualification or achieve this within two years of appointment.Teachers who qualified post September 2007 must also achieve QTLS or ATLS statusawarded by the IfL within 5 years of their first employment in the FE sector.3. Relevant up to date subject knowledge4. Further Professional attainments appropriate to the specialism e.g. Dyslexia diploma,literacy level 4/5, PGCE with learning difficulties module (or currently working towards).Experience & Knowledge5. Current teaching experience in support area6. Experience of managing student progression7. Knowledge and experience of support development8. Design and delivery of FE learning support programmes9. Committed to Professional development10. Committed to delivering outstanding performanceSkills & Competencies11. Ability to plan, deliver and monitor a high quality individual support programme12. Ability to inspire and motivate learners13. Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills14. Adaptable and flexible towards a wide range of different learner needs15. Ability to communicate at all levels16. IT literate and able to use IT to enhance the learning experienceValues & Ethos17. Commitment to the College’s support and promotion of Equality and Diversity18. Committed to child protection and the promotion of a safe environment for children and youngpeople to learn in.

Person SpecificationPersonal Qualities19. A good team worker with a positive attitude20. Ability to cope with and manage change21. Enthusiasm and confidence in establishing internal and external relationshipsWork Circumstances22. Participation in occasional evening/weekend eventsAPPROVAL OF PERSON SPECIFICATIONCompiled By:Compilation Date: