Hybrid Maths Tutor at Queen Alexandra Charity
Queen Alexandra Charity · Birmingham, United Kingdom · Hybrid
- Professional
- Office in Birmingham
Hours: 36 hours per week
Contract: Permanent, term time only
Weeks, Term time only, (48 weeks, including Bank Holidays and annual leave)
Please see attached job description for further information.
There is a banded pay scale, comprising 3 levels - Q1, Q2, Q3). The level is determined by job role requirements/the enclosed criteria. The majority of posts at QAC will commence at Q1 (£27,734.40- £32,106.24 p.a.), with the opportunity for further progression based on College requirements and individual development.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Key Responsibilities
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
- Degree qualification at grade 2.2 minimum
- To hold a minimum Level 4 in a teaching qualification
- To hold literacy and numeracy qualifications Level 2 minimum
- To have three of more years recent teaching experience
- Excellent oral communication and interpersonal skills
- Good IT skills, including word processing and spreadsheet packages
- Excellent written communication skills with a high level of attention to detail
- Manage workload confidently and adhere to deadlines
- To have experience of internal verification
- To have previous experience of the planning, delivery, tracking, review and evaluation of teaching and learning of entry level up to level 2 programmes.
- To have previous experience of SEN learners with moderate to severe learning difficulties and be able to provide the associated curriculum, approaches and strategies.
- To have previous experience of small steps, individualised approaches to curriculum and differentiation of materials and concepts and the tracking & review of achievements
- To have previous experience of learners who have difficulties with emotional regulation
- To have a positive approach to managing the behaviour of learners with moderate to severe learning difficulties
- To be flexible, able to contribute to a wide range of learning situations and integrate ICT into their work
- To be able to contribute effectively and professionally within a teamwork environment
- To demonstrate awareness of a wide range of learning environments and of different training and learning strategies
- To have experience in using online and interactive maths resources
- To have taught or have experience of teaching Maths to SEN learners
- To be able to demonstrate learning strategies as appropriate to people with visual impairment and autism and/ or complex disabilities.
- To have experience of Non Violent Crisis Intervention techniques or similar
- To be familiar with communication methods and access technology as appropriate to learners with visual impairment and other disabilities
Why work at Queen Alexandra Charity Birmingham
Our benefits include;
Academic Year 2024/25
- Access to on site car parking
- Use of QAC Fitness Centre (subject to opening hours)
- Cycle to Work Scheme (Salary Sacrifice)
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme Helpline (BHSF)
- Access to Education Support Free Helpline for Teachers & Education Staff
- QAC Mental Health First Aiders & activities to support health and wellbeing
- BHSF Benefits Package including Healthcare Plans, discounted shopping/services
- Annual Flu vaccination/voucher
- Access to other benefit/discount schemes (which may be subject to charge) e.g. Blue Light Card, TOTUM (NUS), Charity Worker Discounts, Discounts for Teachers
- Dell Advantage programme - a free programme that offers savings to students, parents and all staff at QAC - up to 20% off. https://www.dell.com/en-uk/lp/dell-advantage
- Health and Wellbeing Services (Occupational Health/Counselling)
- Free Tea/Coffee and Staff Room facilities
- Dining Room facilities with hot/cold food (free meal provided for those supporting students at mealtimes)
- Additional discretionary concessionary/closure days as part of leave entitlement (including closure over Christmas/New Year period)
- Reward and Recognition Policy – Living the Values Awards (team & individual) and long service
- Enhanced/Occupational paid leave e.g. maternity/paternity (subject to qualifying criteria)
- Occupational sick pay (based on length of service)
- On site wellbeing activities (e.g. yoga, meditation)
- Support for training/ CPD (either by way of study leave and/or funding)
- Flexible working arrangements including Flexible Working Policy Agreements, Time Off in Lieu (TOIL) in prior agreement with line manager.
This list is not exhaustive and may be subject to review and/or change.
We look forward to receiving your application and knowing more about your qualifications, skills,
personal qualities and experience that you would bring to the role and to QAC. Please take time to
review the job description above.
Please upload a CV/Resume* with details of your full employment history (since leaving school,
including education, employment and voluntary work) including reasons for any gaps in
employment. This should also include a statement of the personal qualities and experience you
believe are relevant to your suitability for the post and how this meets the job description and
person specification requirements. Your CV/Resume* will be re-produced in a standard format by
the system (without personal identifiers) to assist us in our anonymised shortlisting process.
Under Section 7 of SVGA 2006 it is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from
engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. The College's Safeguarding Policies are
available here
As part of our commitment to safer recruitment, and in line with updated guidance published in
September 2022, we will carry out an online search of all shortlisted candidates. This search may
enable us to identify any incidents or issues that have happened, and publicly available for review online, which we may wish to explore with you in further detail during the interview process. As part of your application we have asked you to provide the account names, usernames and/or handles for any social media platform that you use, as well as the names of any websites that you own, post on, or contribute to. A Google search will also be conducted. These checks will only be conducted if you are shortlisted for interview. Please see our safer recruitment and selection policy for further information.