Tutor-Support and Development YCPWWork Base to be agreed. Covering South West and Mid Wales area

£22,826 - £28,495 pro rata per annum ~ Fixed term contract 12 months 17.5 hours per week

About the Job You will teach on the YCPW Provision, plan and prepare appropriate teaching resources and ensure high quality delivery. You will develop partnerships and collaboration opportunities with a range of private industry, statutory and voluntary bodies to support the development of the YCPW programme. In consultation with the YCPW Coordinator you will ensure that internal quality procedures are carried out effectively according to awarding body regulations and requirements.

About youYou will have experience of YCPW provision delivery, and of implementation and participation in internal quality procedures. You will have experience of curriculum and assessment design including teaching and learning materials development.. You will have a teaching qualification equivalent to Level 3, and a degree or equivalent in Youth Work. Qualifications in Adult Education Guidance, Internal Quality and IT would be an advantage.

About Addysg Oedolion Cymru | Adult Learning WalesAddysg Oedolion Cymru | Adult Learning Wales is a democratic, independent and voluntary movement, committed to widening participation, promoting active citizenship and skills development and providing the best quality learning, through a collaborative approach, working across the whole of Wales.  

About our benefits Generous holiday allowance of 30 days per year Generous Bank holiday and additional discretionary holidays 35 hour working week Career average pension scheme – LGPS & TPS

Closing date for this post is 30th July at 9am

Interviews to be held Tuesday 7th August 2018How to apply

Please note CVs are not accepted, please apply by completing an application form and return to

nicola.powell@adultlearning.wales

ROLE PROFILE

Job Title: Tutor, Support & Development (YCPW)

Work Base: Covering South West and Mid Wales, work base to be agreed

Reporting to: YCPW Coordinator

Job Purpose:

1. To teach up to 12 hours per week on provision as agreed with YCPW Coordinator2. To provide support to tutors and learners in line with the learning programme 3. To develop YCPW provision in line with current strategic, quality, curriculum and financial

planning4. To be a member of, and participate in, relevant groups, meetings and internal quality activities

which may, at times, entail travel across Addysg Oedolion Cymru | Adult Learning Wales5. To maintain and submit accurate records and learner evidence.

Length of contract: Fixed term (12 months)

Hours of work: 17.5 hours per week

Pay scale: MG1 – MG4

Main duties and responsibilities

1. Teach up to 12 hours per week, which will include some travel to community based provision venues and may include evening or weekend work and/or periods outside the academic year, that is to say, a teaching timetable all year round.

2. Deliver high quality teaching and learning that conforms to quality standards set out by Welsh Government and all internal quality procedures.

3. Develop partnerships and collaboration opportunities with a wide range of private industry, statutory and voluntary bodies to support the ongoing development of the programme available to learners.

4. Plan and prepare appropriate learning resources, including lesson plans and schemes of work, to enable learners to achieve and attain excellence.

5. Support and extend learners’ experience by introducing a range of cross cutting themes, including use of technology and essential skills, visits outside the classroom and appropriate encouragement and promotion of the Welsh language.

6. Be responsible for monitoring of learner performance, including attendance, prompt submission of all course administration and paperwork and report regularly to the relevant

manager/coordinator by means of completed registers, support tracking forms and all other administrative paperwork requirements, including those related to external awarding bodies or regulatory agencies.

7. Be responsible for ensuring submission and entry of all leaner data and evaluation as appropriate to role and agreed priorities.

8. In consultation with the YCPW Coordinator, develop provision in line with current strategic, quality, curriculum and financial planning requirements.

9. Participate in, and input to, team meetings as appropriate to own role and agreed priorities.

10. In consultation with the YCPW Coordinator, be jointly responsible for ensuring internal quality procedures are carried out effectively in line with current awarding body requirements.

11. Occasionally take a lead on appropriate meetings and internal verification including providing training to internal staff and external partners as required.

12. In consultation with MIS, curriculum and Quality staff, be jointly responsible for the operation of the internal quality procedures that ultimately ensure learners receive correct and timely accreditation for their achievements.

13. Provide support for individual and/or groups of learners and staff accessing learning resources as appropriate to need and resource availability.

Generic Responsibilities

14. To be active in reporting to task groups and team meetings as appropriate to the role.

15. Taking an active part in applying continuous improvement across the organisation.

16. To undertake personal and professional development as required by the post.

17. To work in accordance with the Data Protection Act and to ensure that all data protection concerns are reported to the organisations Data Protection Controller.

18. Contribute to staff meetings, organisational initiatives and developments.

19. To comply with all organisational policies & procedures, keeping abreast of changes and making any necessary changes to administrative systems.

20. To ensure that all aspects of the organisations financial instructions and standing orders are followed.

21. To ensure the safe working practices are used and appropriate and Health & Safety legislation adopted.

22. To contribute to the effective management and promotion of safeguarding and equality, diversity and inclusion.

23. To work in a way that is sensitive to the Welsh language and complies with the Welsh Language Measure 2011 and our duties in implementing the Welsh Language Standards.

24. To be willing to travel across Wales and work flexibly according to the role if appropriate.

a) As a term of your employment you may be required to undertake such other duties as may reasonably be required of you commensurate with your grade

b) This is a description of the job as it is presently constituted. It the practice of Addysg Oedolion Cymru | Adult Learning Wales to periodically to examine employee’s role profiles and to update them to ensure they relate to the job as then being performed, or to incorporate whatever changes are being proposed.

c) This description is not intended to establish a total definition of the job but an outline of the duties.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

CRITERIA ESSENTIAL DESIRABLE

EDUCATION, TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum of Level 3 teaching qualification in accordance with Sector requirements

Degree or equivalent in Youthwork

Adult Education Guidance qualification

Internal Quality Qualification

Teaching qualification equivalent to PGCE

Essential Skills Qualifications

Relevant IT QualificationsORExtensive current and previous experience delivering provision and training across a range of levels

EXPERIENCE Experience of YCPW provision delivery

Experience of curriculum and assessment design including teaching and learning materials development

Experience of the implementation and participation in internal quality procedures

Experience of working in partnership, and networking with other agencies in the voluntary, community and statutory sector

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE

Excellent Interpersonal and Communication skills

Excellent organisational, coordinating and administrative skills

Comprehensive IT skills including use of all basic office software packages

Able to work as part of a team and on own initiative

Understanding of quality frameworks and accreditation procedures

Familiarity with the values and processes of adult learning

Understanding of the barriers and benefits of blended and online distance learning delivery approaches

Knowledge of e-learning tools and systems.

Able to develop good working relationships with people at all levels, including with community groups

Able to prioritise and plan own workload

Capacity to motivate and stimulate non traditional learners

Commitment to Equal Opportunities

Prepared to undertake training to enhance skills

Ability to communicate effectively in Welsh and English and teach bilingually and/or through the medium of Welsh.

Intermediate level 3 Welsh Skills

Can understand information being given about common or everyday topics, or when things to do with work are being discussed, e.g in conversation, or in small group meetings.

Can usually understand the main message and details, provided people speak clearly, e.g. when announcements are made or when listening to news bulletins.

Can take part in most conversations with colleagues about work and plans if the vocabulary is not too technical; hold a conversation with an individual when exchanging relatively straightforward information; contribute to a meeting, but need to revert to English for specialist terms.

Can understand most email messages or letters concerning day to day work; guess the meaning of a word based on context if the subject is familiar; read a simple, straightforward article in a newspaper or magazine types of written material.

Can write a letter or e-mail on most topics to ask for things, provide an explanation; describe an experience or situation; invite people or organise an event; write relatively accurately on most familiar topics.

WORKING PATTERN Willing to work flexibly, including some weekend and evening work

OTHER REQUIREMENTS Willing to travel as the post requires

An awareness of Welsh language and culture and a positive attitude and commitment to learning Welsh within a given timeframe

APPLICATION FORM

Vacancy Applied for: Tutor-Support and Development YCPW

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Personal Statement

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QUALIFICATIONSPlease indicate relevant academic and teaching qualifications.Academic Qualifications Date

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PLEASE NOTE – on appointment by the Adult Learning Wales you will need to provide original copies of qualification certificates and proof of your eligibility to work in the UK.

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nicola.powell@adultlearning.walesor to N. Powell at the address below:-

Addysg Oedolion Cymru | Adult Learning Wales, Cardiff Office, 7 Cooper’s Yard, Curran Road,

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Addysg Oedolion Cymru / Adult Learning Wales is an equal opportunities employer

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES MONITORING FORM

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EMPLOYMENT PRIVACY NOTICEAddysg Oedolion Cymru |Adult Learning Wales is committed to protecting the privacy and security of your personal information. This privacy notice describes how we collect and use equality information provided by you before or during the course of your employment; and after the employment relationship has ended in accordance with data protection legislation.

INTRODUCTION Addysg Oedolion Cymru | Adult Learning Wales is the data controller and is committed to protecting the rights of individuals in line with the Data Protection Act 1998 and the new General Data Protection Regulations 2018.

Addysg Oedolion Cymru | Adult Learning Wales has a data protection officer who can be contacted if you have any questions regarding how your data will be used and the contact details are as follows:

Data Protection Officer, Addysg Oedolion Cymru | Adult Learning Wales, 7 Coopers Yard, Curran Road, Cardiff CF10 5NB or dpo@adultlearning.wales or dpo@addysgoedolion.cymru

GENERAL DATA PROTECTION PRINCIPLESIn collecting and processing your personal information, we will comply with the dataProtection. This requires that the personal information we hold about you must be:

1. Used lawfully, fairly and in a transparent way.2. Collected only for valid purposes that we have clearly explained to you and not usedin any way that is incompatible with those purposes.3. Relevant to the purposes we have told you about and limited only to those purposes.4. Accurate and kept up to date.5. Kept only as long as necessary for the purposes we have told you about.6. Kept securely.

More information on general data protection principles can be found in the AOC | ALW Data Protection Policy.

THE INFORMATION WE COLLECT AND THE PURPOSE OF THE PROCESSINGWe wish to collect equality information from you, for monitoring purposes, and to support the aims of our Strategic Equality Plan. In collecting this information from you, we are adhering to the Public Sector Equality Duty which aims to:

eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment, victimisation and any other conduct prohibited by the Equality Act 2010;

advance equality of opportunity between people who share a protected characteristic and people who do not share it; and

foster good relations between people who share a protected characteristic and those who do not.

As such, we are seeking to update our records regarding ‘Protected Characteristics’ held by our employees as defined by the Equality Act 2010. Specifically, we collect information about:

Age Disability Marriage and civil partnership Pregnancy and maternity Race Religion or belief Sex Sexual orientation

Information on gender reassignment is not collected, although we would ensure that those who are undergoing transition, or who have taken any steps towards transition are protected in line with our Transitioning at Work Policy.

We will keep equality information for 1 year after the termination of the employment relationship.

No information will be shared with third parties without your direct and explicit consent.

You have a right to access your personal information, and in certain circumstances to object to the processing of your personal information, to

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Any requests or objections should be made in writing to the Data Protection Officer:

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You have the right to lodge a complaint about how your data is being processed with a supervisory authority where you reside or work, or the place of the alleged infringement if you consider that the processing of personal data relating to you infringes data protection legislation.

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