Development Specialist Greater Manchester
Job description
As one of the largest providers of skills and training in the UK, we are dedicated to supporting businesses and individuals with apprenticeships, higher education and commercial training. We help people to develop their skills across a diverse range of sectors and levels, with our Ofsted Grade 2: Good provider status, and work with leading businesses to ensure our curriculum boosts the career prospects of individuals and productivity of businesses.
The Growth Company’s Education and Skills team is looking for Skills Development Tutor to join the Digital Marketing and IT Apprenticeship and Study Programme team to develop and deliver continually improved training to multiple funding streams to achieve outcomes for customers through the development of their knowledge, skills, behaviours & attitudes.
Key Responsibilities:
- Teaching Level 2 learners – IT and Digital Skills for employment
- Plan and design face to face and blended digital sequential curriculum to promote the attainment of retainable Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours (KSB) making reasonable adjustments to meet the individual needs of learners across a wide variety of provisions
- Mark/assess students’ work, provide structured feedback and set and agree development objectives with all key stakeholders
- Accurately track KSB progress of all learners and effectively risk band their timely progress and achievement using additional learner support funds and tools, where necessary, to ensure learners are not disadvantaged
- Support/Drive the periodical review of stakeholder feedback impact tools to amplify the learner and employer voice to facilitate learner and employer led curriculum improvements
- Manage the safe evacuation of students in the event of fire or other emergency, following agreed company procedures and ensure that health and safety procedures are always followed
- Participate in open events, taster days, effective IAG and employer engagement activities to achieve personal targets and replenish individual and departmental study programme, adult, SSW and apprenticeship caseloads as applicable
- Account manage the client caseload to ensure we retain business, facilitate progression and secure new business
About You:
- At least 3 years vocational industry experience in specialist subject area
- Level 3 qualification in IT
- Experience of teaching and learning quality standards especially with regards to OFSTED
- At least 1-2 years within teaching, learning and assessment
- Up to date knowledge of IT techniques/professional qualifications as appropriate
- Have or are working towards a Diploma in Education and Training or equivalent qualification
- Knowledge of health and safety responsibilities and procedures, including emergency evacuation
Skills Required:
- Ability to create and conceptualise innovate and engaging learning materials
- Ability to use Microsoft office, Excel, Word, PowerPoint and outlook to a competent level to enhance the learner journey
- Effective Coaching
- Ability to use a variety of digital systems and eLearning platforms to direct and support learners
- The role requires up to 4 years’ experience working in IT related area
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We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of everyone including vulnerable adults and young people, we expect all staff to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to Safer Recruitment Procedures which include a DBS check. This will be conducted by Due Diligence Limited (DDC Ltd) on behalf of GC. Please note that the successful candidate will not be required to pay for this.
If you are on the Barred List, it is against the law to apply and to be hired for a role that includes regulated activity with the concerned group.
GC is committed to increasing the diversity of our workforce, we provide a guaranteed interview to applicants who meet the essential requirements for a role. This commitment applies to candidates who have a disability or are from an ethnic community.
As part of our application process, you can ask to be considered under this scheme if you are from an ethnic community or have a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial and long-term negative effect on your ability to do normal daily activities. Providing that you meet the essential criteria for the role, you will then be invited for an interview. Your guaranteed interview application will only be shared with the recruiting manager and our Internal recruitment team.
We are a member of the national campaign Ban the Box; this campaign aims to open opportunities for people with convictions to compete for jobs. We’re supporting the campaign by removing conviction questions at the applications stage.
GC aims to promote a culture of flexibility and agile working. Going forward we will be transitioning to a culture where full agile working will be a feature of many of our roles. We also recognise that there may be a need for more permanent flexibility in your working arrangements and in such cases, we encourage you to have these discussions at the interview stage, to enable your flexible working request to be considered as early as possible.
Should you apply for any of our roles, we will be completing interviews virtually or face to face, dependent on the role. This will be explained further should you reach interview stage. We will be more than happy to explain the measures we have put in place, ahead of you attending any of our premises.
If you require support with the recruitment process, please contact or Internal Recruitment team at [email protected] or call us on 0161 237 4447.
About Economic Solutions
CEO: Mark Hughes
Revenue: $25 to $50 million (USD)
Size: 501 to 1000 Employees
Type: Non-profit Organisation
Website: manchestergrowth.co.uk
Year Founded: 1991
