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KIRKLEES COLLEGE
JOB DESCRIPTION

Literacy & Numeracy Tutor

POST REF: 27754

LOCATION OF THE POST WITH THE COLLEGE STRUCTURE:
The post holder will be a member of the Student Services Directorate, predominantly based
at the Dewsbury and Huddersfield Centres.

REPORTS TO:
Curriculum Team Leader for Curriculum Support.

FUNCTIONAL LINKS WITH:

Internal:
1) Course Coordinators within the School
2) Other colleagues within curriculum areas

External:
1) Students’ parents/carers

OVERALL PURPOSE OF THE POST:
1) To undertake literacy/numeracy support to students on vocational programmes.
2) To contribute fully to the activities of the support team and any other working groups of
which he/she is a member.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
In the first instance, your duties and responsibilities are as listed below. As the needs of the
College change, you will be expected to take on or drop responsibilities as directed by the
Curriculum Team Leader for Curriculum Support.

Teaching and Other Duties:
1) To prepare and undertake a weekly teaching load in accordance with conditions of
service, mostly on the main site, but also, when required, at associated teaching bases.

2) To liaise with the Curriculum Support Co-ordinator and with course tutors to establish an
effective system of support.

3) To carry out necessary guidance and support for students as a result of assessment,
self-referral or tutor request.

4) To undertake monitoring and evaluation of own support. To keep the Curriculum
Support Co-ordinator informed on a regular basis.

5) To maintain accurate record keeping of all support in accordance with already
established practice and guidelines.

6) To contribute to one’s own staff development, including agreed appraisal schemes.

7) To contribute towards good order of the college, including student discipline both inside
and outside the classroom.
8) To attend enrolment sessions, advisory evenings and other college activities as
reasonably required.

GENERAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

The post holder is required to:

1) Perform his/her duties in accordance with the College’s Equality Policy, undertaking
mandatory training as required by the College.

2) Show a commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young
people and vulnerable adults, undertaking mandatory training as required by the
College.

3) Demonstrate a commitment to the College’s values and behaviours of Excellence,
Integrity, Equality, Respect, Care, Efficiency and Innovation.

4) Ensure the health and safety of all students, staff and resources within his/her area(s) of
responsibility, i.e. delegated responsibility in relation to the nature of the post holder’s
duties and personal responsibilities as per Sections 7 and 8 of the Health and Safety at
Work Act 1974.

5) Participate in the College’s Performance Management Review Scheme, including the
Lesson Observation process.

6) Ensure that teaching and learning is at a high standard in line with OFSTED criteria, and
that he/she is committed to making any improvements necessary to raise the standard
of their teaching and learning.

7) Undertake Continuous Professional Development (CPD) relevant to his/her post.

8) Demonstrate commitment to the College’s whole organisational approach to improving
standards of literacy, numeracy and language in line with the national Skills for Life
Strategy and the College’s in-house Skill Up programme.

9) Perform any other duties as may be reasonably required from time to time by the
Principal and Chief Executive, through the Subject Sector Leader/Curriculum Team
Leader.

SPECIAL FEATURES OF THE POST:
As a member of the School of Student Services the post holder will work in an environment
of constant change and pressure where an amount of personal decision-making and
judgement is required.

The post holder must have the ability to work with a wide range of people of all ages from
very different backgrounds with very different needs and to respond accordingly to support
those needs.

The post holder will be required to adhere to a dress code as directed by the Head of School.
PERSON SPECIFICATION – GUIDE TO APPLICANTS

The person specification details the principal skills and personal attributes required in the
post holder in order to effectively fulfil the role. The criteria are ranked A, B and C and this
ranking refers to the importance we will give your answers when we read your application in
terms of the key skills relevant to the job.

The ranking of criteria on the person specification can be explained as follows:

A The successful candidate must have all the As on the first day of commencing in post in
order to be able to fulfil the role to which he/she has been appointed.

B The post holder needs to have all the Bs to effectively do the job, but they could be
learnt during the induction or within an agreed timescale.

C If the post holder can demonstrate they meet the C criteria this would be an additional
bonus. Criteria ranked as C remain important to the role but could be learnt over a
longer period of time.

Where criteria are to be identified through the Selection Process, this may involve a
combination of written exercises, literacy and/or numeracy assessments, presentations,
other practical assessments relevant to the role and a traditional interview process.

We encourage you to read the Guidance Notes and Information for Applicants for further
detail on how to complete your application form in order to present yourself fully to the short-
listing panel, which will assess your application against the criteria for the role.
PERSON SPECIFICATION

POST TITLE: Lecturer – Curriculum Support – Literacy/Numeracy POST REF: 27754

ATTRIBUTES CRITERIA RANK HOW IDENTIFIED
RELEVANT Experience of teaching Skills For Life, in an F.E environment, A Application / References / Selection
EXPERIENCE in a vocational area Process
EDUCATION AND Relevant Skills for Life qualification. A Application / Certificates
TRAINING
Minimum of Level 3 qualification in Maths/English. A Application / Certificates / Selection Process

Teaching qualification (e.g. PGCE, Cert Ed). A Application / Certificates
SPECIALIST Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal). A Application / Selection Process
KNOWLEDGE
AND SKILLS Ability to devise and structure a progressive course of learning. A Application / Selection Process

A commitment to attend relevant training courses, team A Application / Selection Process
meetings and enrolment sessions.

Awareness of, and the ability to use, the Skills For Life core B Application / Selection Process
curriculum.

Familiarity with using Microsoft Office applications. B Application / Selection Process

Knowledge of F.E systems and procedures B Application / Selection Process

Commitment to equality and diversity initiatives. A Application / Selection Process
ANY
ADDITIONAL Flexible attitude to work and working hours. A Application / Selection Process
FACTORS
Willingness to develop in the job and to undertake new B Application / Selection Process
challenges.

Commitment to a whole organisational approach to Skills for B Application / Selection Process
Life.
KIRKLEES COLLEGE
FURTHER PARTICULARS

POST TITLE: Literacy & Numeracy Tutor

POST REF: 27754

Salary

The salary for this post will be to a point within the range MGL A23-A33 of the pay scales for
Lecturers, which is the range £16,229 - £21,824 per annum. Starting salary will depend on
the successful applicant’s qualifications and experience.

Conditions of Appointment

Appointment will be to a contract with Kirklees College working to Academic Staff terms and
conditions of service under the following main provisions:

Working Week: The normal average working week will be
25.9 hours, which will fall over 4 days.
There may be occasions when you will be
expected to work outside these hours to
meet the demands of the job.

Teaching Hours: You will be required to deliver an annual
teaching load of 579 hours.

Holiday Entitlement: Since be is a term-time only appointment,
You will this entitled to 42 days holiday per
you plus statutory/public holidays
year will be required to take your leave as
and when you are not required up to
recognised by the College and for work.a A
total 5 <NUMBER> weeks College are
further of days leave when the per year is
workable. A reasons. The holiday
closed for efficiencyholiday pay allowance
equivalent to 1st August to is included in the
year runs from <XXX> weeks 31st July each
annual Timing of holiday is subject to
year. salary.
agreement with your Line Manager and
should be taken out of term-time.

Pension: You will be eligible to join the Teachers’
Pension Scheme, which attracts an
employee contribution of 6.4% of salary,
with an employer contribution of 14.1%. The
Scheme requires members to be contracted
out of the State Earnings Related Pension
Scheme (SERPS). Alternatively you may
make your own arrangements with regard to
pension.

Annual Review: You will be expected to participate in the
College’s Performance Management
Scheme.

Notice: The contract may be terminated by either
party by giving at least 2 months notice. If
the employment is terminated by reason of
redundancy, the College will give 4 months
notice. In all cases notice must be given in
writing.

Sickness and Maternity/Paternity: The Corporation’s policies will apply. Details
are available from the Human Resources
Department.

Disciplinary & Grievance: Details of the Corporation’s Disciplinary
Procedure are available from the Human
Resources Department.

Criminal Records Bureau Check: Appointment is subject to you obtaining a
satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure through
the CRB. The cost of this check is £44.00,
which will be deducted from your salary
following completion of the CRB application.
The successful candidate will be required to
provide relevant evidence to enable a CRB
check to be undertaken prior to
commencement of employment. Further
details will be given upon appointment.

The following policies can be found on our
website:-
 Policy on the Recruitment of Ex-
offenders
 Storage policy on CRBs.

College Security: Employees are required to wear
identification badges at all times to adhere
to Health and Safety and security
procedures.

Smoking: Employees are not permitted to smoke in
College buildings or in their immediate
environs.

The above represents the main provisions of the contract but is not intended to be
exhaustive.