TQ Vacancies Functional / Key Skills Teacher (UK)

Location:	Chatham, Kent & Camberley, Surrey
Package:	Competitive salary, generous holiday entitlement and contributory pension + life assurance.
Contract:	Full Time, Monday - Friday
Start Date:	August 2011
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Description:

TQ Education and Training is a provider of outsourced training services to the UK Ministry of Defence, other public sector organisations and private companies, both in the UK and overseas. As a result of continued growth, we have a requirement for Functional/Key Skills Teachers.

The Teachers will be responsible for delivering functional/key skills - Literacy, Numeracy and Information & Communictions Techology (IT) training to military students. You will deliver and assess a range of courses within your area of subject specialism, act as tutor and facilitate the compilation and assessing of portfolios of evidence. Duties to include:

Teach on a range of courses, primarily Functional/Key Skills
Support and motivate trainees in their studies
Undertake other specified duties including tutorial support and associated administrative tasks
Have available an up to date syllabus and schemes of work (showing methods of delivery) for each course/class taught
Prepare suitable teaching and learning materials for a range of courses/classes and make use of a range of appropriate delivery methodologies
Maintain accurate records as required of all student assessed work and report progress or otherwise at appropriate course team meetings
Set, assess and maintain records of all examinations or end of unit assessments
Develop/maintain good working relationship with client to secure/retain training opportunities for trainees
Liaise with fellow teachers/colleagues to improve and where possible standardise and simplify systems and processes
Follow all agreed Quality Assurance Systems and Risk Management systems and comply with all policies and procedures (eg. Health and Safety and Equal Opportunities) and ensure that these policies are followed
Undertake appropriate staff development activities that support personal development, ensuring your own teaching practice conforms with standards

Post Requirements:

Essential:

Experience of delivering functional/key skills
Relevant teaching/training background, preferably within education/training sector
Knowledge/understanding of the NVQ framework
Good ICT skills
Excellent communication, interpersonal and organisational skills
Flexible, adaptable and enthusiastic team-workers
Full current driving licence or ability to travel to employers' premises

Desirable:

Level 3 qualification, or relevant teaching/training qualification
A1 qualification (D32/D33)
Health & Safety awareness
Evidence of ongoing professional development

To Apply:

Interested applicants should apply in writing with a CV to Jeanette Wilton, HR Officer at hr@tq.com.

This post is exempt from the provision of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and applicants will be expected to undertake an enhanced disclosure through the CRB.

Functional / Key Skills Teacher (UK)

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