Vacancy

Post Title

Tutor

Purpose:

• To implement and deliver an appropriately broad,

balanced, relevant and differentiated curriculum for

learners and to support a designated curriculum area as

appropriate.

• To monitor and support the overall progress and

development of leaners as a Teacher/Form Tutor.

• To facilitate and encourage a learning experience which provides learners with the opportunity to achieve the highest of standards.
• To share and support the JOSBEN’s responsibility to

provide and monitor opportunities for students’ personal

and academic growth. 

Reporting to:

Head of Department/Principal//Head of School/Deputy Head

Responsible for:

The provision of a full learning experience and support for

students in accordance with the professional duties of a

teacher.

Liaising with:

The Director/Principal/Head of School/Deputy

and Assistant Principals, teaching/support staff, external

agencies and parents/carers.

The following information is furnished to assist staff joining the JOSBEN to understand and appreciate the work content of

their post and the role they play in the establishment.

MAIN (CORE) DUTIES

To carry out the professional duties of a school Teacher as

provided for under the relevant sections of the University and Colleges’ Union (UCU) Pay and Conditions Document.

Operational/Strategic Planning

• To assist in the development of appropriate syllabuses,

resources, schemes of work, marking policies and

teaching strategies in your curriculum area.

• To contribute to the department’s development plan and

its implementation.

• To plan and prepare courses and lessons.
• To contribute to whole college planning activities.

Curriculum provision

• To assist the Head of Department to ensure that the

curriculum area provides a range of teaching that

complements the JOSBEN’s strategic objectives

Curriculum development

• To assist in the process of curriculum development and

change so as to ensure the continued relevance to the

needs of learners, examining and awarding bodies and

the JOSBEN’s mission and strategic objectives.

Staff development

• To take part in the JOSBEN’s staff development

programme by participating in arrangements for further training and professional development.

• To continue personal development in the relevant

areas including subject knowledge and teaching methods.

• To engage actively in the Performance Management

Review process.

Recruitment/deployment of staff

• To ensure the effective/efficient deployment of

classroom support.

• To work as a member of a designated team and to

contribute positively to effective working relations within

the JOSBEN.

Quality Assurance

• To help implement the JOSBEN’s quality procedures and

adhere to them.

• To contribute to the process of monitoring and

evaluation of the curriculum area in line with agreed

college procedures, including evaluation against quality standards and performance criteria.

• To seek/implement modification and improvement

where required.

• To review from time-to-time methods of teaching and

programmes of work.

• To take part, as may be required, in the review,

development and management of activities relating to

the curriculum, organisation and pastoral functions of

the college.

Management Information

• To maintain appropriate records and to provide

relevant, accurate and up-to-date information for the

college’s information system.

• To complete the relevant documentation to assist in the

tracking of learners.

• To track learners progress and use information to inform teaching and learning.

Communications

• To communicate effectively with the parents and sponsors

as appropriate. 

• Where appropriate, to communicate and co-operate

with persons or bodies outside the JOSBEN.

• To follow agreed policies for communications within the

JOSBEN Community.

• An ability to converse at ease with all customers and

provide accurate advice in order to fulfil all spoken

aspects of the role through the medium of spoken

English

Marketing and Liaison 

• To take part in marketing and liaison activities such as

Open Evenings, Parents’ Evenings, Review Days and

liaison events with partner schools.

• To contribute to the development of effective subject

links with external agencies and other schools

Management of Resources

• To contribute to the process of the ordering and

allocation of equipment and materials.

• To assist the Head of Head of Department to identify

resource needs and to contribute to the

efficient/effective use of physical resources.

• To cooperate with other staff to ensure a sharing and

effective usage of resources to the benefit of the

college, department and the students.

Pastoral Care

• To be a form tutor to an assigned group of learners.
• To promote the general progress and well-being of

individual learners and of the group.

• To liaise with the Head of Students Services/SENCo/Head of Year to ensure the implementation of the JOSBEN’s support systems.
• To evaluate and monitor the progress of learners and

keep up-to-date learners records as required.

• To contribute to the preparation of action plans and

progress files and other reports.

• To alert the appropriate staff to problems experienced

by learners and to make recommendations as to how

these may be resolved.

• To communicate, as appropriate, with the parents of

students and with persons or bodies outside the JOSBEN

concerned with the welfare of individual student, after

consultation with the appropriate senior staff.

• To contribute to PSHE, citizenship and enterprise

education, according to the JOSBEN policies.

• To support the college’s behaviour management

protocols so that effective learning can take place.

Teaching

• To teach learners according to their educational needs

including the setting and marking of work to be carried

out by the students in the college and elsewhere.

• To assess, record and report on the attendance,

progress, development and attainment of learners and to

keep such records as are required.

• To provide, or contribute to, oral and written assessments, reports and references relating to

individual student and groups of student.

• To ensure that ICT, literacy, numeracy and college

subject specialism(s) are reflected in the

teaching/learning experience of learners.

• To undertake a designated programme of teaching to

fully prepare learners for all examinations and tests.

• To ensure a high-quality learning experience for learners

that meets internal and external quality standards.

• To prepare and update teaching materials.
• To use a variety of delivery methods that will stimulate.

learning appropriate to learners needs and the demands of the syllabus and/or scheme of work.

• To maintain discipline in accordance with the college’s

procedures and to encourage good practice with

regard to punctuality, behaviour, standards of work and

homework.

• To undertake assessment of learners as requested by

external examination bodies, departmental, year and

college procedures.

• To mark, grade and give written/verbal and diagnostic feedback as required.
• To jointly plan with any Learning Assistants or Learning

Mentors allocated to learners in your classes.

Other specific duties

• To play a full part in the life of the college, to support

its distinctive mission and ethos and to encourage staff

and learners to follow this example.

• To carry out pre-school, break, lunchtime and after

school duties as assigned to you.

• To actively promote the JOSBEN’s corporate policies.
• To continue personal development as agreed.
• To comply with the JOSBEN’s Health and Safety policy

and undertake risk assessments as appropriate.

• To undertake any other duty not mentioned in the above as may be advised by the HOD/ Line Manager.
• To promote and safeguard the welfare of learners for

whom you are responsible or come into contact with.

Essential

Desirable

How Assessed

Qualifications

Degree in relevant subject

✓

Application form

Qualified teacher status*

✓

Application form

Teaching Experience

Relevant classroom experience for the post

✓

Application form;
At interview and reference

Personal and Professional Skills and Attributes

Ability to teach at a ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’ level

✓

Application form and at interview

Highly motivated and enthusiastic

✓

Application form and at interview

Highly professional standards

✓

Application form and at interview

High expectations of students in terms of

behaviour and achievement

✓

Application form and at interview

Ability to work effectively as a member of a team

✓

Application form and at interview

High quality organisational skills

✓

Application form and at interview

Ability to motivate students

✓

Application form and at interview

Ability to self review effectively and set

appropriate targets

✓

Application form and at interview

Willingness to engage in development

Activities

✓

Application form and at interview

Willingness to play a part in the wider life of the college.

✓

Application form and at interview

Other:

Must satisfy relevant employment checks

✓

Documentary evidence

Essential

Written reference(s) only

✓

Confirmation of professional and personal knowledge, skills and abilities

✓

Positive recommendation from current employer

✓