Location
Sutton College

Hours
Tuesdays 09:30 – 14:00 Term time, Thursdays 09:30 – 14:30 Term time

Salary
Grade 7 (SCP 23)

About the Role
The post holder will teach courses within the SEND department, both onsite and at times in community settings. They will ensure high-quality delivery through the implementation of Quality Assurance processes and contribute to the College’s growth by supporting a vibrant curriculum and improving learner outcomes. The role also involves assisting with focused curriculum development, personalised employment support, and learner progression.

The post holder will help meet the College’s strategic goals, especially targeting priority groups under the Adult Skills Fund, and will collaborate with the Head of Curriculum & Quality to deliver a high-quality programme aligned with learner and employer needs.

The allocation of hours is outlined in the job advert and may be subject to change if business needs evolve. The post holder will undertake a teaching commitment for the work offered and ensure availability to provide learners with a continuous learning experience and minimal disruption to their programme.

Key responsibilities include planning, preparing, delivering and evaluating all courses, ensuring alignment with exams, internal syllabi, and college processes. Sessions must be stimulating, engaging, relevant, and aligned to the current Scheme of Learning and course specifications.

The post holder will set high expectations from the start of the learning journey, embedding college and course expectations along with key British Values and life skills to equip learners for success. They will manage the learning process effectively by guiding and supporting learners, differentiating teaching to meet individual needs, and ensuring appropriate challenge and support throughout.

All relevant teaching, learning and assessment materials must be uploaded to the virtual learning environment, kept up to date and aligned to unit delivery, and available to learners from the start of their programme. Learner, group and progress tracking documents must be updated weekly and monthly, including accurate attendance and punctuality records.

The post holder will set challenging teaching and learning objectives relevant to the course intent and learner development, agree individual learning plans with learners including SMART targets, and provide meaningful feedback on progress. They will systematically assess learners’ work, giving timely and developmental feedback, and involve learners in reflecting on and improving their performance.

Additional duties include providing subject specialist advice and support, liaising with the learning support team for additional learner needs, working with exams and curriculum support teams to ensure accurate records and exam registrations, and planning out-of-classroom learning opportunities such as placements, volunteering, and visits.

The post holder will support the development of exciting programmes to enable learners to gain new skills, qualifications and knowledge aligned to their personal goals and employment aspirations. They will also assist the college marketing team by participating in key events and promoting courses to new learners and employers.

Other responsibilities include writing detailed course outlines, conducting interviews and assessments for potential learners, attending and contributing to meetings as required, keeping up to date with assessments and examinations, and maintaining compliance with Health & Safety, Equality & Diversity, Safeguarding, Prevent, and Data Protection/GDPR training.

The post holder must comply with Professional Standards for Teachers and Trainers in Education and Training, undertake other duties commensurate with the grade, take responsibility for Health & Safety within their work area, and proactively manage their professional development.

They will work flexibly and efficiently as part of a team to achieve department and College strategic targets and support the improvement, growth and sustainability of the College.

Experience
- Experience of teaching in Adult Education or Further Education post-16 college/training environment
- Experience of teaching a range of levels up to GCSE English/Maths, including preparation for GCSE and functional skills
- Experience of quality improvement processes which support and develop practice

About You
- Committed to delivering high-quality, engaging and inclusive teaching
- Able to differentiate teaching to meet diverse learner needs and support learner progression
- Proactive, flexible and effective team member
- Willingness to invest in own professional development and comply with College policies and procedures

Qualifications
- An appropriate teaching qualification for the Post 16 Sector (e.g. DET / Cert. Ed. or equivalent) and/or willingness to complete a Level 4 qualification within the first year of appointment
- A qualification in the subject specialism to at least Level 4 (e.g. HND, 1st Degree), or in-depth knowledge and a minimum of 3 years’ substantial experience in teaching English/Maths
- Level 2 (GCSE or equivalent) qualifications in English and Mathematics
- A1 Assessors qualification or equivalent
- V1 Verifiers qualification or equivalent