Job Description
Home Tutor
Wrexham
£25 per hour
In partnership with Wrexham County Borough Council and local schools, Excell Supply provide home tuition for primary and secondary aged pupils in the Wrexham area who are long term absent from school due to illness. Due to increased demand, we are looking to increase our pool of home tutors to join the current team.
The ability to travel in and around Wrexham is essential.
This is a rewarding role whereby tutors become an important source of support and guidance for young people, delivering an entitlement of five hours per week of tuition, per pupil, during school hours, during term time. There is no requirement to plan lessons as work is set by the pupil's school and returned to be assessed. Your specialism is not important as tutors work with pupils across a range of subjects, generally English, Maths and Science, facilitating the learning experience as opposed to directly teaching it.
Whilst the role is only offered on a temporary contract basis, all of our current tutors have been working with us for a number of years.
The amount of tuition you deliver is flexible. Some tutors provide 5 hours per week whilst others provide up to 20 hours per week.
In addition to an hourly rate of £25, Excell Tutors receive holiday pay.
Job Purpose
To provide students who are long term absent from school with 1:1 academic tuition in line with learning programmes established and provided by the student’s school.
Home Tutor Responsibilities
- To follow the agreed learning programme established by the student’s school.
- To facilitate the teaching of subjects up to and including GCSE, if appropriate.
- To teach a range of subjects at different levels across the key stages.
- Where teaching outside subject specialism, to take a collaborative, research-based approach with the student.
- To be flexible in providing an appropriate learning programme for a range of pupils.
- To liaise with a range of agencies for example: schools, Educational Psychology Service, the Locality team.
- Provide young people with a safe and supportive environment to encourage a positive learning experience.
- To develop and maintain positive relationships with families/carers.
- To participate in reviews where necessary.
- Where directed, to take an active role in pupil reintegration programmes.
- To contribute to and implement whole service policy and practice.
- To undertake any training as appropriate with the aim of increasing professional skills and expertise.
- To liaise with base school in order to gain learning programmes and planned re-integration.
- To oversee allocated pupils with basic responsibility towards their Pastoral Care.
- To collate and present the monthly report summary.
- To assess, record and report pupil achievement and progress in accordance with arrangements agreed within the school (to include learning and behavioural records).
- To have particular regard for the behavioural, social and emotional development of each child taught.
- Inform the interventions manager WCBC, of any concerns relating to a pupil’s engagement, progress or welfare concerns
- Be committed to developing an awareness of Child Criminal Exploitation, Child Sexual Exploitation the Prevent agenda, and contextual safeguarding.
- To follow Excell policies in relation to:Safeguarding / All Wales Child Protection 2008 inclusive of substance use.
Drugs Policy
Health and Safety – Accident Recording Process
Behaviour contract
Social media and e safety
GDPR
Ensure that information shared about individual pupils is kept safe and complies with GDPR
Working Conditions
- Tuition will take place during the school day, term time only
- Laptop and Desktop PC user
- Working with children in the family home, in a local community resource centre or, where agreed with the family, online
- People with special needs
- Lone Working
- Ability to meet the travel requirements of the post, e.g. travelling in and around the Wrexham County Borough
Skills
- Ability to write clear reports
- Ability to communicate with a wide range of people
- Clear strategies for working with challenging pupils
Interpersonal skills
- Ability to work constructively with pupils with complex needs
- Ability to negotiate with mainstream school staff
Background
- Evidence of successful work with disaffected and emotionally vulnerable pupils
Job Demands
- Ability to cope with emotionally demanding pupils and situations
- Ability to resolve conflict
Special Circumstances
- Ability to teach (disaffected and emotionally vulnerable) pupils effectively across a wide ability range
All tutors are subject to Excell's compliance processes and if you are not currently signed up with Excell, you will need to attend an informal interview in either Mold or Pulford and provide evidence of:
- Qualified teacher status
- Membership of the Education Workforce Council for Wales (EWC)
- Enhanced DBS clearance
Excell Supply is committed to safeguarding children and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.
This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Part-time hours: 5-25 per week
Salary: £25.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Company pension
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends
Work Location: In person