English and Maths Tutor

We are looking for an experienced or unqualified (we are willing to train) tutor to join our team to deliver English and Maths and help students reach their learning goals.

The ideal candidate for this position will have a passion for teaching and a strong understanding of the subject matter they are tutoring and the needs of young people who come from disadvantaged backgrounds.

The successful candidate will be able to provide personalised instruction to students in order to help them develop the skills and knowledge necessary to succeed in their studies and pass exams or assessments.

Job title: English and Maths tutor

Hours: 0.6FTE

Type of job: Educational

Delivering a potential mixture of non-accredited programmes, unit accreditation, and Functional skills at E1-L2

Unqualified tutors or qualified tutors are welcome to apply

Description: To deliver a wide-ranging English and math curriculum to young people with additional needs and poor educational experiences

Holiday entitlement: 28–35 days plus bank holidays (FTE)

Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement lesson plans tailored to the student's needs.
• Produce learning resources including lesson plans and schemes of work
• Provide feedback and guidance to students on their work.
• Assess student progress and provide feedback to SLT working with the exams and qualifications moderation team.
• Complete Individual Learning Plans
• Maintain a safe and productive learning environment.
• Be patient and understanding of the student's learning style.
• Encourage critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• All other such activities reasonably demanded of an employee of a small organisation

About Synolos

Founded in 2010 by Barry Ingleton, Synolos is an award-winning Social Enterprise (CIC) organisation based in West Oxfordshire that helps individuals identify and fulfil their potential.

Our Purpose
At Synolos we believe that every person has the potential to live a successful life. Unfortunately, we are not all given the same opportunities to identify and fulfil that potential. Our purpose is to work with individuals to not only identify their strengths but to help carry them through into a practical and creative setting. To fulfil this purpose, we have various approaches at our disposal that we can offer, depending on the needs of the individual.

Our goal for all those we work with is to help guide them into employment, self-employment, voluntary work or further training. Our aim is a simple one, but of paramount importance. By creating relevant opportunities that help young people identify their strengths, we help them to improve their lives and build the future that they aspire to.

We Work With Individuals:

• With learning difficulties, additional needs and autism
• Who are looking for an alternative to post-16 College
• Struggling with mental health issues
• Who are NEET (Not in Education, Training or Employment)
• With low or no qualifications
• Struggled previously at school
• Who are young and unemployed

Synolos is built on the foundation of what we call our 3 Elements 2 Success, each person we work with need different developments and these three element cover most needs, they are:

• Education, Training & Care
• Inndi - Social Enterprise platform - www.inndi.co.uk
• Wellbeing Support

Deadline for application - 23rd June 2023

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 22.5 per week

Salary: £11.00-£21.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Flexitime
• Free parking
• On-site parking
• Sick pay

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Flexitime

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Witney: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Education:

• Bachelor's (preferred)

Experience:

• Working with young people: 1 year (preferred)
• Tutoring: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: SYNOLOS-EMT
Expected start date: 01/09/2023