Functional Skills Teacher - Bradford

An alternative provision in Bradford are currently seeking a Functional Skills Teacher. This is a temporary role until the end of the academic year, however there may be an opportunity to apply for a permanent position.

The setting provides alternative education and accredited youth work initiatives for young people who struggle to achieve in more conventional settings. We offer guidance and support which empowers young people to move into mainstream educational, employment and training opportunities. Staff members offer a holistic experience which considers every young person as a unique individual with unique needs and unique potential. The learners are placed within the school on full and/or part time basis and are from key stages 3, 4 and 5.

Your role will be to deliver Functional Skills Maths and English to young people on vocational programmes. You will have the ability to devise a programme of learning (scheme of work) with appropriate teaching and learning strategies, resources and assessments. You will maintain and enhance the quality of the students learning experience on the programme and contribute to the tutorial guidance and support process for students. Due to the nature of pupil needs, you will also have excellent behaviour management skills and the resilience to work with learners with Social, Emotional and Mental Health Needs.

You will have previous experience of working with young people with additional needs, ideally within an alternative education setting. Strong subject knowledge is essential to the role and you will ideally have previous experience of delivering Functional Skills programmes.