Speaking, Listening, and Communication Tutor (Remote)
Job Description
We are passionate, innovative, and determined to deliver an outstanding teaching and learning experience to every learner every time, and our handpicked, trusted people demonstrate their specialist knowledge and expertise in everything they do, so why not join us in inspiring people to succeed, by being part of our remarkable team delivering Functional Skills.
Position:
Job Title: Speaking, Listening, and Communication (SLC) Tutor
Location: Remote
Job Type: Permanent – Monday to Friday (36.5 hours a week)
Salary: £24,500 – £29,000
We are looking for a skilled Speaking, Listening, and Communication (SLC) Tutor to support the timely completion of the SLC component of English Functional Skills. In this role, you will deliver engaging workshops, prepare learners for assessments, and maintain a high pass rate. You will also develop and manage the SLC curriculum, organise assessments, and ensure adherence to exam board guidelines.
Key Responsibilities:
- Deliver SLC workshops, equipping learners with the skills to complete their Functional Skills assessments.
- Develop and maintain an up-to-date and effective SLC curriculum.
- Organise and manage learner assessments, ensuring at least five learners are assessed daily.
- Collaborate with other tutors to prioritise learner needs and ensure timely progression.
- Ensure compliance with GDPR and safeguarding protocols while managing assessment paperwork.
Requirements:
What we need from you:
- Grade A-C GCSE in English and Maths, or equivalent.
- Teaching qualification (e.g., AET, CET, Cert Ed, PGCE, PTTLS).
- Assessor qualification (e.g., TAQA, CAVA, A1, D32/D33).
- Experience in teaching Functional Skills and delivering SLC to diverse learners.
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage a caseload and meet deadlines.
- Knowledge of Functional Skills apprenticeship standards and assessment requirements (online and paper-based).
- Proficiency in MS Office and relevant IT tools.
Other information:
Why Join Us? At Paragon Skills, we foster an inclusive, supportive, and collaborative work culture. We’re committed to your professional growth, offering various development opportunities to help you thrive in your role. In addition to a positive work environment, we provide a range of benefits, including:
- 20 days of annual leave, increasing with service, plus a holiday purchase scheme
- 3 Paragon Days for our December operational closure, and 8 public bank holidays
- Up to 3 days of paid volunteering leave with opportunities for corporate social responsibility initiatives
- Perkbox, offering a variety of lifestyle and wellness benefits
- Colleague referral bonus scheme
- Going for Gold performance-based incentive (up to £6,000 annually)
Important: We review applications and conduct interviews on an ongoing basis, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible as the role may close before the advertised closing date once we find the right candidate.
Join us and help make a difference in the learning journeys of our learners at Paragon Skills!
We are a Disability Confident Employer?and have a guaranteed interview scheme in place to ensure that nobody is overlooked or discriminated against because of their disability. If you meet the minimum criteria when you apply and you have informed us in your application that you have a disability, you will be guaranteed an interview for that role. To promote and maintain an inclusive working environment, as part of your application process we will ask you to share data on certain characteristics. These answers will not form part of the selection and recruitment process and will not be shared with anyone outside of the People Team.
We are Leaders in Safeguarding Gold?and committed to the safeguarding, welfare and wellbeing of our learners and colleagues and implement robust safer recruitment practices to support this. Dependant on the role you are applying for, we may undertake a number of necessary checks to confirm you are suitable to work with children and vulnerable adults, which may include a Disclosure and Barring Service check. We are proud to inspire success and we can only do this by recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce that is representative of the learners and clients we support, and we encourage applications from diverse backgrounds and actively promote equality and inclusion throughout our colleague and learner populations.