Mary Ward Centre, 42 Queen Square, London WC1N 3AQ
www.marywardcentre.ac.uk/jobs
TUTOR VACANCY: Literacy Tutor
Closing date for applications 5pm on the 5th July 2013
General Information
The Mary Ward Centre offers high quality adult education and community services, covering the
areas of Digital Media, Computing & IT, Business and Management, English and Maths, Languages,
Humanities and Social Sciences, Health and Social Care, Writing and Publishing, Visual Arts, Music and
Singing. In 2004 it was awarded Beacon College status by the DfES, and was the first adult education
college in the country to have this distinction.
The Centre’s main premises at 42 Queen Square consist of two interconnecting Grade II listed
Georgian houses overlooking the Square. The Centre also holds classes in a second, modern building
at 10 Great Turnstile. The atmosphere at both buildings is relaxed and friendly but purposeful.
Students come from all walks of life, both local and London wide (and beyond). Their education, work
and life experience varies enormously. Some students do not have English as their first language.
Information about the vacancy
The Centre requires a tutor to teach adult literacy at Entry Level 3. The tutor would also act as cover
for our other literacy courses.
For the academic year 2013-14, the E3 literacy course is on Mondays and Thursdays 1-3pm.
Successful candidates will have a Skills for Life (Literacy) qualification at level 5 or above, plus
substantial experience of teaching ESOL in an adult education context.
The literacy tutor will often work with SLDD and dyslexic students. Experience in this area is a
requirement, and an SLDD or a dyslexia qualification is desirable although not essential. At the
Centre we work with a range of special needs, including mental ill-health. Teaching experience in the
sympathetic and constructive support of students with multiple difficulties is desirable.
There is a 12 months’ probationary period for all new teachers at the Mary Ward Centre.
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Job Description (Literacy Tutor)
Literacy tutors will be responsible for:
1. Preparing and teaching a suitable course to meet the needs of the students in the class within
the adult literacy core curriculum.
2. Organising and developing ways of working which are responsive to the particular
requirements of students on literacy courses.
3. Preparing students for the accreditation which is available on the courses.
4. Preparing and presenting teaching materials and employing classroom methodology which is
appropriate to the needs of adult students.
5. Monitoring and evaluating students’ progress and encouraging self-evaluation and
maintaining records of these for each class.
6. Evaluating his/her own work in order to provide a basis for future development.
7. Attendance at occasional staff meetings and a commitment to in-service training.
8. Ensuring that the administrative tasks (eg. registers, enrolment forms, course folders) are
completed in accordance with the Centre’s requirements.
9. Offering advice and support to students wishing to progress within the Centre or beyond.
Person Specification
The successful applicant will be able to demonstrate the following:
1. Relevant experience of teaching Skills for Life (Literacy) to adults in Community, Adult or
Further Education including supporting students with specific learning difficulties.
2. An appropriate qualification in teaching Skills for Life to adults at Level 5 or above, with
literacy specialism, with extensive knowledge, expertise and understanding of literacy,
including specific learning difficulties.
3. Have a qualification in supporting students with specific learning difficulties. (This is desirable,
not a requirement.)
4. Experience of preparing students for accreditation.
5. The ability to prepare and adapt teaching materials which are appropriate to the course and
relevant to the students.
6. The ability to evaluate students’ progress and maintain clear records.
7. The ability to evaluate his/her own performance.
8. The ability to use ICT as an aid to teaching.
9. Experience of offering advice to students with regard to their progression within Literacy or
other curriculum areas as appropriate.
10. The ability to work as part of a team
11. The ability to use ICT as an aid to teaching.
12. A commitment to the Centre’s Equal Opportunities policy stated below.
The Mary Ward Centre is committed to providing an adult education service which offers equality of
opportunity. We believe that people have a right to an adult education service which promotes
social justice and is free from unfair discrimination on any grounds. We are committed to opposing
these forms of discrimination both in the delivery of our adult education service and in our
recruitment and employment practices.’
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Pay
The current standard rate of hourly pay for all appropriately qualified Mary Ward tutors is £29.19 per
hour (cost of living increase pending).
How To Apply
Application forms are available from the Mary Ward Centre website
www.marywardcentre.ac.uk/jobs
Please send in your completed application form, including the supporting statement saying how you
meet the Person Specification, by 5pm on Friday 5th July 2013.
If you wish to discuss the vacancy informally please contact Ian Wollington, Curriculum Coordinator,
Vocational and Life Skills, 020 7269 6031.
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