Functional Skills Officer Nationwide

As a Functional Skills Officer you are responsible for delivering individualised functional skills learning to your own caseload of learners via various methods across Busy Bees Education & Training, to enable them to achieve their functional skills requirements within 6 months of start. You will have excellent knowledge of Functional Skills as a whole to enable yourself and Busy Bees education & Training to successfully hit the KPIs and ensure a positive learning journey for all our learners.

Key Tasks

• Deliver and drive functional skill requirements across your allocated caseload meeting the KPIs of completion within 6 months of start
• Support individualised functional skills delivery through teaching sessions, online delivery, support sessions and via 1:1 methods across Busy Bees Education & Training and your own caseload of learners
• Develop resources and activities to support the delivery of learning and capture assessment
• Plan and deliver online training sessions providing feedback on attendance
• Evidence 4 weekly teaching, learning and assessment across own caseload within the Eportfolio
• Engage with Functional Skills Manager and allocated ATL to identify challenges, areas of improvement, areas of good practice and status of learning
• Attend allocated ATL team meetings for current information within region and business updates
• Mark mock exams and provide constructive feedback to support the learner to work on and improve
• Book exams for own caseload of learners in line with practices and processes within Busy Bees Education & Training
• Meet requirements set out by Awarding Organisations
• Be enthusiastic and proactive in developing own skills within the workplace
• Demonstrate a commitment to continued professional development

Requirements for the Role

• Level 3 Teaching qualification (or willing to work towards)
• Level 2 / grade C / grade 4 qualification in Math, English & ICT
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Have flexibility and be able to work to tight deadlines
• Organised and able to manage multiple activities
• Be willing to travel UK wide and attend regular meetings
• Adapt practice to support individual needs of learners

Qualifications

• Level 3 Teaching qualification (or willing to work towards)
• Level 2 / grade C / grade 4 qualification in Math, English & ICT

Experience

• Prior experience of teaching
• Using IT systems

Knowledge

• Basic understanding of apprenticeships and the requirements to achieve
• NCFE and Skillsfirst Awarding Organisations functional skills qualifications

Personal Qualities

• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to build strong relationships with internal stakeholders, customers and suppliers
• Organised
• Excellent Diary and caseload management
• Working independently and as part of a multi dynamic team