Supervising Tutor - Campsfield IRC

Role purpose

The Supervising Tutor will provide day-to-day leadership and professional oversight of the education team at Campsfield IRC, supporting the delivery of a consistent, responsive and high-quality learning offer for residents.

This is a hands-on role. The Supervising Tutor will remain an active member of the teaching team and deliver tutoring sessions directly to residents, alongside responsibility for coordinating, supporting and developing the wider Tutor team.

The role will provide a clear point of leadership within education, helping to ensure effective curriculum delivery, consistent teaching standards, good use of resources and a strong focus on resident participation, progress and achievement.

Key responsibilities

Leadership and team management

· Provide day-to-day leadership, direction and support to the six Tutors.

· Set clear expectations and promote consistently high standards across the education team.

· Provide regular supervision, feedback, coaching and support to Tutors.

· Support induction and ongoing development of the Tutor team.

· Encourage collaborative working, sharing of good practice and continuous improvement.

· Address emerging performance, quality or delivery issues promptly, escalating where appropriate.

Teaching and resident learning

· Personally deliver tutoring sessions as an active member of the education team.

· Build positive and professional relationships with residents and encourage engagement in learning.

· Support Tutors to identify individual learning needs and provide appropriate learning opportunities.

· Promote an inclusive education environment that recognises differing abilities, backgrounds and learning needs.

· Monitor resident participation, progress and achievement.

Curriculum and delivery

· Coordinate the education timetable and day-to-day deployment of Tutors.

· Oversee curriculum planning and support the development of a varied and relevant education offer.

· Work with Tutors to identify gaps or opportunities within the curriculum.

· Ensure available teaching resources are used effectively.

· Respond flexibly to changing resident needs and operational requirements.

Quality and continuous improvement

· Support consistent standards of teaching, assessment and learner support.

· Coordinate internal quality assurance activity across the education provision.

· Undertake appropriate observations and reviews of teaching and learning.

· Use participation, progress, achievement and resident feedback to identify opportunities for improvement.

· Contribute to self-assessment, improvement planning and wider assurance activity.

· Maintain appropriate records and provide information on education performance as required.

Working with others

· Work closely with the Head of Regimes & EDI and colleagues across Campsfield to ensure education is effectively integrated into the wider resident regime.

· Develop positive working relationships with operational teams and other functions supporting residents.

· Support wider centre activity that encourages residents to engage positively with education, skills and purposeful activity.

· Contribute to meetings, assurance activity and service improvement work relevant to education.

Person specification

Essential

· Experience of delivering teaching, tutoring or learning in an adult, further education, community or comparable setting.

· Appropriate teaching, tutoring or training qualification, or demonstrable relevant professional experience.

· Experience of supporting or coordinating the work of others.

· Ability to provide confident, supportive and visible day-to-day leadership.

· Good understanding of effective teaching, assessment and learner support.

· Ability to plan and coordinate learning activity and resources.

· Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

· Ability to work effectively with people with a wide range of backgrounds, abilities and learning needs.

· Good organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities.

· Commitment to safeguarding, equality, inclusion and treating people with dignity and respect.

Desirable

· Previous supervisory or first-line management experience within an education setting.

· Experience of adult learning, further education, custodial education or working with people facing barriers to learning.

· Experience of curriculum planning and development.

· Experience of quality assurance, teaching observations or education self-assessment.

· Relevant Level 3 or above teaching or training qualification, or equivalent.

What success looks like

The Supervising Tutor will help create an education provision where:

· Tutors have clear leadership and support;

· teaching and learner support are consistent;

· residents have access to a relevant and responsive curriculum;

· participation, progress and achievement are actively monitored;

· quality issues are identified and addressed quickly;

· good practice is shared across the team; and

· the Supervising Tutor remains visibly involved in delivering education directly to residents.