Chemistry Group Tutor Contractor - London, United Kingdom - The Access Project

The Access Project
The Access Project
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London, United Kingdom

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Description

Job Title:
Chemistry Group Tutor Contractor (x2 roles)


Function:
Strategy & Impact Team


Reporting to:
Head of Programme Development


Location:
UK


Contract:
Temporary (until August 2023)


Salary:
£35 per hour


Start date:
To be confirmed upon appointment (as soon as possible)


About the organisation


The Access Project is an education charity; we believe that every young person can make the most of education, unlocking their potential and creating a fairer society.


The programme combats educational inequality and improves social mobility by raising students' grades and supporting them to understand the pathway to a top university.

Students who receive support from our programme are more than twice as likely to attend top universities as statistically similar students, according to UCAS.


About our values

  • Empowerment
  • We support students and our people to develop the skills and knowledge to accomplish their goals.


  • Courage

  • We encourage our students and our people to be authentic, innovative and ambitious in order to reach their full potential and deliver our mission.


  • Impact

  • We evolve our programmes through an evidenceled approach, supporting our students to achieve their best outcomes.


  • Inclusion

  • We respect and value individuality and engage diverse voices to achieve our mission.


  • Ownership

  • We hold ourselves accountable in all our actions and efforts. We ask "What can I do to improve my results?"

Why work at The Access Project
People who work at The Access Project are motivated by the desire to create a fairer society.

At The Access Project, we're a friendly, collaborative, supportive and inclusive team, with passionate people working together in Programmes, Strategy & Impact, Volunteering, Fundraising & Communications, Operations and Finance to achieve our mission.

The vision of our people strategy is to enable and inspire all employees to achieve, grow, succeed and thrive and we regularly have opportunities for people to share their ideas in various working groups, generating strong teamwork across the organisation.


In the last year we engaged with staff across our organisation and co-created an Equality, Diversity and Inclusion vision and strategic objectives.

Our work on this will develop throughout 2023 to ensure The Access Project can foster an equitable place to work.

We value every individual who works at The Access Project and we have a wide range of benefits that make this a rewarding place to work.

In our last staff engagement survey, 90% said they're proud to tell people they work at The Access Project.


About the role


This is an exciting opportunity for experienced tutors with a love of learning to support disadvantaged students to reach their full academic potential whilst still earning a competitive market rate for their tuition expertise.


As part of our commitment to raising student attainment we are in the third year of piloting a new approach to tuition for A Level students enrolled on The Access Project's programme.

This pilot tests the feasibility and the impact of small group tuition (3-4 students) delivered by experienced tutors.

Tutors that deliver the pilot will have a strong association with our mission to widen access to top universities as well as being high quality tutors.


Successful applicants will deliver tuition via our online platform to small groups in either English, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Maths, or Psychology A Level.

Tutors will responsively plan their lessons to suit their groups members' strengths, weaknesses and learning preferences.


There will be the opportunity for flexible working but applicants should have a minimum of three hours per week, between the hours of 4pm and 7pm on a weekday, to devote to tutoring The Access Project students.


Duties and responsibilities

  • To organise, plan and deliver weekly 1hour long group tuition sessions to groups of A Level students (Year 12 or 13) via The Access Project's bespoke online platform.
  • To complete weekly online student attendance forms and liaise with the Senior Attainment Coordinator to ensure the smooth running of the pilot.
  • To contribute to the development of The Access Project's attainment raising pilot through feedback sessions and focus groups.
  • To adhere to The Access Project's finance and remuneration process by supplying monthly invoices.

Person Specification

Essential

  • Two years of tutoring experience required or qualified teacher status (tutoring references from at least two previous employers or parents of tutored students preferred)
  • Evidence of the ability to tutor Psychology to A Level standard
  • Familiarity with and strong knowledge of exam specifications and relevant exam boards
  • Must have achieved a minimum of Grade B at GCSE in Maths, English and Science
  • Motivated and resilient. Excellent timemanagement
  • Strong written and verbal communicator. Confident in working with young people
  • Po
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