Tutor - Business Analyst and Digital Transformation at PMA, Remote, £Freelance Rate

PMA want to expand our Tutor team and recruit a Business Analyst and Digital Transformation Lead Tutor to deliver the following Apprenticeship standard.

Business analyst / Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education

If you have the knowledge, skills, experience and qualifications to be able to deliver this Apprenticeship standard please get in touch.

Job Type: Freelance (call for a discussion surrounding PMAs approach to flexible working)

Salary: Competitive and negotiable (call for a discussion regarding Business Analyst caseload and associated pay)

Benefits:

• Work from home
• Access to CPD
• Pension
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Flexible working
• Free parking on site
• Passionate about People

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: Remote

Job description

PMA is a representative body of the non-clinical sector with a membership network of over 50,000 members across the sector. PMA acts to attract, recruit, retain and progress learners within the non-clinical sector through offering comprehensive career enhancing training and development.

We offer a range of highly contextualised accredited learning programmes including Apprenticeship standards from Level 2 to Level 7 and offer subject specific workshops, e-learning and ILM accredited Leadership and Management courses.

We are on the Register of Apprenticeship training providers (RoATP) and have an ESFA contract.

We are committed to being a Grade 1 Ofsted Outstanding training provider in 3 years and we want talented and committed people to join us on that journey. We are currently a Grade 2 Good Ofsted inspected training provider (June 22).

Job Purpose

To develop and deliver high quality teaching and learning on Apprenticeship Standards within the range of own occupational competence and to support the PMA being Passionate about People through getting to know the intricacies of the non-clinical sector that we serve. To support a caseload of learners and develop contextualised resources and deliver on our Business administration, Team leading and Operations manager Apprenticeship standards.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

1. To manage and deliver Apprenticeship Standards to a caseload of up to 50 learners and to ensure that this caseload complies with the following:

• Past Planned End Date (PPED) (this should not exceed 2% of the caseload)
• Expected completions (a minimum of 98% of the caseload to achieve)
• % on track learners (not below 98%)
• T and L sessions occur a minimum of every 4 weeks following the PMA Deliver to Distinction strategy
• Progress Reviews occur monthly
• Highly effective Tripartite reviews are completed every 10 -12 weeks

2. To maintain accurate and up to date records of training, planning, registration, assessment, certification and observations of practice, in line with Ofsted, Awarding Organisation and ESFA guidelines.

3. To ensure the consistently high quality of provision and the quality of the learners’ experience is not compromised.

4. Contribute to Standardisation and Quality Improvement meetings as required.

5. To maintain continuous professional development to ensure an up-to-date knowledge and understanding of new developments and Awarding Organisation requirements is maintained.

6. To contribute and manage own development in all aspects of continuous quality improvement, Awarding Organisation, Ofsted and business requirements, including the usage of the centre’s e-portfolio system as a management information tool.

7. To follow, and implement, the centre’s Learner Progression and Activity, Learning Support and Functional Skills Policy and Procedures, including planning appropriate monthly sessions and providing ongoing advice and guidance to learners and employers in order to support the centre to meet its minimum timely qualification achievement rates.

8. Work to challenging and improving performance standards to maintain standards of best practice.

9. Promote genuine equality and diversity in all aspects of curriculum delivery and service delivery.

10. Take responsibility for the health, safety and safeguarding activities applicable to the post as set out in the company’s policy statements.

11. Undertake any other duties consistent with the basic objectives of the post.

It must be understood that every employee has a responsibility to ensure that all work undertaken is carried out in a way that complies with the company’s policies, procedures, quality standards and codes of practice. This includes an obligation to show due regard for Health, Safety and Safeguarding, Equal Opportunities, confidentiality and the highest standards of customer care.

Where the post will involve working within the regulated activity of clients and/or involve contact with children or vulnerable adults, PMA will be required to complete a criminal record check through the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS). PMA follows Safer Recruitment, and the necessary checks will be undertaken.

All employees are also expected to actively participate in performance reviews, the identification of their own training needs and attendance at any appropriate training events.

Essential criteria

• GCSE English (or FS equiv)
• GCSE maths (or FS equiv) or willingness to work towards
• Qualifications related to Business administration/Business analyst/Digital transformation
• Assessor award (or willingness to work towards)
• Knowledge of Apprenticeship standards and end point assessment
• Experience in delivering Apprenticeship standards (or willingness to shadow and be mentored by an experienced Tutor)

Desirable criteria

• Experience in a non-clinical Health & Care setting
• Teaching Qualification – Cert Ed/PGCE
• IQA qual

Person Specification

Commitment:

• Commitment to PMAs values and standards remaining Passionate about People at all times.
• Work hard to meet the bespoke needs of employers
• Dedicated to learner success whatever this outcome might look like for the individual learner
• Deliver to Distinction
• Have a Quality First attitude to all tasks
• Put the learner at the heart of everything you do
• Be actively involved in the PMAs continuous improvement cycle always looking for opportunities to be ‘even better if’
• Commitment to safe and healthy working practices, equal opportunities, dignity and respect at work and wellbeing
• Willingness to be flexible in approach to work and travel (mainly remote/ WFH)
• Positive attitude to work and the ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a highly effective team
• Willingness to shape practice to meet the highly contextualised needs of the non – clinical sector that we serve
• Commitment to developing self through continuous professional development
• To ensure that all Safeguarding, Prevent and EDI procedures are adhered to and relevant policies and guidelines are followed
• To work in accordance with all external accreditation bodies and stakeholders including Ofsted, ESFA, ILM, C and G, SkillsFirst, NOCN and NEPA
• Excellent punctuality and attendance
• Ability to meet deadlines
• Strong commitment to equality of opportunity, dignity and respect at work and appreciation of diversity
• Cover a wide geographical area.

Experience

• Working in a fast paced training environment.
• Proven experience of delivering Apprenticeship Standards to a high standard.
• Achieving results through others.
• An understanding of Gateway and the end point assessment processes

Essential Attributes

• The ability to develop and deliver outstanding teaching and learning resources which in turn see learners achieve to the best of their ability
• The ability to work effectively remotely through high levels of trust and self motivation
• Working as part of a team.
• Strong customer focus.
• Manage changing priorities.
• Problem solving.
• Strong communication skills, written and verbal.
• Analyse information and identify issues.
• Create and maintain professional and productive relationships.
• Accuracy and attention to detail.
• Effective oral/written communication skills.

Job Type: Freelance

Pay: From £32,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Work from home

Education:

• GCSE or equivalent (required)

Experience:

• • Knowledge of Apprenticeship standards & EPA: 1 year (required)
• • Experience in delivering Apprenticeship standards: 1 year (required)
• • Experience in a non-clinical Health & Care setting: 1 year (preferred)
• Assessor: 1 year (required)

Licence/Certification:

• • IQA qualification (preferred)
• Teaching Qualification – Cert Ed/PGCE (preferred)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: Remote