Sessional Tutor

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location: Leicestershire Adult Learning Service, various locations including Loughborough, Thurmaston, Wigston or Whetstone

Worker Category: Fixed Location Worker

Salary: Enhanced LCC Grade 8 starting at £35.76 per hour with three incremental/annual increases up to £38.79 per hour (hourly rate comprises payment for one hour of delivered teaching and equivalent time for preparation and other teaching-related duties)

Working Hours: Two part-time sessional contracts available - up to 8 hours per week delivered teaching with the equivalent for preparation and other teaching-related duties, fixed schedule, during term time (smaller contracts may be considered subject to service requirements)

• Contract Type:  Permanent
• Closing Date: 29-09-2025
• Interview Date(s): TBC

This vacancy is an opportunity to work within the Learning for Independence curriculum of the Leicestershire Adult Learning Service (GoLearn!) as a Sessional Tutor. The Learning for Independence curriculum specifically caters for adults with learning difficulties.

Courses are delivered in a wide range of subjects, we are specifically looking for candidates with skills/experience in delivering health and wellbeing, catering and art/craft related subjects. The successful candidate will be able to confidently deliver and adapt their teaching and learning styles to meet the needs of all learners. 

All courses follow the principles of RARPA (Recognising and Recording Progress and Achievement), every learner has an individual learning plan and the accredited courses we deliver are accredited by AIM Qualifications and Assessment Group. Class sizes are between 8-12 learners and each group benefits from a dedicated Learning Support Assistant. 

The successful candidate will be working with diverse groups of learners in a vibrant and engaging learning environment.

This is a Sessional Tutor role and will be paid one month in arrears on submission of a pay claim at the end of each month. The hours indicated are paid at an hourly rate which includes provision for face-to-face teaching time and non-contact preparation/training time, which will be outlined in a working pattern letter.
 

An enhanced DBS check will be required as part of the pre-employment checks.

About you - please ensure that you include in your application for this role details of:

• Level 3 or above nationally recognised teaching qualification (if you do not yet hold a Level 5 teaching qualification, you must provide evidence that you will gain this within the first two years of employment)
• Level 2 or above qualification in both English and maths
• Competence in the use of digital skills, including emails, web-based applications, word processing and digital teaching resources
• Experience in delivering adult learning
• Experience of working with learners who have moderate/severe learning disabilities 
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills
• Understanding of the principles of safeguarding  

We also expect you to share our commitment to our values and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.

Interested in Flexible Working?

We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working, part-time hours, compressed hours, flexible start and finish times, home/remote working, etc.

Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in the Our Working Styles page on our career site.

• For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:
• Amy McManus - Programme Manager
• Telephone: 0116 3050586
• Email: amy.mcmanus@leics.gov.uk 

How To Apply

Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality, diversity and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ+ communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.

To apply for this job, please click on 'Apply Now'. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above. For more information, see the How to Apply section on our career site.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible. 

If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post, please contact our Employee Service Centre:  https://emss.org.uk/support 
 

By applying for this post, you agree to our Terms and Conditions.

About Leicestershire County Council

Leicestershire County Council is a Disability Confident, Menopause Friendly, Mindful Employer, Fostering Friendly, Forces Friendly, and Cycle Friendly organisation. In August 2021, we also signed up to the Race at Work Charter. We are strongly committed to promoting equality and opportunity, championing employee wellbeing and investing in staff training and development.

Our aim is to work with communities and partners to deliver public services that make Leicestershire the best possible place to live and work for everyone. Our employees play a key role in supporting this goal and helping us deliver the vital services we provide to the people of Leicestershire.

For further information on what it’s like to work for us and the benefits we offer, please refer to the following:

• Our Recruitment Process
• Our Organisational Values
• Our Employee Benefits
• Working for Us