Casual Adult Community Learning Tutors
Job specification
We are looking for experienced inspirational tutors to deliver adult community learning to our priority residents.
Your next role
Our tutors have the opportunity to design and deliver courses that engage our learners and help them know more and be able to do more. Typically our courses are entry level or level 1 and are both accredited and non-accredited. Most of our courses are short, for example, they vary between 5-30 hours, some qualification courses may be longer.
Our tutors are paid an hourly rate for both learner contact time and agreed prep/admin time as well as attendance at meetings and mandatory CPD. As a casual worker you are entitled to paid holidays proportionate to the number of hours worked, as it is not possible to predict working hours in advance holiday pay will be paid as a 12.07% enhancement to the hourly rate.
We are specifically looking for tutors in the following areas:
- English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)
- Maths (including Functional Skills)
- English (including Functional Skills and reading for non-readers)
- Digital skills
- Employability
- Personal development skills
- Health and wellbeing
- Healthy cooking
- Budgeting
- Crafting
- Helping your child to learn
- DIY
Our courses are delivered in community venues across Swindon.
You must be fluent in the English language (as a requirement of Part 7 of the Immigration Act “for the effective performance of a customer-facing role”).
Your next package
Please see our Rewards and Benefits offer for more details.
As an employee, you will receive a diverse and exciting environment in which to work, encouraging creativity and innovation whilst recognising the need to support ongoing personal development and a flexible work life balance.
For Swindon to thrive in the future, we need to lay the foundations now. It’s why our regeneration and transformation programmes are already underway. So, you’ll be joining us at an exciting time on our journey. We’ll look to you to share your knowledge, influence decisions and drive real, positive change. With your contributions, we’ll achieve our vision of a prosperous, re-vitalised Swindon together. And you’ll be proud to say it was made better with you.
Please see our Vision and Values page for more details.
Please see our new Swindon Plan.
Potential applicants are sometimes put off if they don’t meet 100% of the requirements. We think individual experience, skills and passion make all the difference, so if you meet the majority of the criteria, we’d love to hear from you.
Your next steps
Read the role profile and select the Apply button where you will be redirected to the Swindon Borough Council website to complete our online application process. Clicking the ‘Apply’ button on this job website is not an application, you must register on the Swindon Borough Council website in order to be considered for the role.
For further information about the role, please contact Geraldine Cruse at GCruse@swindon.gov.uk
As an inclusive employer, we welcome applications from a diverse range of communities, and in particular disabled people and people from ethnic minorities. Read our statement of commitment to equality & inclusion.
If you are experiencing technical issues submitting your application please email resourcing@swindon.gov.uk