0.4 Tutor Coordinator - Sculpture

City Lit; Greater London; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 17,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Course discounts

Pension & life assurance

Family Friendly leave

Season ticket loan

Totum student discounts

Cycle to work

Flu jabs

Job summary

City Lit is seeking an experienced Tutor Coordinator for the Visual Arts team in London. You will design, programme and grow a high-quality sculpture programme, lead tutors and technicians, and support students and external partners.

You will manage administrative and QA processes, while teaching on the programme when required. A strong sculpture practice and industry links are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in developing and managing courses in adult education.
• Experience coordinating and leading a team of tutors, with planning oversight.
• Up-to-date knowledge and enthusiasm for sculpture design and making.
• Excellent communication skills with diverse stakeholders.
• Active sculpture practice with industry links and contemporary work.

Responsibilities

• Design and programme high-quality sculpture courses.
• Coordinate and lead tutors, technicians and students.
• Promote and grow the sculpture programme area.
• Oversee administrative and quality assurance procedures.
• Teach on the programme when needed.

Skills

Course design

Team leadership

Sculpture knowledge

Communication

Contemporary practice

Teaching multiple sculpture areas

Job description

Location: Keeley Street, Covent Garden, London

Hours: 14 hours per week (across 3 days). Occasional evening and weekend work may be required.

Salary: £15,505.60 – £17,186 per annum (£38,764 – £42,965 full-time equivalent) depending on experience.

About the role

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced and creative Tutor Coordinator to join the Visual Arts team, and take responsibility for the design, programming, coordination and growth of the high-quality courses in the Sculpture programme area.

In this role you will be a key contributor to the design of a distinctive and high-quality programme, through your expertise within the sculpture field, including industry and technical experience. You will take a lead on the promotion and success of the programme area, along with leading a team of tutors and supporting technicians and students. You will have responsibility for administrative and quality assurance procedures, and you will also teach on the programme when needed.

About the applicant

City Lit is London's largest provider of learning for adults, inspiring over 30,000 students a year and offering more than 5,000 courses, online and face-to-face. As a leader in our field, who have recently been rated as outstanding in all areas by Ofsted, we have a century’s reputation for delivering the highest quality student experience. Partnering with community organisations across London, we deliver bespoke projects that support individuals and communities.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Experience of developing and managing courses and curriculum in an adult education setting.
• Experience in coordinating and leading a team of tutors, including planning and oversight of courses.
• Up-to-date knowledge, enthusiasm and interest in sculpture design and making.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to adapt approaches to engage a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
• A current sculpture practice, with tight links to industry and demonstratable evidence of contemporary practice.
• Experience in teaching two or more areas of sculpture to a high standard within the adult education sector.

Our generous rewards and benefits are numerous and wide-ranging, including flexible working, generous course discounts that include friends and family, our pension scheme plus life assurance and enhanced Family Friendly leave. There’s also a season ticket loan programme, entitlement to access the student discounts programme (Totum) and a cycle to work scheme. We even offer free annual flu jabs!

Sited in London’s creative community of Covent Garden, City Lit is a thriving hub of learning and opportunity with a palpable sense of purpose and identity and a culture of equality and inclusivity. We know diversity foster creativity and innovation, and we are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented, these include applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those who have a disability and the LGBTQI+ community. We provide a professional and supportive community that blends teaching and learning to deliver endless possibilities.