Casual First Aid & Manual Handling Tutor

Coventry City Council; Coventry; Hybrid; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A local government authority in the UK is seeking a skilled casual tutor to design and deliver courses in First Aid and Manual Handling. Candidates need relevant teaching experience and qualifications at level 4/5. The role offers flexible delivery methods, including online and in-person classes. Interested applicants should apply by the specified date.

Benefits

Guaranteed Interview Scheme for specific groups

Comprehensive rewards and benefits package

Qualifications

• Relevant skills and knowledge in tutoring subjects like First Aid and Manual Handling.
• Up-to-date knowledge of the subject area.

Responsibilities

• Design, plan, and deliver accredited and non-accredited courses.
• Support and deliver classes in a range of community settings.
• Ensure compliance with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

Skills

Teaching experience in an adult learning environment

Knowledge of First Aid and Manual Handling

Ability to deliver online and face-to-face classes

Education

Teaching and subject qualifications at level 4/5

Job description

Our Values

In line with our One Coventry Values, we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applicants from minority ethnic, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that equity and respect remains at the heart of everything we do.

Our Values are:

• Open and fair: We are fair, open, and transparent.
• Nurture and develop: We help and encourage everyone to be their best and do their best.
• Engage and empower: We talk and listen to others, working together as one.
• Create and innovate: We embrace new ways of working to continuously improve.
• Own and be accountable: We work together to deliver the best services for our residents.
• Value and respect: We put diversity and inclusion at the heart of all we do.

What is the job role?

Casual Position 18.5 hours p/w

The Service is seeking a casual tutor with relevant skills, knowledge and experience to design, plan, deliver accredited and non accredited courses such as First Aid (Emergency & Paediatric), Manual Handling (objects & people) whilst also having wider skills that could enhance our current offer. You will be required to support & deliver online and/or face-to-face in a range of community settings within the city.

All candidates must have the Right to Work in the UK. We are currently not offering sponsorship for this role.

This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

Who are we looking for?

We are seeking to recruit a skilled and enthusiastic tutor to plan and deliver classes as stated above whilst also delivering topics to support the wider work skills area. This will be in face-to-face classes or online. You will need relevant teaching experience in an adult learning environment, school or college, up to date knowledge of the subject and teaching and subject qualifications at level 4/5.

Following recommendations from Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) for an additional pre employment check with effect 1 Sept 22, please note, an online search may form part of this recruitment process.

If you need help or support to complete your application, please visit our accessibility page to see how we can assist you.

Guaranteed Interview Scheme - As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role and identify with one of the below criteria:

• Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
• Are currently in care or have previously been in care
• If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition

For full details on the application process please read the attached document on our jobs page labelled 'Coventry City Council Application Process'. If there is any evidence of a candidate using AI to complete their application, then the application will be rejected unless the candidate can provide a justification which the Council considers to be reasonable.

Interview date: 8th December 2025

About Coventry

Coventry has a proud, innovative and creative spirit that throughout its history has seen communities come together to tackle problems and bring about real social change.

We are cutting-edge, challenging, youthful, vibrant and diverse.

At Coventry we are committed to excellence in everything we do. With around 5100 staff from a range of different backgrounds, our aim is to recruit and develop talented people who will focus on our customers, take responsibility, work together and find better ways of doing things.

To deliver the best services to our residents, we need the best people working for us to make a difference to our communities.

If you join us, we will provide a fantastic rewards and benefits package - to find out more please visit https://www.coventry.gov.uk/council-vacancies