Casual Lecturer

Old Moat; Manchester; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Part time

Job summary

A community-focused education provider in Manchester is seeking a passionate Lecturer to join its Vocational and Employer Responsive team. The role involves planning, delivering, and assessing adult education courses across multiple subjects, including Health and Social Care and Early Years. The ideal candidate will hold relevant teaching qualifications, have experience using various teaching strategies, and possess excellent digital skills. This position offers flexibility and contributes to the education of diverse adult learners.

Benefits

Support for employees with health conditions

Inclusion priority for underrepresented groups

Qualifications

• Hold a degree or vocational qualification in the relevant subject.
• Hold GCSE A*‑C / 9‑4 in English and Maths.
• Teaching qualification is essential.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver part-time adult courses.
• Assess learners' work to ensure achievement.
• Teach online and in person, adapting to student needs.

Skills

Teaching qualification

Experience of adopting a range of teaching strategies

Digital skills

Time management

Education

Degree or vocational qualification in relevant subject

GCSE A*‑C / 9‑4 in English

GCSE A*‑C / 9‑4 in Maths

Tools

E-learning platforms (e.g., Google Classroom)

Job description

About The Role

Working Hours: Casual
Contract Type: Casual
Additional Payments: Where applicable an additional amount will be given for teaching time on top of your hourly pay.
Application Instructions: This role covers any of the following subject areas – Teaching Assistant, Primary teacher and/or Early Years. Please specify which subject area you are applying for, within your application.
Closing Date: 18 January 2026
Closing time: 11.59pm

Role Requirements

• Hold a degree and/or a vocational related qualification in the subject area (essential)
• Hold GCSE A*‑C / 9‑4 in English or equivalent (essential)
• Hold GCSE A*‑C / 9‑4 in Maths or equivalent (essential)
• Hold teaching qualification (essential)
• Hold Assessors or IQA qualifications (desirable) or willingness to achieve
• 2 References – where possible we require 3 years’ history.

Job Description

Manchester Adult Education (MAES) invites a passionate industry expert to join our Vocational and Employer Responsive team as a Lecturer. The role involves planning, delivery, assessment and moderation of part‑time adult courses from Level 1 to 4.

• Health & Social Care / Adult Social Care
• Early Years / Education / STLS
• Health and Well‑Being pathways (Mental Health, Well‑Being, Counselling)
• Team leading / Mentoring / Leadership
• Professional development pathways such as Supporting Individuals with Learning Difficulties, Supporting Behaviour, Mental Health Awareness and Substance Misuse
• Apprenticeships from January 2025

The role will involve the planning, delivery, assessment and moderation of Teaching Assistant/Early Years courses, therefore requires subject competency.

Candidate Profile

• Professional and academic competence / qualifications to teach on the qualifications.
• Experience of adopting a range of teaching and learning strategies.
• Use of e‑learning platforms such as Equal, Google Classroom and others or the willingness to learn.
• Time management skills to show how you manage priorities of planning lessons and assessing learner work.

Key Accountabilities

• Deliver teaching and learning to at least a consistently good or outstanding standard.
• Assess accurately learners’ work, both formative and summative, against awarding body criteria to ensure learners achieve their qualifications, which may include work placement visits.
• Teach online lessons (where appropriate) as well as teaching in our centres, including outreach across the city as needed, which may involve occasional evening class.
• Have excellent digital skills to support learners to actively engage in their programme of learning and develop key workplace digital standards.
• Take some course leadership responsibilities and participate in team meetings and working groups.
• Comply with services quality assurance procedures, policies and procedures, and keep up‑to‑date in the subject area.

About Us

We’re the local government authority for Manchester, with teams across the city helping to make this a great place to live for everyone. We’re proud to do local government differently, in a city with an international reputation for diversity, creativity, culture and passion.

When you join us, you’re joining a team of over 7,000 council staff helping to make our ambition for Manchester a reality.

We’re committed to a fair and inclusive workplace. We encourage applications from all candidates, particularly those who identify with underrepresented groups.

Accessibility and Inclusivity

We provide support for employees with physical or mental‑health conditions, a disability or neurodiversity. Our workplace is accessible by design and we offer workplace adjustments including aids, adaptations and equipment.

Guaranteed Interview Scheme

Inclusion is a priority. To qualify, you must meet the minimum requirements for the role and identify with one of the following: Armed Forces/Veterans; current or former care residents; or disabled or long‑term health condition.

Other Relevant Information

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