Lead Tutor - Family Learning Curriculum (reference: SCC/TP/288931/3336)

Surrey County Council; Woking; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Surrey County Council seeks a qualified Lead Tutor for their Family Learning program. The role involves teaching courses to parents, enhancing their skills, and supporting children's learning. Successful candidates will demonstrate teaching experience, innovative curriculum development, and a collaborative spirit in an inclusive environment.

Benefits

26 days' holiday, rising to 30 days with service

Employee Assistance Programme

Lifestyle discounts

Paid volunteering days

Local government pension

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering family learning programmes.
• Teaching qualifications and relevant experience in ESOL or functional skills required.
• Ability to collaborate and promote learning effectively.

Responsibilities

• Teach courses aimed at improving parents' skills in a structured manner.
• Design and deliver high-quality teaching programs for family learning.
• Provide advice and support to encourage parental involvement in children's education.

Skills

Experience in teaching functional skills

Confident use of technology

Collaborative approach

Promoting learning programmes

Education

Level 3 or higher subject specific qualification

Relevant teaching qualification

Job description

• Salary: £16,256 per annum, pro-rata to £32,512
• Contract type: Permanent
• Working hours: 18 hours per week
• Posted on: 24 June 2025
• Closing date: 20 July 2025
• Location: Surrey

Description

The starting salary for this position is £16,256 per annum based on an 18 hour working week, pro-rata to £32,512.

We are excited to be hiring a multi-skilled and qualified LeadTutor to teach courses to parents as part of our fantastic Family Learning programme based at one of the Surrey Adult Learning centres and this can be discussed further at interview. Travel within Surrey to other centres and venues will be required. . Join our dynamic and skilled team of tutors who have a direct impact on improving the lives of parents and their children in Surrey. Hybrid working arrangements will be discussed at interview.

Rewards and Benefits

• 26 days' holiday (prorated for part time staff), rising to 28 days after 2 years' service and 30 days after 5 years' service
• Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave
• An extensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
• Up to 5 days of carer's leave per year
• Paternity, adoption and dependents leave
• A generous local government salary related pension
• Lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, shopping and many more
• 2 paid volunteering days per year
• Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources

About the Role

Family Learning is an integral part of Surrey Adult Learning which offers an inclusive range of learning opportunities to meet both local needs and government priorities. You will develop an ambitious and outcome focussed programme to equip parents and carers to support children's learning through an exciting and relevant curriculum of inter-generational and adult only courses. You will provide information, advice and guidance to encourage parents and carers to pursue further learning and seek opportunities for progression to accreditation.

You will join another dedicated Lead Tutor and be responsible for designing and delivering a high quality structured teaching programme to directly meet learners' needs for each course you teach. Our courses include 'How to be Awesome at Maths", "Reading for Wellbeing" and "Understanding Education in England". A full programme of courses is available on our websiteHERE .

As a Lead Tutor you will primarily lead the family learning programme for English, Maths and English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL). You will develop specialist resources for these courses and support and mentor improvements for other Tutors in your curriculum area. You will assess learners' starting points, set appropriate learning objectives and review and assess progress.

You will also attend events to promote the programme and to build relationships with schools and family centres.

Shortlisting Criteria

To be considered for shortlisting for this position your CV and answers to the questions below will clearly evidence:

• Experience in teaching functional skills and ESOL for an organisation (or education provider) ideally subject to the Ofsted quality framework
• A level 3 or higher subject specific qualification which is linked to either parenting, functional skills or ESOL and a relevant teaching qualification
• Confident use of technology (e.g. Zoom and Microsoft SharePoint etc)
• A collaborative and outcome focused approach to work
• Experience in promoting learning programmes

Application Questions

• What experience do you have in delivering family learning programmes to parents and carers? Please tell us about this.
• Please tell us how you would promote the programmes to encourage learner numbers.
• Please tell us how you develop personalised individual learning plans for your learners.
• Please tell us how you check learning, progress and achievement for your learners.

Contact Us

Please contact us for any questions relating to the role. This could be to discuss flexible working requests, transferable skills or any barriers to employment. For an informal discussion please contact Tracy Sedgwick via email on [e-mail] .

This job advert closes at 23:59 on 20th July 2025 with interviews in late August – date to be confirmed.

We look forward to receiving your application, please click on the apply online button below to submit.

An enhanced DBS 'Disclosure and Barring Service' check for regulated activity (formerly known as CRB) and the Children's and Adults' Barred List checks will be required for this role.

Local Government Reorganisation

Surrey County Council is preparing for Local Government Reorganisation which will allow us to implement the Government led policy of devolution, which is all about giving more powers to local areas.

Currently, Surrey has a two-tier council system, with 11 district and borough councils and a county council, all responsible for different services. All these councils will be reorganised into a smaller number of new unitary councils which will come into effect in April 2027. At this point, this role will be transferred, with all existing terms and conditions intact into one of the new unitary councils.

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Before submitting your application, we recommend you read the job description. Our Life at Surrey handbook also provides insights of the culture at Surrey and how as a valued employee, you can help shape our Council.

Our Commitment

Surrey County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. A guaranteed interview will be offered to all disabled applicants where:

• The candidate has evidenced the minimum criteria for the role through their application
• The candidate has chosen to share that they have a disability on the application form

Our application form and onboarding process will provide an opportunity to request any reasonable adjustments for the interview and/or the role.

We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all underrepresented groups.