Lecturer - ESOL

Buckinghamshire College Group; High Wycombe; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Teachers Pension Scheme

Free Parking

Discounted Childcare in the Aylesbury

Discounted treatments in the Aylesbury

Cycle to Work Scheme

CPD

Job summary

Buckinghamshire College Group in Wycombe is seeking an ESOL Lecturer to support students with functional skills and progression into cross-college provision. The role is full-time, 35 hours per week, 52 weeks per year, based at the Wycombe Campus.

Responsibilities include planning and delivering schemes of work and learning programmes, supporting diverse learners in a safe, inclusive environment, and addressing barriers to learning.

Qualifications

• DELTA or CELTA required.
• Proven ability to plan innovative schemes of work and assessment schedules.
• Experience delivering ESOL or functional skills to diverse groups.

Responsibilities

• Plan and prepare schemes of work, lesson plans and assessment schedules.
• Plan and deliver learning programmes for diverse groups in a safe, inclusive environment.
• Address learners’ barriers to learning and support progression into cross-college provision.
• Work evenings or weekends for up to 4 hours if required.

Skills

Schemes of work planning

Inclusive teaching

Student support

Education

DELTА or CELTA

Job description

credit_card Salary £32,500 to £41,000 per annum (pro rata for fractional posts)

The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.

Job details

Salary £32,500 to £41,000 per annum (pro rata for fractional posts)

Contractual hours 35

Basis Full time

Region South

Package

• Teachers Pension Scheme
• Free Parking
• Discounted Childcare in the Aylesbury Day Nursery
• Discounted treatments in the Aylesbury Salon Intuition
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Continuous Professional Development (CPD)

Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of students? Join our ESOL team and empower our students with functional skills and the skillset to progress on to a cross college provision, supporting the students with their very first steps into an exciting career. This is a full-time role for 35 hrs per week / 52 weeks per year, based at our Wycombe Campus.

As an ESOL Lecturer the successful candidate will:

• Have the ability to plan and prepare innovative schemes of work, lesson plans and assessment schedules which motivate students to achieve.
• Plan and deliver highly effective learning programmes for diverse groups or individuals in a safe and inclusive environment, whilst also ensuring students are stretched and challenged to reach their full potential.
• Address the needs of students and work creatively to overcome individual barriers to learning, both within and outside of the classroom
• Have DELTA (Diploma in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) OR CELTA (Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages)

The role may require you to work in the evening or a weekend for 4 hours

Why join Buckinghamshire College Group?

We will encourage you to develop new skills and expand your opportunities within the College. We are also flexible and accommodating, allowing you to be as productive as possible.

Employee benefits include:

• Generous annual leave entitlement plus Bank Holidays & additional leave purchase scheme
• Access to free training & continuous professional development
• A bespoke package of intensive induction and probation support
• Flexible working policy and a commitment to employee wellbeing
• Discounts in the Aylesbury Day Nursery & Aylesbury Hair & Beauty (HAB) Salon)
• 24/7 access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Cycle to work and local business employee corporate discount schemes

Buckinghamshire College Group is a Further Education college with three campuses located in Aylesbury, Amersham and Wycombe. We are proud to be a skills-based college supporting over 5,000 learners each year to achieve their study and career goals and play a pivotal role in the Buckinghamshire community working with a wide range of employers for example, Pinewood Studios, NHS Trusts and Flannery Plant Hire to name but a few.

As a member of our team, you will have an unwavering passion for learning and for supporting students and staff to achieve more than they ever thought possible – while being innovative and comfortable with experimentation of new ideas and approaches including use of digital tools to enhance student engagement - we call this the Bucks College Factor!

If you have the Bucks College Factor, this sounds like a role for you and Buckinghamshire College Group sounds like a place you’d like to be part of, then we’d love to hear from you.

Taking Teaching Further

The College actively engages with the Education & Training Foundation’s Taking Teaching Further scheme to recruit industry professionals to teach within Further Education.

As industry professionals offer our students industry experience and insight we support our unqualified teachers to learn ‘on the job’. You will be given full support throughout your development to fully qualified teacher status. Whilst in employment you would be enrolled onto the Level 3 Award in Education and Training. After completion you can choose to move be onto our Level 5 Diploma in Education and Training qualification. This is a great way for experienced professionals to achieve a recognised teaching qualification whilst in employment.

Commitment to Safeguarding

BCG is committed to equal opportunities for all, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students and staff alike; all posts are subject to enhanced DBS checks.

For more information about the role, please refer to the Job Description and Terms and Conditions located in the job details above.

The closing date for applications is 21/10/2026. Interviews are scheduled to take place on 29/10/2026; however, please note that these dates may be subject to change.