Part-time Sessional Tutor

London Borough of Hounslow; Hounslow; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 34,000; Part time

Job summary

London Borough of Hounslow is seeking suitably qualified and experienced tutors to join Learn Hounslow, delivering and assessing adult learning across a range of subjects.

We welcome tutors who can engage adults, deliver high-quality teaching, maintain documentation, and uphold equality and diversity commitments; roles are part-time sessional across multiple subjects such as Arabic, Art, Baking, Cookery, Textiles, TV & Film, and more.

Qualifications

• Clear and effective communication with a range of people (learners, managers, tutors and partners).
• Strong knowledge of the subject area and use of educational digital technology.
• Excellent organisational skills and ability to manage documentation and records.

Responsibilities

• Deliver and assess engaging, high-quality teaching and learning to help learners achieve outcomes.
• Maintain teaching documentation (e-registers, schemes of work, records of assessment and achievement).
• Adhere to Equality and Diversity policies in all duties.

Skills

Communication skills

Educational digital technology

Organisational skills

Education

Teaching Qualification Level 3 or above

Subject Specialism Level 3 or above

English and maths Level 2 or equivalent

Job description

About us at Hounslow

We'd love you to join us at the London Borough of Hounslow! Our people are deeply committed to providing excellent services to our residents, doing all we can to make lives as good as they can be.

We are an outstanding council, serving an outstanding borough. With brilliant, visionary leadership, a dynamic Cabinet and a can-do culture, we’ve built strong partnerships which have transformed how we serve one of London’s most diverse boroughs. Hounslow is the world in one place and full of potential. We are stepping up for our residents like never before.

About our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

We live by five core values: Lead with Heart, Do New, Pass on the Power, Harness the Mix and Be a Rock. All our work has equality, diversity and inclusion at its very heart, best articulated in "Harness the Mix". It’s about breaking down barriers between our parts and people and unlocking the problem-solving power of our amazing mix of minds. We serve a diverse community, we have a diverse workforce and we are committed to being an inclusive employer.

We work hard to create representation across our workforce and leadership community, we have thriving employee network groups and our learning and development programmes help us lead, model and breathe ways of working that eliminate inequality, inequity, injustice and bias.

As part of this and under our commitments as a Disability Confident Employer, we make reasonable adjustments to accommodate our candidates. There’s space for you to tell us what you need within our application form.

Our Benefits

If you join us, you’ll have access to a range of employee benefits. Read more about these here .

About The Role

Hounslow Adult and Community Education (known as Learn Hounslow) delivers the council’s Adult Education Budget allocation, which funds a range of learning opportunities to help adults develop their knowledge, skills and confidence so they can re-skill, up-skill, move into work, improve their prospects and support their families.

We are currently seeking to increase our part-time sessional tutor panel and invite suitably qualified and experienced tutors with a passion for their specialist subject and the ability to engage with adults in a positive manner to deliver and assess learning. We are seeking tutors in the following areas:

• Arabic (Modern Standard)
• Art and Design
• Baking
• Cake Decoration
• Cookery
• Family Learning
• Nutrition
• Special Effects Make-up
• Textiles
• TV & Film

Purpose of The Role:

1.To deliver and assess engaging and motivating high-quality teaching and learning, which will enable learners to achieve their proposed learning outcomes.

2.To maintain the necessary teaching and learning documentation i.e., e-registers, schemes of work, records of assessment and achievement.

3.To adhere to and fully implement the principles and responsibilities of the Equality and Diversity Policy, in all aspects and duties of the role.

Your Skills:

Qualifications required for the role:

• Experience and subject specialist qualification L3 or above is essential
• Teaching Qualification L3 or above is required
• Experience relevant to teaching, learning and assessment
• Qualifications in English and maths skills at Level 2 or equivalent

About The Team You’ll Be Working In

You will join Hounslow Adult and Community Education team, as part of the Community Learning team. Community Learning aims to reach those that are furthest away from education and work, enhance learners’ life chances and improve wellbeing in the Borough through a targeted and relevant curriculum of non-accredited courses ranging in levels from wellbeing to advanced. Community Learning offers pathways into creative qualifications ranging in level from Entry 3 to Level 2.

About You

• Ability to communicate clearly and appropriately with a range of people, from learners to senior managers, tutors and partners
• Knowledge of the subject area
• Excellent knowledge of and skills with educational digital technology
• Excellent communication and organisational skills

Qualifications required for the role:

• Subject Specialism of at least Level 3 or above; Teaching Qualification Level 3 or above is essential
• Qualifications in English and maths skills at Level 2 or equivalent
• Experience relevant to teaching, learning and assessment

Read more about the work you’ll be doing in the Role Profile.

Don’t meet every single requirement?

We know that sometimes people can be put off applying for a job if they think they can’t tick every box. At Hounslow, we realise the 'perfect candidate' doesn’t exist. So, if you can do most of what we’re looking for, go ahead and apply. You may be just the right candidate for the job or be perfect for one of our other roles!

When Interviews Will Be Held And Who To Contact

The key information you need about the role should be in the role profile, but if you have any further questions about the role, please contact:

Email: Kim Ryle, Community Learning Manager: Community Learning on [e-mail]

Telephone: [phone]

Interviews will take place on a rolling basis