Sessional Tutor

Leicestershire County Council; Leicester; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 73,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Hybrid working

Job summary

Leicestershire County Council is seeking an experienced Drawing and Painting sessional tutor to deliver art courses for adult learners aged 19+. Courses run at Roundhill Adult Learning Centre and online, with 2-hour lessons over 10 or 12 weeks.

You will need an L3 teaching qualification in 19+ and an L3 in art, with ICT proficiency and familiarity with MSTeams, ProSolution, Moodle and Outlook. Enhanced DBS is required and flexible/hybrid working is available.

Qualifications

• Must hold a nationally recognised L3+ teaching qualification in 19+ education.
• L3 in art subject; equivalent qualification at L3 or higher.
• Digital competency and ability to use MSTeams, ProSolution, Moodle and Outlook.
• Experience teaching adults and knowledge of Professional Teaching and Learning standards.
• Inclusive approach and commitment to personalised learning.

Responsibilities

• Deliver drawing and painting courses for adult learners aged 19+.
• Plan and deliver short courses (10 or 12 weeks) at different levels of ability.
• Use ICT for teaching and professional communications.
• Provide high-quality teaching, support and information to vulnerable adults.
• Adapt to flexible/hybrid working patterns as required.

Skills

L3 Teaching qualification (19+)

Art subject L3

ICT literacy

Deliver short courses

Experience teaching adults

Education

L3 minimum in 19+ teaching

Art subject L3 or equivalent

Tools

MSTeams

ProSolution

Moodle

Outlook

Job description

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location: Roundhill Adult Learning Centre, 997 Melton Road, Leicester. LE4 8GQ

Working Hours: Sessional

Salary:£36.94 per hour (includes admin and CPD).

Contract Type: Fixed term (academic year)

Closing Date: 13th November 2026

Interview dates:TBA inw.c. 23/11/26 and 30/11/26

As an art teacher, are you confident in using Watercolour and want to share your passion for your subject?

Are you looking for a rewarding teaching role that supports vulnerable adults?

The Learning for Wellbeing Team consists of 1 Programme Manager, 2 Learning Development and Delivery Coordinators (LDDCs) and 15 sessional tutors across a broad range of subject areas that are predominantly arts, crafts, dance, exercise and specialist subjects. The curriculum intent is to support and improve wellbeing in 3 aspects - mental, physical and social health - through mindful and creative activities and exercise/dance classes.

About the Role

The Learning for Wellbeing Curriculum team at GoLean! are looking for an experienced Drawing and Painting sessional tutor to deliver art courses for adult learners aged 19+. Applicants must be able to plan and deliver short courses (10 and/or 12 weeks - lessons 2 hrs) at different levels of ability - Introduction to, Beginner Next Steps, Intermediate and Independent. Courses in this instance will run at Roundhill Adult Learning Centre in Thurmaston but also online.

An enhanced with barred list DBS check is required for this post.

For information on our approach to the recruitment of ex-offenders, please see our policy statement

About You

To apply for this post, you must be able to evidence in your application how you meet the following criteria

• You will need to have a nationally recognised qualification of L3 minimum in 19+ teaching and have equivalent to L3 in your art subject. Good functional skills (to at least NVQ Level 2 or above in Maths, English and ICT (or evidence of competence).
• Ability to use ICT for both professional communications, using email and attachments and the adult learning platform and also as a teaching method
• Experience Recent involvement in teaching, learning and training or an active engagement with a subject/skill specialism.
• Have knowledge of Subject expertise to an appropriate level. A good knowledge of the Professional Teaching and Learning standards
• Be digitally competent and able to use MSTeams, ProSolution (training available), Outlook email, Moodle intranet (training available)
• Have an Inclusive positive approach/response to varied groups of individuals and commitment to personalised learning
• Provide high quality teaching, support and information and advice to vulnerable adults

In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our valuesand to delivering accessible and inclusive services which meet the needs of all of our residents. You will be asked to demonstrate your understanding of these commitments as part of the selection process.

Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.We are a Disability Confident Employer.

Interested in Flexible Working?

We are open to discussions about flexible working, which may include part time working, job sharing, term-time working, flexible start and finish times, and hybrid working, depending on the requirements of the role and the service. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below.

For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:

Linda Dixon, Programme Manager, Learning for Wellbeing, GoLearn!

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