Tutor (Contracted) - English (0.6 FTE)

Thurrock Council; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

A local authority in the UK seeks a part-time instructor for adult education. You will plan and teach courses, focusing on Functional Skills English. Requires teaching experience and specific qualifications. Generous benefits include flexible working and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Flexible working opportunities

Ongoing training and professional development

Employee assistance programme

Staff discounts and local offers

Qualifications

• Essential teaching qualifications required.
• DBS check with Children’s Barred List is mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Plan courses and lessons, create resources.
• Teach lessons and mark learners' work.
• Provide developmental feedback to students.

Skills

Experience of teaching adults

Experience of delivering Functional Skills English

Good command of English

Education

GCSE grade 4/C in maths

Level 3 Award in Education and Training

Specialist English qualification at L4 or L5

Job description

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Salary: starting £27,129 per annum pro rata (actual £25,389.70) plus £579 pro rata London weighting (actual £347.40); negotiable based on experience and qualifications

Grade: TUTLEC 1 – 6 depending on qualifications and experience

Permanent: Term Time only; 40 weeks per year (48.8 paid weeks including leave & bank holiday entitlement)

Hours per Week: 22.2 (Teaching allocation is 492 hours per academic year)

Thurrock Adult Community College is the local authority’s provider of adult education for Thurrock. Our main base is in the Old Court House in Grays, but we deliver courses across the borough.

You will be responsible for planning courses and lessons, creating resources, teaching lessons, and marking learners' work and giving developmental feedback.

Experience of teaching adults is required.

Experience of delivering Functional Skills English is required.

You will have a good command of English with at least a GCSE grade 4/C level 2 qualifications in maths and IT, a level 3 Award in Education and Training, and an English teaching specialism – at L4 or L5. If you do not have an English specialist qualification, you will be expected to work towards this within your first year of employment.

DBS: An Enhanced DBS check with Children’s Barred List is required.

Benefits of Working with Us

At Thurrock Council, we value our employees and offer a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Flexible and hybrid working opportunities (where applicable)
• Ongoing training and professional development
• Employee assistance programme and wellbeing support
• Staff discounts and local offers
• A supportive and inclusive working environment

Closing Date: 17th August 2025

Interview Date: W/C 24th August 2025

If you have any questions or wish to discuss the post further, please contact

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