Learning Development

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location: County wide

Worker Category: Hybrid

Salary: £35,451 - £39,165 per annum (pro-rata for part-time) 

Working Hours: 29.6 hours a week

Contract Type: Fixed Term to 31/7/2027 with potential to extend

Closing Date:  18 January 2026

Interview Date(s): 28 & 29 January 2026

Are you passionate about teaching ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) and excited to lead a dynamic team to deliver outstanding learning?  Do you thrive in fast-paced, learner- focused environments? Are you an excellent ESOL tutor who understands the needs and challenges of teaching adult learners? Are you a skilled coordinator able to manage staff, deliver professional training, admin, learners and the demands of funders and awarding bodies?

Are you IT literate, and quick to learn new platforms and procedures?

If so, then this might be the role for you

About the Role

We are looking for an energetic, forward-thinking ESOL Learning Delivery, Development Co-ordinator to help drive innovation, inspire tutors and shape the future of our ESOL provision.

The aim of this role is to assist in the management of the provision of Adult Learning ESOL to ensure that classes are well run, quality of education is high, and learners are supported to enjoy and achieve in their learning. This is a varied role, and within it you will also need to promote classes and recruit new learners, complete all course administration and support tutors to deliver excellent lessons and manage attendance and behaviour. The role manages a pool of sessional teaching staff.

We currently run a thriving ESOL programme, delivering 69 courses across Leicestershire, including the Homes for Ukraine Scheme and the Afghan Resettlement Project in partnership with the local councils.

The role is varied and challenging, and different times of the year are busy in different ways At the start of the year duties include ensuring that all classes are ready, paperwork is updated and prepared and planning is complete for the forthcoming year, towards the end of each term we are managing assessments and moderation, submitting results and creating reports. No week is the same There is a teaching element to this post and there is an expectation that around 20% of your time will be spent teaching ESOL mainstream courses to adults' face to face. 

You will need to complete mandatory training linked to the role and the service.

We would like someone based in the East of the county if possible as our current LDDC is based in the East. You must be willing to travel around the county (to visit tutors, attend curriculum and service meetings including briefings held on 3 Saturday mornings across the year) and have access to your own transportation.

An enhanced 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

You will have:

• A relevant and approved subject-specific teaching qualification at the required level for the subject specialism (CELTA- Level 5, Cert TESOL, TEFL, PGCE teaching qualification)
• Good functional skills (to at least NVQ Level 2 or above) in Maths, English and ICT (or evidence of competence)
• Experience of implementing Quality Assurance/Quality Improvement processes and procedures applicable to teaching and learning
• Experience of managing staff and coordination of courses. 
• Ability to use ICT for professional communications, using email and attachments and other platforms including SharePoint and ProSolution. You also need to be able to use the adult learning platform (Virtual learning environment- or VLE) both as a user and also as a tutor.
• The ability to embrace ongoing change whilst encouraging and supporting others to do the same
• The ability to develop and suggest solutions to problems or challenges and resolve problems at the earliest/most appropriate stage

You must also have an understanding of, and commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.

In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.

Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.

Interested in Flexible Working?

We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working, part-time hours, compressed hours, flexible start and finish times, home/remote working, etc.

Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in the Our Working Styles page on our career site.

For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:

Ruby Chowdhury, Programme Manager (ESOL)

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How to Apply

Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality, diversity and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ Plus communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.

To apply for this job, please click on 'Apply Now'. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above. For more information, see the How to Apply section on our career site.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible. 

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