Workshop Tutor

**Workshop Tutor**

As a Workshop Tutor, you’ll use your expertise and insider knowledge to design and present a workshop to inspire international students aged 13‒15, 16‒17 or 18‒24 that will promote their personal or professional development.

**Location**: Oxford, Cambridge or London. Accommodation and travel expenses not covered.

**Pay rate**: Minimum £32 per hour, equivalent to minimum £64 per workshop.
This is based on 1.5 hrs contact time, and approximately 0.5 hrs preparation time. Pay bands depend on expertise and relevant experience. Preparation allowance depends on group size.

**Main duties and responsibilities**
- Prepare topics, materials and resources in advance for a group of up to 50.
- Tailor topics and delivery to the student demographic and group size.
- Create a positive, yet challenging learning environment for students to develop their skills.
- Establish and maintain an interactive, productive atmosphere.
- Report any welfare concerns to keep students safe.

**Minimum requirements**
- Bachelor’s or higher degree
- Excellent at facilitating engaging workshops
- Able to adapt to suit the learning needs of young international students
- Right to work in the UK (we cannot sponsor work visas for this role)

**About You**

We aim to support your professional development as an educator. You’ll be part of our tutor network with access to future opportunities across our courses. Pay rates for tutors who return to teach with us are reviewed annually, taking into consideration any further qualifications, experience and student feedback.
- Charisma and enthusiasm about your area of expertise
- Flexible and practical approach to workshop planning and delivery
- Dedicated to delivering creative, interactive and engaging sessions
- Encouraging questions and discussion, allowing students to develop core skills

**Experience you may have**:

- Coaching young people
- Coordinating team building activities e.g. problem solving, leadership, networking
- Working at a summer school
- Delivering workshops to non-native speakers
- Schools outreach

**About Oxford Summer Courses**

**Inspiring lifelong exceptional educational journeys.** Oxford Summer Coursesis part of Bridgemark Education, founded by two school friends and Oxford graduates. Our approach is based on interactive teaching, small group learning, and tutor autonomy. We channel our passion into making a positive impact on our surroundings whether that be our students, the wider community or the environment.

We have six distinct values that underpin everything we do as a community, helping us deliver excellent learning opportunities:

- Growth mindset
- Wellbeing
- Student impact
- Camaraderie
- Agility
- Building community

**Selection process**

**Pre-interview task**

You will be asked to prepare a proposed workshop outline. We ask for this to be sent 48 hrs in advance so that your interviewer can review it and consult an expert if necessary.

**Interview**

The majority of interviews will take place online using Google Meet. There is no need to download any software and you will be sent a link to the meeting room in advance.

After being introduced to the role, you will be asked about your background in your area of expertise. You will be asked to present part of your proposed workshop session and answer questions about how you would tailor it to our students.

There will be plenty of opportunities to ask questions and find out more throughout.

**Role assignment**

Students sign up to courses throughout the year, so positions will be filled on a rolling basis. This may mean that we will be unable to confirm dates and times at the interview. If you are made an offer, we will contact you separately to offer specific workshops.

**Safeguarding**

Oxford Summer Courses Limited is committed to safeguarding and protecting children and has robust safeguarding policies. References are requested and will be scrutinised. Where appropriate, they will be validated with the providing referee. We also undertake enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks to ensure all our staff are suitable to work with children.

**Job Types**: Part-time, Fixed term contract

**Salary**: From £32.00 per hour

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday

Work Location: One location