Adult Learning Esol Tutor

**Hours**:37 Hours Per Week

**Interview Date**:22nd October 2025

**Closing Date**:12th October 2025

**Salary**:Grade 5 (£30,023 - £33,698 FTE)

At Inspire Learning we continue to be very proud of our high-quality ESOL adult learning, designed to meet the needs of our communities across Nottinghamshire. The programme continues to grow, and we are now recruiting for a full-time ESOL tutor to join our team.

We are looking for a well-qualified ESOL tutor (CELTA L5, or equivalent), a skilled practitioner with experience of delivering successful and high-quality accredited and non-accredited ESOL, both in-person and online, from entry level to Level 2, to meet the needs of groups of mixed-language, mixed-level, adult learners. As well as supporting learners to access and achieve ESOL qualifications, the tutor may design and deliver family learning ESOL.

We are seeking to appoint a tutor with a passion for developing enrichment work to support our ESOL learners and with an interest in working collaboratively with other tutors to develop ways of making other curriculum areas accessible to ESOL learners. Ideally, the tutor will have knowledge and experience of assessment and IQA processes.

The tutor may be asked to tutor across Nottinghamshire, and online, with an agreed programme of teaching to include daytime, evening and some weekend courses.

**Job Title**:Full-Time Adult Learning Tutor**

**Grade 5**

**Job Purpose**

To plan and deliver teaching and training on accredited and non-accredited learning programmes across Nottinghamshire’s seven districts. To contribute to associated tasks, including learning support, invigilation and promotion. To support curriculum development.

**Key Responsibilities**
- To plan and deliver an agreed programme of 800hrs per year of accredited and tailored adult learning across Nottinghamshire and online, as required. This will include evening and weekend teaching as well as weekday daytime courses.
- To support learners throughout their learning journey, ensuring their needs are met, by taking responsibility for assessment, learning support processes, quality teaching and learning and end of course evaluation.
- To seek to continuously improve teaching and learning, including positively engaging with quality initiatives and development points, for example following OTLAs.
- To contribute positively to curriculum and teaching and learning development, including active contributions to curriculum teams and relevant working groups.
- To undertake associated tasks as agreed, for example: learning support, invigilation, events.
- To support with programme and curriculum-related events and marketing.
- To take ownership of personal and professional development in line with the ETF Professional Standards for Teaching.
- To undertake appropriate administrative tasks in a timely manner
- To be involved in producing an annual Self-Assessment Report (SAR) and work positively towards the Quality Improvement Plan (QIP)
- To ensure that all safeguarding policies and procedures are adhered to and organisational guidelines are followed, including the Prevent Strategy and to actively promote equality, diversity and inclusion.
- The post holder will work in accordance with all Inspire policies and procedures, Inspire Brand guidelines, contractual requirements, and professional best practice.
- The post holder will perform any duties or tasks assigned by management required to meet service needs as appropriate to the role.
- The post holder will assume the role of Appointed Person and/or First Aider as required.

**Education and Knowledge Required for the role**
- Hold or be willing to work towards a level 4 teaching qualification
- GCSE A to C (4 to 9) or equivalent in English and maths
- Hold or be willing to work towards an assessor qualification
- Understanding of ESFA funded training programmes
- Understanding of safeguarding policies and procedures, including the Prevent Strategy
- Understanding of the Education Inspection Framework
- Awareness of Health and Safety issues and legislation in relation to learning delivery
- Understanding of Equal Opportunities policies and procedures.

**Skills and Experience**
- Experience of working with adults including those with learning difficulties and disabilities
- Experience of delivering and assessing ASF formula and non-formula funded programmes to a high standard
- Experience of and ability to plan, write, deliver and evaluate ASF formula and non-formula funded programmes
- Ability to effectively review, monitor and offer guidance and support to adults.

**Role Dimensions**
- To provide adults with appropriate ASF funded formula and non-formula training and teaching, leading them to reach their learning goals and achieve appropriate success on their programmes delivering 800 hours per year including evening and weekend courses.
- Actively promote the Service’s quality of adult learning provision, both non-accredited and accredited.

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