Adult Education Tutor - Adults with Learning Difficulties/Disabilities

About us and the role

Warwickshire County Council’s Adult and Community Learning is a dynamic, forward-looking adult education service, judged ‘Good’ by Ofsted. We provide a wide range of adult learning courses across the county. We are looking for inspirational tutors to join us on an hourly-paid basis to teach on our bespoke programme for learners with learning disabilities and/or learning difficulties.

We are seeking tutors in the following subject areas (but would be happy to hear from you if you teach in another subject area):

Music/Singing

Gardening Skills

Drama

Skill for Volunteering & Employment

Exercise & Fitness

Classes take place during the day, are typically two hours long and run for 35 weeks across the academic year. The current rate of pay is £17.39 per hour, with an additional one hour's preparation and marking time paid for every two hours of teaching.

Key Requirements

For further information please see the attached Job Description & Person Specification.

You are likely to be an experienced teacher, with an ability to inspire your learners to achieve to the best of their abilities. You will need to have an innovative approach to teaching your subject and experience of working with learners with a range of abilities, learning disabilities and/ or learning difficulties. You must be committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and to supporting the rights and aspirations of under-represented groups.

This organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Please be aware that this post is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure.

Additional Information

For an informal discussion about this opportunity please contact Lucy Whittington by email lucywhittington@warwickshire.gov.uk or phone 07394 913258. 

Closing date: Thursday 30th Jun

Interview date: Interviews are scheduled to take place on Friday 8th July.

To apply for this vacancy please click on the 'Apply' button.
 
Our method of application is online, please note, CV’s should not be submitted unless asked to do so.

 
If you are unable to apply using the 'Apply' button please contact the Recruitment Centre on hrandpayroll@warwickshire.gov.uk including your contact details and any relevant screenshots.
 
You will be notified of our shortlisting decision via email, so please check your email on a regular basis after submitting your application.

As part of being a Disability Confident employer we guarantee to interview anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post. By ‘minimum criteria’ we mean that you must provide us with evidence in your application form which demonstrates that you generally meet the level of competence required for each competence, as well as meeting any of the qualifications, skills or experience defined as essential in the person specification. 

Should you require application forms in an alternative format / language or any adjustments to be made throughout the application process or upon appointment, please contact hrandpayroll@warwickshire.gov.uk  and we will make every effort to meet your specific requirements. 

Warwickshire County Council (WCC) is committed to equality of opportunity for all employees and is keen to address areas of under representation in its workforce, this is because we really understand the importance of different voices, experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds within our workforce. Therefore, we strongly encourage applications from members of underrepresented groups. WCC has a number of staff network groups which provide peer support and safe spaces for employees who hold these and other identities. See more.