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Adult Literacy & Numeracy Tutors (Tertiary) - 12656_1764759260

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Posting date: 03 December 2025
Salary: £26.22 per hour
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 17 December 2025
Location: Edinburgh, EH88BG
Remote working: On-site only
Company: The City of Edinburgh Council
Job type: Contract
Job reference: 12656_1764759260

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Summary

Adult Literacy & Numeracy Tertiary Tutor
Various locations

Salary: £26.22 per hour
Hours: 0 per week - Tertiary post

Adult Literacy & Numeracy Tertiary Tutors needed for our Tertiary Tutor Pool.
(Please note being selected for the Tutor Pool is not a definite guarantee of work)
A full PVG check for both Adults & Children is needed for this post.

To tutor a course or mixed ability group of adult learners in literacy/numeracy. Learners may have limited or no literacy or numeracy skills, and may have additional support needs which make learning more difficult. The Tutor must ensure that a student-centred approach is taken and materials and delivery is suitable for all learners.

In negotiation with Adult Literacy and Numeracy Learners, plan , prepare, deliver and support progression within a course or group.

This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out with the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check. An unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory.

We're committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.

As part of our goal to improve our organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure that we're bringing the best people into our roles, not just in their skills and experience but also in their approach to work.

To help achieve this, we're changing the way we interview and assess candidates by moving from a competency-based interview approach to a behavioural and technical (skills for the job) based approach. This new way of interviewing will allow us to assess how you think and how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.

You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page Our">https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/work-us/behaviours">Our Behaviours - The City of Edinburgh Council

Happy to talk flexible working.

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