Adult Skills Tutor/Assessor (ESOL)
| Posting date: | 11 March 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £28,000 per year |
| Additional salary information: | based on qualifications and experience |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 10 April 2026 |
| Location: | M1 5AN |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Standguide Group |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | AEBESOL1103 |
Summary
Role: Adult Skills Tutor/Assessor (ESOL)
Salary: Up to £28,000 per annum based on qualifications and experience
Contract type: Fixed Term
Working hours: Full Time (37.5 hrs pw)
Location: Manchester (M1 5AN) – must have a car to travel between locations across Greater Manchester as required
For over three decades, we have been dedicated to supporting individuals and employers across the UK. As a nationwide market leader, we have assisted over 13,000 people in the past year alone to retrain, embark on new career paths, or establish their own businesses.
Join us as an AEB Adult Skills Tutor/Assessor (ESOL) and help adults build confidence and opportunity through English. Lead the full learner journey, from initial assessment and ILPs to personalised teaching, feedback and accredited achievement, while ensuring JCQ/awarding body compliance, safeguarding and continuous improvement. You’ll plan and deliver ESOL across Entry–Level 2, set targets, track progress, and prepare learners for Speaking & Listening, Reading and Writing assessments/portfolios, using digital tools and real‑world contexts. You’ll also manage core admin/funding and support positive progression.
Make a real impact with a team committed to outstanding education and learner success!
What you’ll do
• Conduct effective initial assessment for referred learners, identifying accurate starting points, and designing appropriate Individual Learning Plans
• Deliver engaging personalised learning so that all learners make progress and achieve their individual goals
• Deliver accredited qualifications and wider learning in accordance with awarding body and Standguide policies and procedures
• Assess and monitor learner progress in line with company policies and procedures, intervening where necessary to ensure that all learners achieve their full potential
• Prepare learners for summative assessment, including controlled assessment, external test and portfolio submission
• Maintain rigour in qualification assessment, working within JCQ and awarding body regulations regarding handling of secure materials, administration of assessment and procedures for results and resits as required.
What you’ll need
• Appropriate teaching qualification e.g. PTLLS, CTLLS, DTLLS, Cert Ed, PGCE
• Knowledge and experience of adult education
• Knowledge and experience of Safeguarding and Prevent
• Experience of successful delivery of accredited qualifications.
• Level 2 English and Maths as a minimum
• Ability to engage and motivate learners
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) and computer literate
• Ability to use administrative systems and procedures to manage the learner journey
• Clean driving licence and full-time access to car as this role requires travel.
Overseas equivalent qualifications will be accepted.
We welcome applicants with lived experience and encourage applications that reflect the relevance to the post.
Benefits
• CPD - Broad range of internal training to enhance your knowledge and skills
• Generous pension scheme, with the option to opt out
• Company health plan subject to successful completion of probation period
• 25 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays
• 5-10 sick day per year paid.
Join us at Standguide and be part of a team dedicated to making a meaningful impact on individuals' lives and businesses nationwide.
Standguide is an Equal Opportunities Employer and a Disability Confident Leader. We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity and value the diversity of our staff and customers. We thrive on creating positive working relationships, free from discrimination.
Successful candidates will be subject to satisfactory references and enhanced DBS check.
For the full job description and person specification, please email Amy at recruitment@standguide.co.uk.
Salary: Up to £28,000 per annum based on qualifications and experience
Contract type: Fixed Term
Working hours: Full Time (37.5 hrs pw)
Location: Manchester (M1 5AN) – must have a car to travel between locations across Greater Manchester as required
For over three decades, we have been dedicated to supporting individuals and employers across the UK. As a nationwide market leader, we have assisted over 13,000 people in the past year alone to retrain, embark on new career paths, or establish their own businesses.
Join us as an AEB Adult Skills Tutor/Assessor (ESOL) and help adults build confidence and opportunity through English. Lead the full learner journey, from initial assessment and ILPs to personalised teaching, feedback and accredited achievement, while ensuring JCQ/awarding body compliance, safeguarding and continuous improvement. You’ll plan and deliver ESOL across Entry–Level 2, set targets, track progress, and prepare learners for Speaking & Listening, Reading and Writing assessments/portfolios, using digital tools and real‑world contexts. You’ll also manage core admin/funding and support positive progression.
Make a real impact with a team committed to outstanding education and learner success!
What you’ll do
• Conduct effective initial assessment for referred learners, identifying accurate starting points, and designing appropriate Individual Learning Plans
• Deliver engaging personalised learning so that all learners make progress and achieve their individual goals
• Deliver accredited qualifications and wider learning in accordance with awarding body and Standguide policies and procedures
• Assess and monitor learner progress in line with company policies and procedures, intervening where necessary to ensure that all learners achieve their full potential
• Prepare learners for summative assessment, including controlled assessment, external test and portfolio submission
• Maintain rigour in qualification assessment, working within JCQ and awarding body regulations regarding handling of secure materials, administration of assessment and procedures for results and resits as required.
What you’ll need
• Appropriate teaching qualification e.g. PTLLS, CTLLS, DTLLS, Cert Ed, PGCE
• Knowledge and experience of adult education
• Knowledge and experience of Safeguarding and Prevent
• Experience of successful delivery of accredited qualifications.
• Level 2 English and Maths as a minimum
• Ability to engage and motivate learners
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) and computer literate
• Ability to use administrative systems and procedures to manage the learner journey
• Clean driving licence and full-time access to car as this role requires travel.
Overseas equivalent qualifications will be accepted.
We welcome applicants with lived experience and encourage applications that reflect the relevance to the post.
Benefits
• CPD - Broad range of internal training to enhance your knowledge and skills
• Generous pension scheme, with the option to opt out
• Company health plan subject to successful completion of probation period
• 25 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays
• 5-10 sick day per year paid.
Join us at Standguide and be part of a team dedicated to making a meaningful impact on individuals' lives and businesses nationwide.
Standguide is an Equal Opportunities Employer and a Disability Confident Leader. We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity and value the diversity of our staff and customers. We thrive on creating positive working relationships, free from discrimination.
Successful candidates will be subject to satisfactory references and enhanced DBS check.
For the full job description and person specification, please email Amy at recruitment@standguide.co.uk.
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