Adult Learning Tutor – Digital Skills
| Posting date: | 27 March 2026 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 26 April 2026 |
| Location: | Leicester, LE3 8RA |
| Company: | Leicestershire County Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7392 |
Summary
Organisation: Leicestershire County Council
Contract Type: Fixed-Term
Working Hours: Various
Working Location: Various
Salary: £35.76 per hour
Closing Date: 27th April 2026
Interview Date: TBC
Are you passionate about teaching Digital Skills? Can you make learning inspiring and interesting? If so, then this might be the role for you!
About the Role
GoLearn (Leicestershire Adult Learning) are recruiting for passionate and creative Digital Skills tutors. Teaching hours per week are variable, depending on subject demand and your availability.
Applicants are advised that we have a particular need to teach the following classes:
- AI
- Cyber Security
Locations: At the moment we do not have fixed locations for classes but these will be agreed with the successful applicant.
Hours: this is a sessional contract and it would be expected there would be 50 hours (annually) teaching. Hours can be negotiated, due to need with the line manager.
We provide generous remuneration, with rates from £35.76 for each teaching hour delivered. This includes planning, preparation, and CPD, with annual incremental progression.
The Adult Learning service offer great benefits including access to the Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS), generous holiday allowances, family friendly policies, wellbeing services and active workers groups. We also provide access to a wide range of professional development and training opportunities for all staff.
The curriculum team provide learning opportunities to help learners to use digital technologies in everyday life or for work.
An enhanced DBS check is required for this post.
For information on our approach to the recruitment of ex-offenders, please see our policy statement.
About You
To apply for this post, you must be able to evidence in your application how you meet the following criteria:
- A nationally approved teaching qualification at a minimum of Level 3. With a willingness to complete a level 4 teaching qualification within the first 2 years of employment
- Recent involvement in teaching, learning and training or an active engagement with a subject/skill specialism
- Good functional skills (to at least NVQ Level 2 or above in Maths, English and ICT (or evidence of competence). Plus a relevant and approved subject qualification at the required level for the subject specialism
- Application of assessment, review and evaluation of learning
- Flexibility to travel to different centres around the county during the daytime or in the evening as required.
- Ability to use relevant teaching materials and techniques to support learning, including the use of e-learning technology and the use of different educational platforms.
Please note: In your role as tutor, you would be expected to carry out initial and formative assessment, including online methods, to identify levels and learning goals and complete learner records of progress throughout the course. Also, you will be required to complete mandatory training on the appointment. In addition, in line with our duties to protect learners, safeguarding and Prevent duty, training will be required. We are a dispersed service and have three whole service CPD events across the year. These run on Saturdays and attendance is expected.
In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values and to delivering accessible and inclusive services which meet the needs of all of our residents. You will be asked to demonstrate your understanding of these commitments as part of the selection process.
Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability. We are a Disability Confident Employer.
Interested in Flexible Working?
We are open to discussions about flexible working, which may include part time working, job sharing, term-time working, flexible start and finish times, and hybrid working, depending on the requirements of the role and the service. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below.
For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:
Helen Moore - Programme Manager
Email: helen.moore@leics.gov.uk
How to Apply
At Leicestershire County Council we’re looking for top talent from all walks of life. Whoever you are, wherever you’re from, and whatever your background - we care about what you bring to our organisation, not just what’s on your CV. That’s why we’ve designed a recruitment process that’s fair, accessible, and focused on potential. And with benefits that support people at every age and stage of life, we make sure you can thrive - both personally and professionally.
If you share our passion to make a difference for the people of Leicestershire, we’d love to hear from you. Click the apply button to submit your application, ensuring that you upload a supporting statement that explains how you meet the criteria listed in the ‘About You’ section above. Without this information, we won’t be able to assess your suitability for the role, and your application will be rejected. For tips on how to write your statement, see the How to Apply section on our career site.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post or you want to request an application pack in an alternative format, please contact our Employee Service Centre by telephoning 0300 3030222 (select option 2) or raising a ticket via our online portal: https://emss.org.uk/support.
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