Teacher - ESOL (Part Time, Fixed Term, Reduced Year)
Luminate Education Group, Leeds City College, Enfield Centre, Leeds, LS7 1RG10 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
8 November 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
29 October 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teacher or lecturer
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- English as a foreign language
Working pattern
- Term time, part time: 7.4 hours per week, 37 weeks per annum. Fixed term until July 2027.
Contract type
- Fixed term - July 2027
Full time equivalent salary
- Commencing at £31,916 with progression to £35,912 per annum pro rata
What skills and experience we're looking for
About the Role
Leeds City College are recruiting for an ESOL teacher to join our team on a part time, reduced year and fixed term basis. Experience of teaching adult ESOL in FE is essential. EFL and sessional experience is not suitable.
Our Adult provision was graded Outstanding by Ofsted in May 2022 and again in 2025. Based at our Enfield Centre campus, we teach Monday to Thursday from 09:30 to 21:00 and Fridays from 09:30 to 15:00.
This is a part-time, reduced year (37 weeks per annum), fixed term role until July 2027. You will work two evenings per week, totalling 7.4 hours. This includes 5 hours of teaching from 6:30pm to 9:00pm, plus 2.4 hours of non-teaching duties scheduled around the teaching time.
The pro rata salary is £5,658 with progression to £6,366 per annum.
What You Will Do
- Plan, prepare and develop schemes of work, session plans, teaching and learning resources, learning and assessment plans.
- Develop the essential knowledge and understanding to teach ESOL learners.
- Create individual SMART learning targets linked to learner study programme/course.
- Monitor students to achieve their targets and develop their skills to enable progression.
About You
- You should hold a L5 Teaching Qualification (e.g. Cert Ed, PGCE, Delta). Celta is not recognised in the UK as a full teaching qualification, but successful applicants can be supported to complete a L5 Teaching Qualification with the college with department financial support.
- English and Maths at Level 2 or above and a willingness to improve in one or both disciplines to Level 3 or above.
- Have experience teaching ESOL to adults in a UK college; not just EFL or pre-sessional.
- Ability to plan and deliver quality teaching across identified modules.
What the college offers its staff
The group offers a range of excellent benefits, including:
Annual leave:
- Curriculum and Management:44 days plus bank holidays
- Curriculum support and business support: 39 days plus bank holidays
Pension schemes with generous employer contributions:
- Teachers’ Pension Scheme
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- People’s Pension Scheme
CPD opportunities:
- Annual staff conference plus 2 additional staff development days.
- Qualifications including PGCE, Apprenticeships, Leadership and Management courses.
Employee wellbeing initiatives:
- Family Friendly Policies, discounted onsite spa (Printworks) and gym (Park Lane).
Travel and commuting:
- Discounted travel available through Metro card, Northern Rail, First Bus, Arriva Bus and Cycle to work schemes
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
At Luminate Education Group we are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students. We expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful applicants will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment checks which include an enhanced DBS check, online checks and must have two satisfactory references. Please be aware that it is a criminal offence to apply for a job with us if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity in connection to children.
Applying for the job
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CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on college website (opens in new tab)About Luminate Education Group
- Organisation type
- FE College, ages 14 to 99
- Education phase
- Sixth form or FE college
- Size
- No information available
- Age range
- 14 to 99
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Email address
- careers@luminate.ac.uk
Luminate Education Group is a collective of education providers based in Yorkshire with one clear purpose: to make a positive difference to people's lives through genuinely transformative education and training.
We are a group of seven organisations, based in the Leeds City Region: Harrogate College, Keighley College, Leeds City College, Leeds Conservatoire, Leeds Sixth Form College, Pudsey Sixth Form College and University Centre Leeds.
Together, we are inspiring a whole generation of people and new leaders who will go on to make their own impact on the region and beyond.
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