London Borough of Lewisham
Location
Lewisham, United Kingdom
The role/category
ESOL, COMESOL and Functional skills English / GCSE English tutor part-time
Are you a passionate ESOL tutor with the skills to also teach English? Do you enjoy making a difference to people’s lives through education and supporting adults to improve their English language skills?
Perhaps you are looking to combine your teaching skills with part-time flexible hours to suit your current work life balance.
If this applies to you, please read on to find out more about our vacancies and what Adult Learning Lewisham can offer.
To meet the demand from learners, we are looking to fill vacancies at different levels in both accredited and non-accredited ESOL, COMESOL and Functional Skills English courses from New to ESOL to L2 ESOL and Functional Skills English to GCSE. We are particularly keen to employ evening tutors, although we also have vacancies for daytime classes. There are also opportunities to cover tutors when they are unavailable. We work with our tutors to develop a timetable which fits in with their availability
We aim to meet the ongoing demand of adults who seek to improve their English language skills, enhance their career prospects and flourish.
We are a well-established and ambitious adult community learning (ACL) provider, offering a wide range of courses across Lewisham from our centres located in Granville Park (Lewisham), Grove Park and Brockley Rise (SE23). We are proud to offer high quality courses to diverse groups of adult learners who successfully develop skills, gain qualifications and achieve their long-term goals. ESOL and English courses run in the daytime and evenings with sessions ranging from 4.0 to 5.0 hours per week across the academic year. You may want to teach one course, or a variety of courses.
Working as part of a team, you will support the pre-course assessment of learners, where their needs are identified and they are allocated to appropriate courses. You will be responsible for planning and delivering courses, addressing learner needs and supporting learners in progressing, achieving their goals and gaining a qualification (where applicable).
Upon successful recruitment, you will receive an in-depth induction into the service. We will provide you with ongoing support with our MIS and VLE systems. You will have regular opportunities to share best teaching practices and attend staff development events.
As a Lewisham council employee, you can enjoy a wide range of entitlements and benefits including a teacher’s pension, free access to the council’s Learning Academy and various schemes to support your travel to work, to mention just a few.
We welcome applicants who:
An ability/experience of working in both areas would be preferred.
As part of your supporting statement, we strongly recommend you further refer to the job description and person specification of the role and address these.
Please ensure that you follow Lewisham Council’s job application process and complete all sections to support your application process. Please do not provide a CV as it will not be seen by the shortlisting panel and will not be considered.
If you have any questions relating to this post, please contact:
Stefania Quaresima – Stefania.quaresima@lewisham.gov.uk
Salary details
£34.72 per hour
When applying, please clearly state which role you are applying for.
Closing date: Sunday 7th June 2026
Interviews to be held: Week commencing 22nd June 2026
Click below for the job description and person specification
https://lewisham.gov.uk/-/media/jobs/Adult%20Learning/JD%20and%20PS%20Tutor
Lewisham is a vibrant and culturally diverse borough. This reflected in all aspects of daily life, from the response to the pandemic where the community rallied to support our most vulnerable residents, to the 170 languages spoken in our homes, schools and businesses. We have a rich history of welcoming people from all over the world and are proud to be recognised as the UK’s first Borough of Sanctuary, for our work in championing the rights of refugees and migrants.
As we plan ahead, we are working towards a fairer, greener, healthier and more economically sound future for all in Lewisham. This means continuing our efforts to tackle climate change for generations to come; ensuring that good health and wellbeing is equally accessible to everyone; and safeguarding local jobs and up-skilling residents with tools they need to succeed. Building on the community spirit and activism that has been so prevalent in recent years, we are committed to creating a Future Lewisham we can all have a part in.
