£28,605 – £77,580EntryFull Time
Organisation: Leicestershire County Council, Leicestershire Adult Learning Service (LALS).
Work Location: The Pottery tutor will be based at Enderby Adult Learning Centre, Townsend Road, Enderby, Leics. LE19 4PG. The Sewing Tutor will be based at Loughborough Library, Granby Street, Loughborough, Leics. LE11 3DU.
Salary: £28,605 - £31,029 per annum (pro-rata for part-time) (Pay award pending) pro rata basis at £35.76 per hour up to on a pro rata basis at £38.79 per hour. (Grade 8). Pay rate includes teaching, required CPD and all admin. linked to the job.
Working Hours: Pottery - 180 hours in total across the academic year. Sewing - 64 hours across the academic year. Courses are 10 - 12 weeks long with 2hr classes.
Contract Type: Fixed term
Closing Date: Friday 29 May 2026
Interview Date(s): TBC
Are you passionate about the wellbeing benefits for adults taking part in arts and craft activities?
Are you an experienced pottery or sewing tutor who can make learning engaging and enjoyable?
Are you looking for a job where you can make a difference to the lives of others?
About the Role
The Learning for Wellbeing curriculum at GoLearn!, Leicestershire's Adult Learning Service, offer a range of arts, crafts, specialist subjects, dance and exercise courses. Alongside learners developing creative skills, we support learners to develop good physical and mental health and make social contact. We are offering 2 posts and looking for an experienced and confident sewing tutor and pottery tutor to work with adults (19+) who come to learning with varied levels of confidence, life experience and abilities.
The role is on a sessional basis - courses are generally 10 or 12 weeks long with 2 hr lessons and both daytime and evening delivery (to be negotiated). Pottery courses are delivered at Enderby Adult Learning Centre, whilst sewing could be at our library venues in Loughborough or Coalville. Applicants are required to be flexible and open to change in terms of which part of the county they can deliver courses and be able to easily travel around the county. The pottery tutor will need to be confident in managing a kiln safely, loading and unloading learner work.
Applicants will be confident in teaching their subject: course design at the appropriate level; planning a detailed Scheme of Work; initial, formative and summative assessment; feedback/feedforward; keeping up to date registers; managing classroom behaviour and keeping track of and requesting resources. Courses are delivered at beginner, beginner next steps, intermediate and independent level and applicants will need to be confident in reflecting this in course and SOW design. Applicants will also be confident in supporting a few learners in class who may have learning differences.
Applicants will need to demonstrate experience of using digital systems such as an intranet (Moodle), ProSolution (registers, course and learner details), Microsoft email and MSTeams. It would be an advantage (but not essential) to be confident in delivering courses online using MSTeams or MSTeams Education.
Learning for Wellbeing consists of 3 core staff who support 15 sessional tutors across a wide range of subject areas. As a sessional tutor you will be required to attend 3 CPD events during an academic year as part of your contract with us. These are half day events on a Saturday and are held at County Hall - in addition to CPD, they provide a chance to mix with colleagues in your curriculum area and all staff across the Service.
An enhanced DBS check is required for this post.
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About You
To apply for this post, you must:
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:
Linda Dixon, Programme Manager, Learning for Wellbeing
Telephone: 0116 3050564 / Mob: 07508012611
Email: linda.dixon@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.
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About Leicestershire County Council
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