Job Description

About the Role

Leeds City College are seeking an English Teacher to join our dynamic team in the Animal Care and Land Management department on a part time, reduced year basis:

17 hours per week 39 weeks per year Actual Salary - commencing from 13,105 to 14,745 per annum

This role due to start in September 2025 and is fixed term until July 2026.


In this role you will have the opportunity to deliver English sessions to animal care and horticulture students, as part of their programme of study.


This role will be be based at Temple Newsam and Printworks Campus with the requirement to travel between campuses on certain days during the week. Whilst this role doesn't include any practical delivery the department is based in a working farm and historical estate, so the successful candidate should like animals and be comfortable in a land-based real work environment.


The School of Animal Care and Land Management offers a wide range of study programmes, apprenticeships and Higher Education (HE). From September we will be delivering courses from entry to level 6. This role will predominantly be working with Further Education (FE) students, we will require the successful candidate to demonstrate flexibility and be able to work with a variety of learners.


What You Will Do
Plan, prepare and develop schemes of work, session plans, teaching and learning resources, learning and assessment plans Deliver and assess essential knowledge and understanding to learners Record student progress Prepare students appropriately for summative assessment

About You
The successful candidate will:

Hold a teaching qualification or be willing to work towards one. Have a relevant highest level qualification or degree Have recent teaching experience and deliver lessons which demonstrates active learning and differentiated teaching styles.

About Us

Leeds City College is one of the largest further education institutions in the country and is one of the biggest providers of apprenticeships regionally.


We provide a vibrant and diverse learning environment, delivering excellent and innovative education which is supportive, inspiring and life changing. Leeds City College's values put students first and are at the heart of everything the college does.


We are committed to lifelong learning and investing in our staff. You'll have access to a broad variety of training and professional development designed to help you continually develop and grow. We offer a wide range of job vacancies, and our large size means there are always exciting opportunities to progress.


Join us on the journey to being the best that we can collectively be for our students, apprentices, staff and our stakeholders.

SAFEGUARDING

At Luminate Education Group we are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students including children, young people, and vulnerable adults. We expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow the Safer Recruitment requirements and best practice as set out within Keeping Children Safe in Education statutory guidance. 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 this post if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity in connection to children.

EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in recruitment is key to our Group's values. We are dedicated to fostering a workplace that embraces equality, diversity and inclusion in all its forms, where every candidate is treated with fairness, respect, and equity. Our recruitment processes are designed to ensure equal opportunities, remove bias, and promote a diverse talent pool. We continually assess and improve our practices to ensure that every individual, regardless of background, has an equal chance to succeed. By championing EDI, we aim to create a workforce that reflects the richness of our communities and drives innovation through diverse perspectives. To find out more about what our commitment to EDI means to us please Click here to learn more about our EDI objectives.

RECRUITMENT AGENCIES

We kindly request that recruitment agencies do not forward any unsolicited CVs in relation to any of our advertised roles or speculatively. If we require support with any of our vacancies we will get in touch with agencies directly.

We do not recognise submissions of unsolicited or speculative CV applications from recruitment agencies. We shall not be liable for any fee / commission in the event we employ a candidate that may have been submitted as an unsolicited/speculative application from an uninstructed recruitment agency.

Benefits

There are plenty of benefits available to our staff members, here are just a few:

Generous Annual leave entitlement

- If you work full time, you'll get at least 39 days holiday plus bank holidays. This includes closure days at Christmas (pro rata for part time staff). + Support Staff 39 days
+ Academic 44 days
+ Senior Management 44 days

Excellent Pension schemes

+ Teachers' Pension Scheme
+ Local Government Pension Scheme

Memberships and discounts

- employees can sign up to various membership cards and discount schemes such as TOTUM card (formerly NUS card).

Travel and commuting

- discounted travel available through Metro card, Northern Rail, First Bus, Arriva Bus and Cycle to work schemes.

Learning and development opportunities

- including staff development days

Employee wellbeing initiatives

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Flexible and hybrid working opportunities

- this will vary depending on role requirements