Sessional Lecturer LBHF39234

Job Details:

Salary Range: from £28.72 to £34.91 per hour (preparation time included)
Work Location: Macbeth Centre, Macbeth Street, London W6 9JJ or various off-site venues in Hammersmith & Fulham.
Hours per week: Flexible / negotiated – daytimes, evenings, weekends available
Contract type: Casual / sessional
DBS check: Enhanced
Closing date: Open
Contact details for an informal discussion: Kathleen McCarthy, Staff Services Manager, on 07788 380209 or via email: [email protected]

Advert Text:

We are recruiting qualified, innovative and dynamic Sessional Tutors and Lecturers to join our excellent team at the Macbeth Centre to teach courses in-person (occasionally online) to adult learners. If you are successful, you will be added to our Tutor Pool so our Programme Managers can discuss course development with you. In some subjects, this will be for an immediate start.

Requirements:
Teaching experience + teaching qualification + qualification in your subject area + industry experience (where relevant). We will support motivated, passionate and experienced individuals to progress in their teaching career. We are specifically looking for tutors able to deliver courses in the following subjects. If you teach other subjects, we welcome your interest.

Automobiles
Are you passionate about teaching, possess industry experience and keen to equip adult and young students with the skills to work in the modern automotive industry? Topic areas include cars and light vehicles (both mechanical and electrical), vehicle systems, maintenance and repairs, theory, reports and workplace skills, customer service and career progression from Entry Level to Level 2 or higher, accredited and non-accredited.

Business - Management
Are you a teacher with industry experience of business management, transitions and change, with the ability to support adult learners on intermediate to higher level accredited courses in preparation for our Upstream Project at White City in 2025-26?

Business - Retail
We are looking for a skilled teacher with industry experience of retail and / or business, who can help develop our teaching programme; subjects include customer service, work preparation, the retail industry, starting your own business, and teamwork. You should have experience of teaching accredited and non-accredited practical courses with underpinning theory, and good capabilities in leading adult students to develop skills in these areas. We are developing active business partners in Hammersmith & Fulham, and work with the Upstream Project and others from 2025 onwards.

Digital, ICT, Technology & Business Technology roles
Are you a skilled teacher with the ability to support adult learners on Beginner and Intermediate Office-app courses, from Entry Level to Level 2? Are you a qualified, experienced teacher with great communication skills and the ability to teach adult learners about business IT applications such as Automated Payroll, Accounting, Cyber Security, AI, Coding, Python, Quantum Computing, Business Transitioning and other, similar subjects, either with or alongside our participation in the Upstream Project at White City in 2025-26?

ESOL & Functional Skills / GCSE English and Maths
We are particularly looking for skilled and experienced teachers who are qualified to teach ESOL, FS English and Maths courses from Entry Level to Level 2 and/or GCSE.

Green Skills / Sustainability
Help us develop a first-class sustainability programme. Are you a qualified, experienced teacher with the ability to lead adult students at beginner and intermediate levels in green topics including recycling, water, and common and alternate energy sources, as well as other areas in development (accredited and non-accredited)? Interested in participation in the Upstream Project, 2025-26?

Family Learning
We are looking for experienced teachers capable of leading FL Activities including arts and crafts, storytelling, performing arts and homework clubs for English and Maths for parents and children.

Food Studies
Are you a gifted chef and experienced teacher with the skills to teach adults the knowledge that will advance their enjoyment of food and their employment in catering. Topics include patisserie, baking, food preparation, cuisines from around the world, cooking at home and nutrition. We are seeking teachers with experience of teaching accredited and non-accredited practical courses, with underpinning theory.

Health & Wellbeing for 50+
We are seeking tutors able to teach general fitness or aerobics, Pilates, cardiac rehab, Feldenkrais and Tai Chi.

Visual and Performing Arts
Dance, drama, digital music production, drawing and painting.

Welding
Are you a qualified, experienced teacher with the ability to help adult learners develop practical, industry-level skills in welding, in our state-of-the-art workshop at the Macbeth Centre?

About us:

Our highly rated H&F Adult Learning & Skills Service provides over 450 courses to more than 6,000 students locally and London-wide. We offer a wide range of nationally accredited and non-accredited community learning courses. These courses support our residents to develop new skills, gain national qualifications and progress into employment.

We believe in Lifelong Learning opportunities for all. Our mission is to excel as an Adult Learning & Skills Service. To do this, we need the best people to help build our vision. If you are looking to develop your career in a fast-paced, professional environment, whilst making a difference, please register your interest.

Please send your CV to: [email protected] to register your interest. If your CV is suitable, you will be interviewed. Once accepted, you will be added to our Tutor Talent Pool and our Programme Managers will contact you to discuss opportunities.

Want to know more?

Visit our website:
Telephone: 020 8753 3600
Email: [email protected]
People Values: How we act defines who we are. At the heart of our organisation is a common approach to defining ‘who we are’. We are looking for people who can build this into everything they do.

People Values:

How we act defines who we are. At the heart of our organisation is a common approach to defining ‘who we are’. We are looking for people who can build this into everything they do.

We are fair

We treat everyone with compassion, dignity and fairness. We value the views and opinion of others, and promote benefits and opportunities for all.

We are caring

We care about our borough and doing things well. We focus on standards and continuous improvement; learning from our mistakes and celebrating success.

We are collaborators

We work together for a better society. We work with our residents, businesses, schools, third sector and others for better outcomes for everyone.

We are driven

We will only settle for the very best. We seek to continually improve and put our residents, customers and businesses at the heart of everything we do.

Recruiting for Attitude:

Your skills and ability are important however, we recruit as much for attitude as we do experience. We are looking for people who have the following attributes:

Complex problem-solving
The ability to work within a complex system and find simple solutions and outcomes that deliver real change.

Critical thinking
The ability to challenge the norms through evidence-based approaches using both numerical and critical reasoning and thinking. You can rationalise decision-making and form views quickly and soundly from a range of sources.

Creativity
You take approaches that demonstrate how doing things differently and creatively changes the dynamic in situations. You can apply creative solutions that deliver hard outcomes.

People management
You can get the best out of people. You have a coaching-style and drive through a commitment to personal and professional development. You are clear in your expectations and have exceptional feedback from your team about their working environment. You recognise and support people as individuals.

Coordinating with others
You have the knack of working well with others. You have an appreciation of your own presence and approach and can demonstrate how you have developed and continue to develop how you work with others. You can also recognise how others work, think, and feel to get the most out of collaboration.

Emotional intelligence
You have a high degree of self-awareness and self-regulation in a wide range of situations from one-to-one conversations to team and group dynamics. You can recognise motivating factors and demonstrate empathy appropriately applying a wide range of adaptive social skills.

Judgement and decision making
You can take rational and evidence-based decisions and take responsibility for your decisions and actions. Where there is ambiguity or a lack of evidence you can demonstrate the ability to understand the environment and show flexibility in applying your judgement.

Negotiation
You can demonstrate an understanding of the range of skills and techniques required to successfully negotiate with a range of other partners. This includes understanding how to structure and undertake successful negotiation on an organisational-wide level.

Service orientation
You must be unequivocal in your commitment and drive for outstanding service delivery. Both in terms of the quality of products and work delivered as well as the achievement of objectives. You and your team can demonstrate how your overall contribution to the organisation and service delivers to our organisational aims and objectives.

Cognitive flexibility
The ability to recognise the environment in which you work and adapt and shift to this environment to maximise your own personal achievement and lead others in the same approach. Applying cognitive flexibility to situations of significant change and transformation.

 

Hammersmith & Fulham Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.


Corporate Equalities Employment Policy: In order to combat discrimination, no unnecessary conditions or requirements will be applied which could have a disproportionately adverse effect on any one group. All sections of the population will have equal access to jobs. No applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership and pregnancy or maternity, unless a Genuine Occupational Qualification (GOQ) applies.


We are a Disability Confident Employer – committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible.