Community ESOL Lecturer (Variable Hours)

Community ESOL Lecturer (Variable Hours)

Wiltshire College & University Centre – Adult Learning Courses

📍 Base Location: Salisbury Campus
🌍 Scope: Delivery across all college sites

Are you passionate about language learning and helping people develop their English skills? Whether you're an experienced ESOL lecturer, English language teacher, community educator, or professional with experience supporting learners from diverse backgrounds, we'd love to hear from you!

Join our team and help adult learners improve their English language skills, build confidence in everyday communication, and participate more fully in their communities, education, and employment.

We're particularly interested in candidates with experience in ESOL, English language teaching, literacy, community education, or supporting learners whose first language is not English.

📌 Please note: This is a Variable Hours position, with work offered as required, subject to adult learning course provision, curriculum delivery, learner demand, and the needs of individual college sites.

🗓️ Course Structure: Courses typically run for approximately 3 hours per week over 10 weeks, combining practical language activities, group discussions, demonstrations, and guided learning.

💷 What We Offer

💰 Salary:

• Unqualified Lecturer: £22.08 per hour plus holiday pay
• Qualified Lecturer: £26.48 per hour plus holiday pay

🕰️ Contract Type: Variable Hours

📍 Location: Salisbury Campus, with opportunities to teach at other college sites as required.

📚 Working Pattern: Approximately 3 hours per week over 10 weeks, depending on course provision and learner demand.

✔️ Benefits

• Teachers' Pension Scheme
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Free on-site gyms
• Lifestyle discounts
• Cycle-to-Work Scheme
• Professional development and CPD opportunities

A flexible and rewarding opportunity to support adults in developing their English language skills, building confidence, and accessing new opportunities in their communities and everyday lives.

🗣️ What You'll Do

• Plan and deliver engaging community ESOL sessions for adult learners with different levels of English.
• Prepare lesson plans, activities, and learning resources to support language development.
• Develop learners' speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills.
• Teach practical English for everyday situations, including shopping, healthcare, travel, education, and accessing local services.
• Help learners develop vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, and conversational skills.
• Introduce practical English for employment, workplace communication, and further learning.
• Use interactive activities, role-play, group discussions, and real-life scenarios to build confidence.
• Support learners to develop their digital communication skills where appropriate.
• Create an inclusive and welcoming learning environment that respects different cultures and backgrounds.
• Adapt teaching methods and resources to meet learners' individual needs and abilities.
• Monitor learner progress and provide constructive feedback to support improvement.
• Promote confidence, independence, and participation in the local community.
• Maintain high standards of safeguarding, equality, diversity, inclusion, and professional practice.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues to support high-quality adult learning across college sites.

🎓 What You'll Bring

• A relevant Level 3 qualification or higher in ESOL, English language teaching, education, linguistics, or a related subject, and/or significant relevant experience.
• Knowledge of ESOL teaching methods and the development of English language skills.
• The ability to support learners with different levels of English, educational backgrounds, and learning needs.
• Strong communication, organisational, and interpersonal skills.
• The ability to plan engaging lessons and explain language concepts clearly.
• A patient, encouraging, and inclusive approach to teaching adults.
• An understanding of the challenges learners may face when developing English in a new community.
• Flexibility to teach at Salisbury Campus and other college sites as required.
• A commitment to safeguarding, inclusive learning, and positive learner outcomes.

Relevant ESOL or adult education teaching qualifications are desirable but not essential. Experienced ESOL tutors, English language teachers, community educators, and individuals with relevant language teaching experience who are looking to develop their teaching practice are encouraged to apply.

✨ Why Join Us?

• 🕰️ Flexible working opportunities: Variable hours that reflect course provision and learner demand.
• 🗣️ Share your expertise: Bring your English language teaching skills into community education.
• 🌍 Support community integration: Help learners communicate confidently and access local services.
• 🌟 Build confidence: Enable learners to develop their English skills and become more independent.
• 💚 Make a meaningful difference: Support social inclusion, personal development, and lifelong learning.
• 📚 Open new opportunities: Help learners progress towards further education, training, and employment.
• 📅 Short-course delivery: Typically around 3 hours per week over 10 weeks.
• 🤝 Work collaboratively: Join a team committed to inclusive, accessible, and high-quality adult learning.
• 📈 Professional development: Access opportunities for continuing professional development and CPD.

Turn your passion for language learning into an opportunity to empower adult learners, strengthen community connections, and support lifelong learning across Wiltshire College & University Centre.

🌱 Inspire Confidence Through English Language Learning

If you're ready to share your language teaching skills, support adults in developing their English, and help learners feel more confident participating in everyday life, we'd love to hear from you!

📅 Closing Date: 10/11/26

Please note:

Your Application Form will be shortlisted against how your skills, qualifications and experience match the Essential and Desirable points on the Person Specification for this role, located at the top of this page as a downloadable document.

Vacancies may close early if sufficient applications have been received; therefore, we would encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible.

Safer Recruitment

Wiltshire College & University Centre follows Safer Recruitment Guidance outlined by the Department for Education in ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’. This involves conducting enhanced DBS checks, including checks against the children’s barred list, and other employment verifications, including an online presence review for shortlisted candidates.

We embrace diversity, recognising the valuable perspectives, ideas, knowledge, and cultures individuals from different backgrounds bring. Committed to safeguarding, we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we pledge to interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for a job vacancy and assess them based on their abilities.