Teacher in ESOL

Teacher in ESOL

Ref: ME2324111

Hours: 37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year annualised hours. 855 annual teaching hours

Salary: In the range of £29,125 - £34,718 per (Dependent on skills, experience and qualifications)

Reporting to: Curriculum Manager - ESOL

Primary Location: Northampton, Lower Mounts Campus

Closing Date: Sunday 12th May 2024

Interview Date: Wednesday 5th June 2024

About Northampton College

Northampton College is proud to be the leading provider of further education in the South East Midlands region. As a College, who have been rated by Ofsted as ‘good’ with outstanding features, we are committed to developing the professional and technical skills of our students, who are the workforce and leaders of the future.

The Team

The ESOL Team are very proud to support Northampton College’s culture of high standards, an inclusive working and learning environment, and a professional committed workforce who are focussed on supporting our students to achieve the best they possibly can.

This highly successful, well-established team works with students from diverse backgrounds and delivers full-time programmes for 16–18-year-olds and part-time adult courses. We take a highly inclusive and responsive approach to support and enable students to thrive and progress in their ESOL studies. 

The Role

The purpose of this role is to plan and teach on agreed ESOL programmes and to contribute to their continued development.

We have an exciting opportunity for a teacher who is passionately committed to working with students to help them develop their English language skills to facilitate their future life in the UK.

For an informal discussion of what the role involves, please do contact Paula Price, Curriculum Manager on 01604 734164

The Successful Candidate

The successful candidate’s knowledge, skills, experience, abilities and qualities will include:

• A passionate commitment to helping young people at the start of their college journey to develop the skills they need to succeed and progress into wider college courses of their choice.
• A dedicated and passionate commitment to supporting adults to improve their English language skills to assimilate into life in the UK which might include further study, finding new employment or career advancement.
• An innovative and creative approach to meeting all students’ needs.
• A demonstrable ability to contribute to the values and activities of the curriculum team.
• Knowledge of the ESOL curriculum and a working knowledge of Entry level maths.

Rewards and Benefits include

• 53 days annual leave, comprising 42 personal days, pro rata (1 September – 31 August), including 8 bank holidays and 3 closure days. The College reserves the right to designate up to 3 closure days per holiday year.
• Discounts through membership of the NUS, ranging from Student Prime (Amazon), to eating out, fashion, beauty, entertainment, technology and travel.
• Eligible to join the Teachers’ Pension Scheme (a defined benefit scheme including an employer contribution rate of 28.68%).
• Right to request flexible working from start date.
• Access to continued professional development.
• Free car parking and electric car charging facilities.
• Gym facilities.
• 24 hours per day, 365 days per year Employee Support Helpline.
• Enhanced maternity/shared parental and paternity schemes.
• Paid Compassionate Leave - up to five working days paid absence (in a rolling twelve-month period) on compassionate grounds in the event of bereavement or serious illness of a close relative).

If you would like to be a part of our successful team please go to https://www.northamptoncollege.ac.uk/working-for-us.html for further details on how to apply.

This post will require a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.