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Pre-Entry ESOL Tutor (Part-Time)
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We are seeking a qualified Pre-Entry ESOL Tutor
United Kingdom > Oxford
Contract
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Salary£20 - £25 Per Hour (DOE)
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Degree RequiredYes
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RecruiterBuilding Futures 2gether
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DescriptionJob Title: Part-Time ESOL Teacher
Location: Central Oxford (community venue)
Hours: Part-time (3 days per week, 10:00am–2:00pm)
Contract: 24 weeks
Reporting to: Programme Manager / ESOL Lead
Job Purpose
To deliver a high-quality, engaging 12-week ESOL programme (X2) for adult learners with limited English proficiency, supporting their progression into employment. The role focuses on developing learners’ language skills, confidence, cultural understanding, and employability through classroom teaching and real-world learning activities.
Learners are from diverse backgrounds, primarily Ukrainian, Afghan, and Urdu/Punjabi-speaking communities, and may face multiple barriers to entering the labour market.
Key Responsibilities
Teaching and Learning Delivery:
- Plan and deliver interactive ESOL sessions covering speaking, listening, reading, and writing
- Embed grammar, vocabulary, and functional English into practical, real-life contexts
- Deliver culturally sensitive and inclusive lessons tailored to diverse learner needs
- Use a range of teaching methods including role-play, group work, and structured conversation practice
- Support learners in developing confidence in everyday communication
Assessment and Individual Planning
Conduct initial one-to-one assessments to identify:
- English language levels
- Learning needs and barriersEmployment goals and experience
- Develop and maintain individual Action Plans for each learner
- Review and update Action Plans monthly, tracking progress and outcomes
Curriculum Delivery
Deliver a structured ESOL curriculum including:
- Everyday communication skills
- British culture and local customs
- Functional English for community participation
- Integrate employability-focused English into lessons
- Adapt teaching to meet varying ability levels within groups
Employability Support
Deliver job-preparation sessions including:
- Job search techniques
- Understanding job applications and adverts
- Interview preparation and mock interviews
- Support learners to create professional, tailored CVs
- Teach workplace English, expectations, and communication skills
Learner Support and Engagement
- Create a supportive and motivating learning environment
- Identify barriers to learning and provide appropriate support or referrals
- Encourage attendance, participation, and progression
- Support learners with confidence-building and integration
Administration and Compliance
- Maintain accurate learner records, registers, and progress tracking
- Complete required documentation in line with programme and funding requirements
- Contribute to reporting and quality assurance processes
- Ensure safeguarding, equality, and health & safety policies are followed
Partnership Working
- Work collaboratively with Jobcentre staff, guest speakers, and local organisations
- Signpost learners to external support services (e.g., housing, wellbeing, financial advice)
- Contribute to a joined-up approach to learner progression and employment outcomes
Person Specification
Essential
- Recognised TEFLÂ qualification
- Experience teaching ESOL to adult learners
- Experience working with learners from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds
- Understanding of barriers to employment faced by migrants and refugees
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to plan engaging, learner-centred lessons
- Experience in initial assessment and individual learning planning
Desirable
- Experience delivering employability-focused ESOL
- Knowledge of the UK job market and recruitment processes
- Experience working with Jobcentres or similar services
- Ability to speak additional languages (e.g. Ukrainian, Arabic, Urdu, Punjabi)
- Experience delivering community-based or outreach learning
Key Skills and Attributes
- Empathetic, patient, and culturally aware
- Organised and able to manage multiple learner needs
- Flexible and responsive to changing learner circumstances
- Confident delivering both classroom and community-based learning
- Committed to inclusion, safeguarding, and learner progression
Additional Information
- Sessions are delivered during school hours to support parents and carers
- No teaching on Fridays in line with learner needs
- Occasional additional sessions may be required for catch-up or targeted support
- Role may involve accompanying learners on local visits within Oxford
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Benefits- Pay: £20–£25 per hour (DOE)
- Duration: 24 weeks (starting June/July)
- Hours: 12 per week (3 days, 10:00–14:00)
- Class size: 10–15 learners
- Deliver engaging lessons in central Oxford to pre-entry learners in a supportive setting. -
Requirements- An accredited TEFL certificate
- Experience teaching ESOL to adult learners
- Experience working with learners from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds
- Understanding of barriers to employment faced by migrants and refugees
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to plan engaging, learner-centred lessons
- Experience in initial assessment and individual learning planning -
Date Posted14th May 2026
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