Adult Education Tutor - Watercolour Art

Location:
Elmbridge Xcel Leisure Complex (KT12)
Salary:
£21.00
Employment Type:
Casual
Hours per Week:
2-4
Grade:
6
Closing Date:
31 October 2024

Reporting Group:

Leisure - Operations

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We are Places for People Group, we're a social enterprise that believes it's people that make a community. That's why we build homes and deliver services for everyone in the community to thrive. At Places Leisure we are changing lives by creating active places and healthy people for communities to thrive, and we want to be the UK's leading health and wellbeing enabler.

We aren't your typical company. We apply the same philosophy to our People as we do to our communities, ensuring our team is appreciated and supported. At Places for People, you're more than just a number - you're part of our cause.

More about your role

You will motivate and instruct students to nationally or Centre recognised standards, within the subject that you teach. You will provide a professional and high quality service to the students.

You will plan each lesson and devise a scheme of work to deliver a comprehensive, creative and enjoyable course for your students.

All of our tutors are required to be self motivated, and responsible for the subject they deliver, this includes keeping up to date with your Industry practices and seeking out new and interesting subject areas to teach to your classes.

The classes will take place at the Elmbridge Xcel Leisure Centre, KT12 2JG - you must be able to travel to the centre on a weekly basis.

More about you

You will be a competent teacher with experience in teaching Art, specifically Watercolours. A proven record of teaching Adults from beginners to the more advanced is preferable.

You will have excellent knowledge of the world of Art, and be able to draw on your knowledge to demonstrate and highlight different art techniques and artists to students.

An artist yourself, you will be able to personally demonstrate the different art techniques available and help students to create the best art work possible.

You will maintain high standards of personal presentation and be proud to teach others and watch them grow.

Benefits

We are a large, diverse and ambitious business, which will give you all the challenge you could wish for.

We know that there's always more we can do to make you smile, that's why we offer a comprehensive benefits package with each role, yours will include:

We align with the Real Living Wage foundation
Full Health & Fitness membership for you, a nominated adult and up to 4 juniors
Flexible working (including part time working, shift work and more)
An opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
Lots of opportunity to access ongoing personal learning and development
Access to our Company Pension scheme
Cashback plan for healthcare costs – up to £500 saving per year
Discounts of up to 50% on activities, centre shop and cafes
Extra perks including huge discounts and offers from shops, cinemas and much more.

What's next?

If you meet the criteria and are ready to make the next step in your career then apply following our simple 5 minute application process, upload a CV and a supporting statement which demonstrates how you meet the requirements of the role.

Please note that we may bring the closing date forward, if we receive a large number of quality applications. If you are interested in this role we would advise applying immediately to avoid disappointment.

If you are using a mobile device such as an iPad then ensure your CV is stored in the cloud, we currently support Google Drive, OneDrive and Dropbox.

Armed Forces - We are proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant. Places for People will guarantee an interview for any candidate who has formerly served in the Armed Forces and who meets the essential criteria for the vacancy.

Disability Confident - We are proud to be a member of the Disability Confident scheme certified as Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This helps us to successfully employ and retain people with disabilities and health conditions. Disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for a vacancy will be guaranteed an interview. The Equality Act 2010 (Disability Discrimination Act 1995 for NI) defines a disabled person as someone who has a physical or mental impairment that has sa substantial and long-term negative effect on their ability to do daily activities.

Neurodivergent – Neurodiverse individuals have highly valuable skills, and we recognise that a traditional interview process sometimes works against them and doesn’t allow them to self-advocate. Neurodiverse applicants who meet the criteria for a vacancy will be guaranteed an interview.