Role: Adult Tutor
Salary: Tutor SCP 1-5 (£28.69 - £35.00 per hour)
Location: Various Adult Learning Centres
Hours: Part time 0.6
Closing Date: 19/07/2026
Contract Type: Permanent
Join Our Team and Make a Real Impact!
Are you passionate about supporting adults with learning disabilities to gain new skills Do you believe in the transformative power of learning and want to be part of a team that's dedicated to making a difference in people's lives? If so, we want you!
At Derby Adult Learning Service we're on a mission to provide the best learning opportunities to the citizens of Derby. We aim to support those who may have had limited opportunities in the past and help them to break down barriers, enabling them to become resilient and successful adult learners.
Who We Are
Here at Derby City Council, we’re dedicated to delivering nearly 250 first-class services to citizens and businesses in the heart of the Midlands. People are at the centre of all that we do, and we have an outstanding track record of recruiting and developing talented individuals by providing them with varied and fulfilling career opportunities. Find out more about what it’s like to work for us.
What We Offer
You too could be part of something brilliant by becoming a colleague at Derby City Council; in addition to making a difference to the lives of people across the city, you’ll also receive:
- Continued professional development opportunities & career conversations
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- Team Derby Rewards – retail and leisure discounts
- Tusker Car Benefit Scheme
- Cycle2Work Scheme & free cycle training
- Employee Assistance Programme, Wellbeing Calendar and Support
- Access to our Equality Employee Networks – LGBTQ+, Disabled Employee Network & Carers and our Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic Employee Support Network and Neurodiversity Network
- Support for colleagues who are carers
The Opportunity
In the role of Adult Tutor - Catering courses for learners with Learning Disabilities , here’s an example of what you’ll be doing to make an impact:
Planning and delivering practical catering courses for adults with learning disabilities in our working café environment.
Providing inclusive, engaging teaching and learning which enables learners to develop catering skills, achieve their individual learning aims, build confidence and progress into employment or take the next steps in their chosen career path.
This rewarding role offers the chance to make a real difference by supporting people with learning disabilities to build confidence, independence, and skills for life.
About You
To be successful in this role, you’ll ideally have…
Innovative Teaching Approach: Bring fresh ideas to the table, constantly exploring creative and effective teaching methods to engage and inspire our learners
Learner-Centric Teaching Style: Put our learners at the heart of everything you do, tailoring your teaching to accommodate various learning styles and needs
Empathetic Mentoring Skills: Understand the challenges this group of learners face, and support them with empathy and patience every step of the way.
Experience delivering courses to adults with learning disabilities
Applicants must have: a teaching qualification at level 4 or above
Next Steps
If you would like to apply for this vacancy via an application form, please submit an application via the Derby City Council website.
The closing date for this vacancy is at midnight on 19/07/2026. Any applications received after the closing date will not be accepted.
Interviews will be held: from 3rd August 2026 at the Allen Park Centre
If you would prefer to apply for this job using your CV, then please download the attached Declaration Form and send it to [email protected]. Without a completed declaration form, your application will not be accepted. We also encourage you to download the Equalities Form and return this to [email protected], however this is optional and will not affect your application.
Important Information
Links to the full Job Description and Person Specification are below.
As part of our safer recruitment checks the successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.
All employees will normally be appointed to the minimum of the grade for the job.
Before you complete your application, please read our guidance on filling in your application form.
Remember to align your personal statement to the essential criteria in the Person Specification.
Please be aware that where there are colleagues within the organisation who are 'at risk' of redundancy, requirements to redeploy to another suitable role will apply and take priority.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. We recruit for diversity and value difference. As many of our roles can now be home-based, we are able to offer more opportunities for people who need this facility.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. If you are a disabled person, you have the choice to apply under our Guaranteed Interview Scheme so long as you demonstrate that you meet the essential requirements for the job.
We feel it is essential that we recruit a talented workforce that is as diverse as the community we work for.
Please let us know of any individual requirements or reasonable adjustments you may have during the application, interview, or onboarding process and we’ll do all we can to help. We strongly believe in social understanding of disability and for us it’s all about removing barriers to equality.
If you have any questions regarding this vacancy or are having difficulty applying, please contact our Recruitment Team on 01332 640844 (Relay UK - 18001 01332 640 844) or at [email protected]. https://www.derby.gov.uk/signing-service/
