Lecturer in ESOL

Reference: REQ001503
Location: Filton Campus
FTE Salary: up to £32,298.00 (Salary is dependent on qualifications and experience)
Actual Salary: £5,237.51/6 hours
Actual Salary: £12,919.20/14.8 hours
Contract Type: Permanent, Part-Time
Working Hours: between 6 and 14.8 hours per week

We have 4 roles available 3 of the roles are 6 hour per week contracts that will be evenings and weeks and one of the roles is a 14.8 hour per week

At SGS, we are proud to be an Equal Opportunities and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, experiences, and communities, and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive.

Financial Rewards and Benefits:

• Opportunity to make a positive impact within the community and on learners' lives
• Competitive Pension Scheme- Academic roles benefit significantly by their access to the teachers' pension scheme (TPS), with a generous employer contributions of over 23%
• Generous Annual leave entitlement plus the 8 bank holidays- 39 days academic plus additional college agreed inset development days and 6 self-elected development days (Full-Time Equivalent).
• Two weeks leave during the Christmas closedown period largely supported by the discretionary closure days provided by the College.
• Extensive professional development with ongoing support for your personal & professional development, including 25% tuition discount for immediate family of SGS employees.
• Family friendly policies and a proven commitment to supporting flexible working practices
• Access to My Lifestyle discounted shopping benefits, cycle to work scheme and a Technology Salary Sacrifice Scheme
• Free Annual Eye test
• All staff members can buy a TOTUM card (formerly known as NUS Extra cards), as part of being an affiliate member of the Students' Union
• Staff have access and supported to be part of inclusive or sustainable staff networks and communities
• Free car parking at all campuses (Except Queens Road Art School)
• Access to a wide variety of external health and wellbeing resources
• Subsidised onsite catering services including Costa Coffee

South Gloucestershire & Stroud College has an excellent reputation for delivering further education and work-based programmes in a range of subjects - from business to sport, construction to media, GCSEs and A Levels to Honour Degree level programmes.

Our experienced and passionate staff work hard to help students and colleagues achieve their personal challenges and career goals. We are proud of SGS and committed to making the College the best it can be. We are currently working hard to achieve "Outstanding" status after being classified as "Good" in our last inspection. For more information, please visit

Join an award-winning ESOL team making a real difference

Are you passionate about empowering adults who speak English as a second language? Do you have the creativity, warmth and expertise to help learners thrive and achieve their goals?

We are looking to recruit up to four ESOL Tutors across a range of part-time contracts to support our growing provision. This includes three 6-hour-per-week posts to deliver evening and weekend classes, alongside one 14.8-hour-per-week position. These roles will help us meet increasing learner demand while providing flexible teaching opportunities across our ESOL programme.

The inspiring and highly qualified Adult ESOL Tutors will join our exceptional Further Education team - recently recognised with the Pearson National Teaching Gold Award for FE Team of the Year for our outstanding work with ESOL learners. You will be part of a dynamic, supportive department within an Outstanding provision, graded by Ofsted, where innovation and learner success are at the heart of everything we do.

About the Role

You will teach adult ESOL learners up to Level 2, delivering engaging and inclusive lessons that develop speaking & listening, reading and writing skills, while preparing students confidently for examinations of which you will manage the process. You will have the autonomy to design and adapt your own curriculum, creating inspiring learning experiences that stretch and challenge students of all backgrounds.

The role requires flexibility, as teaching hours are determined by student enrolment numbers, levels and programme needs. Timetables are created around these factors and will include an evening class. Dedicated planning and preparation time will be provided to support lesson design, assessment and administrative responsibilities related to the role.

The Ideal Candidate Will:

• Have a genuine passion for supporting learners with English as an additional language
• Hold a recognised teaching qualification and relevant teaching experience
• Have experience teaching ESOL (or, at minimum, Functional Skills English)
• Have successfully taught up to and including Level 2
• Understand the ESOL exam process, including preparing students for speaking & listening, reading and writing assessments
• Bring creativity, flair and innovation into the classroom
• Be warm, approachable and skilled at creating a safe, inclusive learning environment
• Be flexible and adaptable to changing timetables and learner needs
• Be a self-starter with the ability to design engaging schemes of work that inspire and stretch learners

Why Join Us?

• Be part of an award-winning ESOL team nationally recognised for excellence
• Work within an Outstanding FE provision with a strong culture of collaboration and innovation
• Make a meaningful impact on the lives and futures of adult learners
• Enjoy the professional freedom to create engaging and ambitious learning experiences
• There will also be non accredited courses contextualising the English language to compliment the core courses

If you are an enthusiastic and committed ESOL practitioner ready to make a difference, we would love to hear from you.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

• To undertake all forms of pedagogic work which may include classroom teaching, lecturer work and associated outreach duties, exams, learner support, open and distance learning courses and student placements.
• To ensure the associated organisational and required administrative work, preparation and marking is undertaken.
• To provide the appropriate student welfare and academic/non-academic counselling responsibilities and ensure safeguarding procedure is adhered to.
• To conduct curriculum development work including identification of consumer requirements, planning, development and evaluation of courses and course materials.

Beneficial Skills & Qualifications

• Must have recent and relevant industry experience
• Have experience of working in a pressured environment to tight timescales and deadlines including examination process
• Excellent communication, literacy and teaching presentation skills
• IT Literate (especially proficient in the use of Excel and Word)

Please put in your supporting statement which role you are intersted in.

Please apply online by: 11 th August 2026

Expected Interview Date: W/C 17 th August 2026

SGS College is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. All employment offers are contingent upon satisfactory references, an Enhanced DBS check, and additional checks and online searches in accordance with KCSIE guidance.

If you can't find the right role for you on our website, we'd still love to hear from you. Please register your interest and we'll keep your details on file for future opportunities that may be a good match.

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