Literature Tutor (Talent Bank)

About the role

Are you a dynamic and creative Literature Tutor? Then join us to teach courses, online and/or face to face, helping to bring together people across the capital and beyond and to enrich lives through learning.

You'll be a key contributor to our thriving Literature department, which offers a wide-ranging and dynamic curriculum. We are looking for tutors who are able to teach across the following curriculum areas:

• Black British and /or American Literature (Fiction, Poetry and /or Drama)
• Global Literatures in English
• 21 st Century Literatures (Fiction, Poetry and/or Drama)
• Poetry
• Literary Non-Fiction (e.g. literary Life-writing, essays)

About the applicant

City Lit is London's largest provider of learning for adults, inspiring over 30,000 students a year and offering more than 5,000 courses, online and face-to-face. As a leader in our field, who have recently been rated as outstanding in all areas by Ofsted, we have a century's reputation for delivering the highest quality student experience. Partnering with community organisations across London, we deliver bespoke projects that support individuals and communities.

To be considered, please submit your CV and a covering letter, detailing your skills and experience. The ideal candidate will have:

• A qualification relevant to the subject being taught (degree and/or postgraduate qualification).
• Experience of teaching Literature, ideally to groups of adults.
• Ability to plan and deliver imaginative and engaging Literature courses, face-to-face and/or online, in collaboration with the Tutor Coordinator, understanding the interests and learning needs of the student cohort.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Have a commitment to Quality, Health and Safety, Equality and Diversity, customer care and safeguarding.

Our generous rewards and benefits are numerous and wide-ranging, including generous course discounts that include friends and family, our pension scheme plus entitlement to access the student discounts programme (Totum), and even free annual flu jabs!

Sited in London's creative community of Covent Garden, City Lit is a thriving hub of learning and opportunity with a palpable sense of purpose and identity and a culture of equality and inclusivity. We know diversity fosters creativity and innovation and we are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented, these include applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those who have a disability and the LGBTQI+ community. We provide a professional and supportive community that blends teaching and learning to deliver endless possibilities.

For full details of the role, please refer to the Job Description .

Successful applicants will be offered suitable work as and when it becomes available, however work cannot be guaranteed.

Closing Date: 24 November 2024

Interviews: 11/12 December 2024