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ESOL Administrative Officer

Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday.

Terms: Permanent

Salary:£24,000 pro rata

Benefits: Pension Scheme, Life Insurance, Employee Discount App

Location: Bedford Town Centre

Closing Date: Tuesday 4th March 2025.  Interviews will be on Tuesday 11th March 2025

We reserve the right to withdraw this vacancy in the event of a successful candidate being appointed.

Our ESOL service was established in 2017 and now runs 5 days per week and offers English lessons for resettled refugees and an English Club with an emphasis on learning skills for integration into UK society. We are a growing team of ESOL tutors and creche teams providing training to help refugees and their families to resettle in Bedford Borough and Central Bedfordshire.

About The Role:

THis role is to provide the ESOL team with administrative support to facilitate the day to day running of our ESOL department.  This can include (but not limited to) producing class registers, calendar maintenance, general administrative support to the ESOL Team Manager and Early Years Childcare lead, as well as administrating transport and venues bookings and other resources relating to the provision of ESOL classes.

You can download a full job description below.

Next Step

If you are interested in this role, please see below for the Job Description and click the link here to complete our application form, and complete the Equal Opportunities form here.

ESOL Tutor

Hours: 29 hours per week, Term-time only

Mon-Thurs 9.30 am – 2.30pm plus preparation and meeting hours worked flexibly.

Benefits: Pension Scheme, Life Insurance, Employee Discount App

Terms: Term time only contract

Salary: £26,000 – £27,664 pro rata (£12.50 – £13.30 per hour) plus holiday pay

Salary example for 32 hours per week:

Celta qualified is £27,664.000 – full time (40 hours per week – 52 weeks of the year)

For 32 hours per week: £13.30 per hour, 39 weeks of the year = TOTAL: £16,598.40  per year plus holiday pay.

Location: Shefford and/or Bedford

Closing Date: 21st February 2025

We reserve the right to withdraw this vacancy in the event of a successful candidate being appointed.

Our ESOL service was established in 2017 and now runs 5 days per week and offers English lessons for resettled refugees and an English Club with an emphasis on learning skills for integration into UK society. We are a growing team of ESOL tutors and creche teams providing training to help refugees and their families to resettle in Bedford Borough and Central Bedfordshire.

About The Role:

The ESOL Tutor teaches, plans, delivers and assesses learners of English as a second language. The tutor is involved in curriculum development and part of an expanding ESOL Team and service at King’s Arms Project. Group classes are provided to resettled adults and run at Pre-Entry, Beginner, Elementary and Pre-Intermediate Levels at our teaching locations in Shefford and Bedford.

You can download a full job description below.

Next Step

If you are interested in this role, please see below for the Job Description and click the link here to complete our application form, and complete the Equal Opportunities form here.

Community & in-home ESOL Tutor (Bank)

Hours: Up to 29 hours per week, Term-time only

Terms: Variable hours contract

Salary: £26,000 – £27,664 pro rata (£12.50 – £13.30 per hour) plus holiday pay

Salary example for 32 hours per week:

Celta qualified is £27,664.000 – full time (40 hours per week – 52 weeks of the year)

For 32 hours per week: £13.30 per hour, 39 weeks of the year = TOTAL: £16,598.40  per year plus holiday pay.

Location: Central Bedfordshire (Predominantly Houghton Regis, Leighton Buzzard, Henlow)

We reserve the right to withdraw this vacancy in the event of a successful candidate being appointed.

Our ESOL service was established in 2017 and now runs 5 days per week and offers English lessons for resettled refugees and an English Club with an emphasis on learning skills for integration into UK society. We are a growing team of ESOL tutors and creche teams providing training to help refugees and their families to resettle in Bedford Borough and Central Bedfordshire.

About The Role:

This post serves to deliver high quality ESOL teaching, including planning, delivery, assessment and review, alongside curriculum development. The community & in-home ESOL tutor will teach a combination of short and long-term 1:1/1:2/1:3 sessions in client’s homes and in the community. These classes serve learners who are unable to attend group classes due to medical conditions, pregnancy or other barriers. The tutor will deliver classes from Pre-Entry to Elementary, with the majority of the students being Pre-Entry and Beginner, some of whom are illiterate in their own first language.

You can download a full job description below.

Next Step

If you are interested in this role, please see below for the Job Description and click the link here to complete our application form, and complete the Equal Opportunities form here.

Kids United Holiday Club Assistant

Hourly rate: £11.44

Terms: Zero Hours Contract

Availability: During school holidays – each half term and the first week of the summer holidays

Location: Bedford

Start date: From February 2025

Kids United is the holiday club run by the ESOL team to support English and integration for resettled children. It is run during each half-term and the first week of the summer holidays.

We are seeking a bank of Assistants to support Team Leaders, working with children who range from 5 years to 11 years of age.

Ideally, you will have experience of working with children and you can commit to a full year of sessions (every half-term and the first week of summer holidays).

Two hours of training will be provided the week before starting.

Please download the job description (see below) for full details.

Next Step

If you are interested in applying for the above role please complete our application form by clicking here.  Please also complete our Equal Opportunities form here.

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