The Service & Team: 

Cornwall Adult Education is a major provider of learning opportunities for adults across Cornwall. Its mission is to provide affordable part-time community based adult learning opportunities to assist adults to achieve their full potential.  It aims to contribute to social inclusion, stimulate economic development, widen participation in learning and promote a culture of lifelong learning by providing a learning programme which enables adults in Cornwall to develop their skills, knowledge, judgement, interests and creativity, according to their particular needs. The Service is funded primarily by the Skills Funding Agency and is governed by a Board of Governors.

The Role:

We are seeking a Psychology tutor for 1 day a week (5hrs) over 36 academic weeks as part of our Access to HE team. The successful candidate must be comfortable teaching all aspects of Psychology in line with Health and Social care / Social Science requirements at Level 3, the role is long term and on-going, starting in September 2024. Candidates must be able to effectively plan and deliver (teach) high-quality learning opportunities to groups of adults and young people on our Access to HE Health and Social Care and Social Science Courses (Level 3), ensuring maximum retention of learners and achievement of qualifications/ learning goals. The tutor will be required to plan, deliver and assess students' progress, track learning, monitor and encourage development and set targets. The successful candidate will have a solid understanding of Access to HE Diplomas as well as their subject specialism.

This position will be subject to an enhanced criminal record disclosure check. 

What you’ll need to succeed:

You should be competent in teaching and supporting at Level 3. Candidates should hold: 

•             a Degree or substantial subject knowledge – qualification in subject specialism at least one level higher than the level teaching. 

•             Teaching Qualification(s) in line with national legislative requirements 

•             English and Maths qualification at level 2 or above

•             Good IT skills  

Please read the role profile for the full details of this role attached below in this advert

What you’ll get in return:

Cornwall Council’s ambition is to be an employer of choice, a high performing Council and a learning organisation. We commit to providing a reward and benefits package to attract, motivate and reward our employees. We offer a range of flexible working options to our staff. This helps provide our employees with a greater work/life balance. Whilst still ensuring that service needs are met.

Our core employee rewards and benefits include:

• a competitive salary.
• a defined benefit pension scheme, based on your career average earnings. This includes the option for extra voluntary contributions
• a generous annual leave entitlement with the potential to purchase additional leave.
• A national award-winning employee health and wellbeing programme

Employee benefits scheme giving employees access to a wide range of discounts to local and national goods and services.

Additional Information:

The full role profile is attached here.

Application Process

Please attach a supporting statement to your application, you can add your Education & Qualifications details manually using the application form timeline or you can upload your CV. Remember to demonstrate why you are suitable against each of the points marked as ‘Application’ on the Role Profile using examples from your experience or transferable skills. This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work / personal experience, which clearly illustrates what you did and the effect it had. Guidance on how to complete your application can be found here – The application process.

Please note that applications cannot be edited after they have been submitted, please contact careers@cornwall.gov.uk if you have any queries or require assistance with your application.

Cornwall Council deliver services to more than half a million local people and over five million visitors a year. Find out more about working and volunteering for us.

We are happy to talk about flexible working options such as part-time or compressed hours. More examples of our flexible working opportunities can be found here - flexible working options.

Fairness and inclusion are at the heart of our vision for Cornwall. In order to best serve our communities, we are striving to achieve a diverse workforce that is inclusive of all backgrounds, cultures and identities; e.g., race, disability, sex, gender, age, religion and sexual orientation. We are an equal opportunities and Disability Confident employer, and we will assess applicants on their merits.

Cornwall Council is committed to safeguarding and following safer recruitment principles to help make sure our staff and volunteers are suitable to work with children, young people and adults at risk. It’s a vital part of creating a safe and positive environment and making a commitment to keeping all service users safe from harm.