Health and Social Care Tutor

Westway Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A community education provider in Greater London is looking for a passionate Health & Social Care Tutor. You will deliver engaging sessions for adult learners, focusing on the Level 1 Award in Health and Social Care, while ensuring positive outcomes and assessments. This role requires dedication to support diverse communities and prior experience in adult learning. Additional benefits include free gym membership and a competitive salary of £31.18 per hour. Apply now!

Benefits

Free gym membership

Life Assurance

Season ticket / bicycle loan

Qualifications

• Experience in assessing and tutoring adult health & social care learners.
• Knowledge of the RARPA system.
• Experience with diverse learning abilities.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality teaching sessions for adult learners.
• Prepare lessons and resources adhering to standards.
• Monitor and track learner progress and attendance.

Skills

Teaching experience

Communication skills

Motivating learners

Creative programme planning

Education

Relevant Level 3 qualification in Health and Social Care

Full teaching qualification or willingness to achieve

Minimum GCSE English Grade C or equivalent

Job description

Westway Trust is looking for an inspiring and motivated Health & Social Care Tutor to deliver high-quality teaching to adult learners in North Kensington. You will design and deliver the Level 1 Award in Health and Social Care, supporting learners through engaging sessions, effective assessment, and tailored guidance.

The role involves preparing lessons and resources, carrying out initial assessments, tracking learner progress and attendance, and supporting learners to achieve positive outcomes. You will also contribute to the development of the adult learning programme and achieve key performance targets set by the GLA and RBKC.

This is a great opportunity for a committed tutor with experience in adult learning and a passion for supporting diverse communities.

Key responsibilities of the role include but are not limited to:

Teaching

• Deliver high quality sessions including theory and practical demonstrations.
• Lessons are well prepared, suitable resources are developed and marking and assessment is carried out to a high standard in a timely manner (including Scheme of Work and Lesson Plans)
• Appropriate diagnostics carried out to ensure learners are on the correct programme.
• Progress is monitored and tracked through one to ones and tutorials.
• Individual Learning Plans produced for all learners and termly Progress Reviews carried out and kept up to date.
• Learner attendance and punctuality is monitored and where this falls below expectations, suitable interventions are carried out.

Administration

• Maintaining up to date course files and submitting accurate data on attendance and achievement within agreed deadlines.
• Preparing groups of learners for accredited assessment (exam or portfolio) & non accredited assessment (RARPA), marking assessments and taking part in internal moderation and/or consultation meetings with appropriate Trust staff.
• Running end of course evaluations and writing tutor end of course reviews.

General

• To comply with any Health & Safety regulations and, in particular, be familiar with the procedure to be adopted in case of fire and or other Health and Safety concerns e.g. Risk Assessments.
• To attend and participate in meetings, including management meetings, end of term tutor meetings and Westway Trust staff meetings.
• Attending training with Westway Trust and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and keeping up to date with developments in adult learning.

Qualifications:

• A relevant qualification at Level 3 or higher in Health and Social Care or, equivalent relevant and recent experience.
• Either a full teaching qualification for working in adult learning (DTLLS, PGCE or DET) or, a willingness to work towards a teaching qualification
• Previous experience in assessing and tutoring adult health & social care learners.
• A minimum GCSE English Grade C or equivalent.

Knowledge and Experience:

• Experience of teaching and assessing Health and Social Care qualifications in post 16/further education or adult education.
• Experience of teaching adult learners of mixed abilities and an understanding of appropriate teaching strategies in a similar role.
• Occupational competence/experience in health and social care setting.
• Experience of assessing and recording progress, both in accredited and non-accredited learning and supporting learners.
• Knowledge and experience of working with a variety of exam boards.
• Understanding of the RARPA (Recognising and Recording Progress and Achievement in non-accredited learning) system.
• Experience of working/teaching refugees and or asylum seekers.

Personal Skills:

• The ability to plan programmes of work and develop creative, relevant activities that will facilitate learning.
• The ability to motivate and encourage learners with a variety of learning experiences and from diverse backgrounds.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written and the ability to work as part of a highly collaborative team.
• A flexible approach and a willingness to teach in a variety of community venues and to teach cover classes as required.

Benefits of working with us:

• Great location in the heart of North Kensington
• Investor in People (IiP) employer
• Free gym membership at health club oneminute walk from the office
• Life Assurance
• Season ticket / bicycle loan

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If you would like assistance on filling out the questions on the application form, please send us an email [e-mail] or give us a call on020 8962 5720 and ask for HR.

The application deadline is Sunday 25 January 2026 when applications will be reviewed and shortlisted for interview. However, we reserve the right to close the application early. An early application is strongly recommended.

Key Info

Department:

Learning

Deadline for applications:

25 January 2026

Contract Type:

Permanent

Working Pattern:

Part-time term-time only

£31.18 per hour including 12.7% holiday pay

Location:

Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC)

Apply now by filling in our application form.