Poetry Tutors (Talent Bank)

Contract Type: Variable

Appointment Type: Permanent

Location: City Lit

Salary: £38.72 per hour, inclusive of pro rata holiday entitlement and preparation time

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Closing Date: 16 March 2025

Interview Date: 2nd – 4th April 2025

Poetry Tutors (Talent Bank)

Location: Covent Garden, London/Online

Salary: £38.72 per hour, inclusive of pro rata holiday entitlement and preparation time

About the role

Are you a dynamic and creative Tutor with a passion for poetry? Then join us to develop and teach our poetry writing courses, where you will work to inspire students in exploring, and learning to make use of, the elements of poetic form.

You’ll be a key contributor to our thriving Creative Writing department, where our renowned high-quality courses focus on inspiring students to explore and develop their writing.

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:

  • Demonstrable knowledge of poetry as a literary genre.
  • A strong record of published poetry.
  • Experience of leading workshops.
  • Experience of teaching adults or groups of adults in the creative writing space.
  • Experience of online teaching and learning would be beneficial although not essential.

Our generous rewards and benefits are numerous and wide-ranging, including generous course discounts that include friends and family, our pension scheme plus life assurance and enhanced Family Friendly leave. There’s also entitlement to access the student discounts programme (Totum) and we even offer 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 LGBTQIA+ 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: 23:59 on 16th March 2025

Interview Dates: 2nd – 4th April 2025

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