Ceramics Diploma Tutor (Talent Bank)

Location: Covent Garden, London/Online

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

Hours of Work: Projects run on consecutive or alternate weeks on Thursday and/or Friday 11am – 6pm

About the role

Are you an established Ceramics Practitioner and experienced Tutor? Then join us to teach on our Ceramics Diploma course, helping to bring together people across the capital and beyond and to enrich lives through learning.

In this role you will work with advanced learners to develop their visual language; to explore, master and refine ceramic techniques and drawing skills to build a portfolio of 2D and 3D work. The primary focus of this course is for learners to work on the creative development of their ideas within a structure of varied taught projects during which tutors will help them develop and define their critical thinking and visual language to become independent practitioners and/or progress onto post-graduate study.

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:

• Have a graduate and/or post-graduate qualification relevant to Ceramics.
• Have experience of teaching adults to an advanced level in an area relevant to Ceramics.
• Have a thorough and demonstrable knowledge of throwing, hand building, simple mould making, glazing, glaze development, surface treatment and firing processes.
• An extensive knowledge of material properties of different clays, glazes and firing temperatures.

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: 5 January 2025