Diet and Nutrition Tutor

Location: Covent Garden, London

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

Hours: Variable

About the role

Are you an experienced Diet and Nutrition Tutor with a passion for helping adult learners build confidence and develop understanding in healthy eating, wellbeing and nutritional practice?

Join City Lit’s vibrant Health and Wellbeing department, part of an Ofsted “outstanding” college that supports the learning journeys of more than 30,000 adults each year. Through our Diet and Nutrition courses, learners gain practical knowledge, critical thinking skills and a deeper awareness of how food and lifestyle choices affect their overall wellbeing.

As a member of our teaching community, you will play a key role in delivering accessible, engaging and professionally grounded learning experiences that help adults make informed decisions, develop new skills and apply nutritional principles in meaningful, real‑life ways.

We are currently seeking Diet and Nutrition Tutors to teach a number of courses from Term 3, April 2026, including but not limited to ‘Introduction to Nutrition: taster workshop’, with specific course details to be discussed at interview.

If you are also interested in future opportunities within the Diet and Nutrition programme, delivered either face‑to‑face or online, we welcome applications from tutors who may wish to join our Talent Bank. While work cannot be guaranteed, suitable teaching opportunities are offered to successful applicants as they arise.

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:

• A qualification relevant to the subject being taught.
• Have experience of teaching adults in an area relevant to the programme area.
• Can support students to overcome barriers to learning.
• Can communicate effectively and listen to others.
• Can work in a collaborative way.

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. 

Closing Date: 23:59 on 12 April 2026

Interview Dates: To be confirmed.