Kingston Council
Other
All locations within the Borough Kingston upon Thames
Hybrid Working
Bank/Casual/Sessional
Bank/Casual/Sessional
Lecturer 4-6
Bank/Casusal/Sessional
Per hour
£17.31 - £18.84
N/A

31/05/2026, 23:55

May/June 2026

Found in zone 6 with good transport links in and out of London, Kingston is a vibrant and diverse university town which creates the rich sense of community shared across the borough and its Residents. Kingston boasts an idyllic riverside location, good shopping and great restaurants, as well as a mix of modern and historic town centre. Kingston has lots of open parklands and cycle routes that help connect the district town centres into an enjoyable place to live and work.

We are passionate about working closely with our residents and vulnerable groups to help them maintain their independence and create a balance between support and independent living.

We are looking for a teacher to plan and deliver a course in Early Years and Children from Levels 1, 2 and 3 to groups of adult (19+) learners in South London.  The course will be focused on helping the learners achieve the following qualifications: Level 1 Working with Children, Level 2 Early Years Practitioner and Level 3 Diploma for Working in the Early Years Sector (Early Years Educator) which supports adults achieving a qualification in order to work with children.

  • The awarding body we are using for these qualifications is NCFE. Please see the link to the qualification specifications for more information on these qualifications. 
  • Plans and delivers a programme of tuition in the designated subject area. 
  • Inducts learners into the programme and ensures that Health and Safety, Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, Safeguarding, Prevent and other KAE policies are implemented. 
  • Assesses learners on entry, monitors and documents their progress and provides line manager with all relevant class documentation in line with KAE’s operational and quality improvement procedures. 
  • Assists in the promotion of courses by providing course information in a timely manner which is used for publication and advice to prospective learners. 
  • Plans the course including preparing appropriate materials, producing appropriate service documentation including scheme of work, lesson plan, class profile, ILPs and tutor course reviews. Submits all documentation to the line manager. 
  • Teaches the course according to the agreed scheme of work, awarding body requirements, qualification specification, funding body requirements and service requirements. 
  • Negotiates aims for the course and learning objectives for each learner and adapts the programme of work accordingly, ensuring differentiation. 
  • Assesses learners’ work regularly and marks classwork / homework where appropriate. Provides constructive developmental feedback on work including spelling, punctuation and grammar (SPAG). 
  • Completes the register of learner attendance at the start of each class, each time the class meets. 
  • Attends staff development activities, one to one meetings, team meetings and Annual Staff Conference and adopts best practice in teaching and learning. 
  • Take reasonable care of the equipment and learners in your charge.
  • Liaises with the relevant manager in following up learners who are absent with no notification or who leave the course prematurely. 
  • Monitors learners’ progress and checks whether their individual learning goals have been achieved. 
  • Advises learners on suitable progression routes and records progression and destination.
  • Commits to the wellbeing of staff, actively promotes RBK’s policies and reports any safeguarding or Prevent concerns in line with the Safeguarding and Prevent policies.
  • Undertakes any other duties as required which are commensurate with the grade and the purpose of the post.

Kingston Adult Education is rated by Ofsted as a ‘good’ adult education provider for over 3,500 learners and is on an exciting journey towards outstanding provision.  

Our mission is to offer high quality learning and training opportunities to meet the needs of individuals and employers in Kingston and surrounding areas and to work alongside community partners to achieve this.

As an organisation that values and nurtures talent, we’re committed to helping you fulfil your potential and will offer you a supportive, friendly and collaborative environment to grow and develop your career and skills. We’re constantly striving to improve our ways of working so putting your ideas across however big or small; will be fully encouraged and supported by your colleagues and our dynamic and experienced management team.

Employees have access to a wide range of benefits to enable staff to achieve a work life balance, some of which include:

  • A generous annual leave entitlement of 25-32 days, plus bank holidays (pro-rata if part-time working hours apply) depending on service and grade.
  • Enhanced Maternity, Paternity, shared parental, adoption and dependents leave
  • Three volunteering days per year in Kingston
  • Hybrid working (dependent on the role)
  • Flexible and agile working arrangements using Google Chromebooks
  • Learning and development portal offering a range of courses
  • Discounts on a range of local shops, restaurants, gyms and leisure centres
  • Interest free season ticket loans
  • Local Government Pension Scheme
  • Bicycle loan facilities and cycle to work scheme
  • Electric vehicle leasing scheme
  • Confidential health & wellbeing and counselling support

Apply online outlining what skills, abilities and experience you can bring which makes you an ideal candidate for this role. Please refer to the requirements outlined in the job profile when completing your application and check your CV details have been uploaded correctly in the relevant sections.

We understand and recognise the benefits of using Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the workplace and are embracing AI where appropriate, to boost our productivity and streamline how we deliver our Council services efficiently; to provide the best possible outcomes for our residents and communities. 
However, we reserve the right to reject applications where it is apparent that AI-generated content has been used in isolation and without personalised responses. At Kingston we value authenticity and are looking for individuals who can clearly demonstrate their own skills, experience and motivation for the role that they are applying for and embrace and demonstrate our STAR values.
Here at Kingston we have core values of Transparency and this is to be demonstrated during the application process and completion of the supporting statement and will be further tested at interview and selection stage for those who progress forward.

The closing date is given as a guide. We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received, it is strongly advised that you complete and submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. 

As part of our award winning Diversity Programme we anonymise all applications received to reduce conscious and unconscious bias enabling every application to be reviewed on the knowledge, skills and experience shown in your application. We encourage our interview panels to be as diverse as possible (age, cultural, neurodiverse etc.) to reduce bias where possible. We are fully committed to removing barriers and enhancing the diversity of our workforce.

We are proud to be a diverse and welcoming Borough and we strive to create a workforce which reflects the community we serve, and instil a sense of belonging in our staff. We celebrate and respect differences and appreciate the value of having a diverse workforce, therefore we welcome applications from under represented groups.

To support our workers and their families we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, staff engagement forums and inclusive staff networks who help drive our diversity agenda.

We are also proud to be a disability confident employer and guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria for a role. As an accredited London Living Wage Employer all our employees are guaranteed the London Living Wage regardless of their length or type of contract.

The UK has a points-based immigration system affecting EU and Non-EU workers and sponsorship requirements. We advise checking the GOV.UK website for right to work guidance. Sponsorship availability varies and is subject to eligibility requirements and budget limitations. As a result, we cannot guarantee sponsorship for all roles and will evaluate sponsorship requests on a case-by-case basis.