Teacher - ESOL

About the Role

Leeds City College is recruiting a Teacher of ESOL to join our team at North Street, working with full‑time 16‑19 year old students. This role sits within the Adult, Community & ESOL department.

• Ability to lead and facilitate group activities, fostering positive group dynamics, managing conflict, and promoting teamwork, communication and problem‑solving skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to build rapport, motivate, and empower young ESOL learners at very low language levels.
• Empathy and understanding for the unique challenges faced by asylum seekers, children looked after and those who are care‑experienced.
• Experience working with diverse groups of young people, promoting inclusion and sensitivity to individual backgrounds and cultures.
• Experience working with 16‑19 year olds, particularly those facing barriers such as unemployment, under‑achievement or additional support needs.

• Plan, prepare and develop schemes of work, session plans, teaching and learning resources, and learning and assessment plans.
• Teach across the ESOL study programme, including low‑level maths and tutorials.
• Develop the essential knowledge and understanding to teach ESOL learners.
• Create individual learning targets linked to learner study programmes or courses.
• Monitor students to achieve their targets and develop their skills to enable progression.

• Hold a Level 5 teaching qualification (e.g. Cert Ed, PGCE, Delta). Celta is not recognised as a full teaching qualification in the UK, but successful applicants can be supported to complete a L5 qualification with the college.
• Have UK ESOL‑based experience, teaching 16‑19 year old ESOL students in UK colleges.
• Have a relevant degree in English or a related field.

• Annual Leave: 44 days plus bank holidays (Curriculum and Management), or 39 days plus bank holidays (Curriculum support and business support).
• Pension Scheme: Teachers’ Pension Scheme, Local Government Pension Scheme and People’s Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions.
• CPD: Annual staff conference and two additional staff development days.
• Qualifications including PGCE, apprenticeships, leadership and management courses.
• Employee wellbeing initiatives: family‑friendly policies, discounted onsite spa (Printworks), gym (Park Lane).
• Discounted travel:
  Metro card, Northern Rail, First Bus, Arriva Bus and Cycle‑to‑work schemes.
• Flexible and hybrid working opportunities (details discussed with recruiting manager).

We are committed to safeguarding and welfare of all students and expect all staff to share this commitment. Successful applicants will complete mandatory pre‑employment checks including an enhanced DBS, online checks and satisfactory references. It is a criminal offence to apply if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity involving children.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) underpins all recruitment. We aim to promote fairness, respect and equity for every candidate and remove bias from the recruitment process. For more information on our EDI objectives, please .

We do not accept unsolicited CVs or applications from agencies and will not be liable for any fee for speculative applications submitted by agencies not listed as preferred suppliers.