Pre-sessional English for Academic Purposes Tutor

Academic Language Support Service – Global Engagement

Pre-sessional English for Academic Purposes Tutors are required for Loughborough University online or campus-based Pre-sessional Programmes:

Salary and Programme Dates

Campus-based Pre-sessional Programme C

Monday 01 July – Friday 20 September 2024

Teacher induction runs from Monday 01 July to Friday 05 July 2024.

Initial contact with students Thursday/Friday.

Online Pre-sessional Programme C

Monday 24 June – Friday 13 September 2024

Teacher induction runs from Monday 24 June to Friday 28 June 2024.

Initial contact with students Thursday/Friday.

Campus-based Pre-sessional Programme D

Monday 05 August – Friday 20 September 2024

Teacher induction runs from Monday 05 August to Friday 09 August 2024.

Initial contact with students Thursday/Friday.

Online Pre-sessional Programme D

Monday 15 July – Friday 30 August 2024

Teacher induction runs from Monday 15 July to Friday 19 July 2024.

Initial contact with students Thursday/Friday.

Salary

The position is Full Time and Fixed Term. Salary will be on Management and Specialist, Grade 6, spinal point 32, £39,347 GBP pro rata per annum.

Additional Information

Please note, for this position, we will not be able to offer sponsorship and therefore you must be eligible to work in the UK.

All applicants for both online and campus-based programmes must be based in the UK for the duration of their contracts. Applicants must:

• provide evidence of their right to work in the UK in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2016 and the Immigration Act 2016.;
• hold a National Insurance number;
• have a UK bank or building society account.

All successful candidates, without exception, will be required to complete a 'Right to Work' check in line with UKVI requirements. A right to work check must be conducted at least one day prior to the start of the contract. This applies to teachers with contracts for campus-based or online programmes. There may be the requirement for the Right to Work check to be conducted in person.

Subsidised on campus accommodation is available for tutors for the duration of their contracts if required.

Tutors must be available for the full duration of the programme.

You should be a graduate with a CELTA or equivalent, ideally hold a DELTA or equivalent and / or relevant MA/MSc, have significant experience teaching English language to adult learners, have an understanding of EAP and possess excellent IT skills. Experience of teaching EAP year round or on a pre-sessional programme at a UK HEI would be an advantage. Another advantage would be experience teaching on an online course. You must be fluent in English, both written and oral, and must be able to provide effective written and oral feedback to students.

For online delivery, all tutors will be required to have the following for the full duration of the course in order to be considered for a contract:

• A quiet room to work from.
• Laptop/Desktop of an appropriate specification:
  • Adequate drive space and memory (to run MS Teams, download MS Office / other relevant packages and to download/upload video recordings). NB Any University related files are to be stored on One Drive rather than the local laptop/machine;
  • Working speakers, webcam and microphone (can be internal to your machine);
  • A smartphone capable of using the Duomobile app which is required for authentication for some university software;
  • A licenced and up to date version of Windows or Mac OS;
  • A valid and updated version of MS Office (downloadable from Office 365 via the University website as a university employee);
  • An up-to-date anti-virus/security software installed (downloadable from Office 365 via the University website as a university employee);
  • The latest version of Google Chrome or Firefox.
• A stable broadband connection (minimum internet speeds - 10Mbps).
• Depending on sound quality you may be required to use a headset with a microphone for use during seminars, tutorials and meetings.

Loughborough University offers:

• Established and highly organised programmes with detailed schemes of work and materials
• Four-day paid induction
• Professional support and guidance from senior tutors throughout the course
• Opportunity to work at one of the UK's top universities.

Applications

Only online applications will be considered for these posts (please see the link below).

Please use the 'Additional Information' section (on the 'Candidate Summary' page of your application) to provide any information you feel is relevant to support your application, providing examples where appropriate. Only candidates meeting all essential criteria will be shortlisted.

Please also state which programme(s) you would like to be considered for in this section.

Application Closing Date: Sunday 21 April 2024

Interviews will be conducted online using Microsoft Teams on 2 & 3 May 2024

Informal enquiries to Gemma Towle, Pre-sessional Coordinator, email G.Towle@lboro.ac.uk.

For more information refer to the Job Description and Person Specification.