Part-Time Tutor
Job details
Job description, work day and responsibilities
Salary range: £31.03 per hour
Contract: Casual Staff
Hours of work: Various
Location: Brent Hairdressing Academy, Brent Start ACL Hillside Centre and other locations from time to time
An exciting opportunity as a Part Time Tutor in Hairdressing & Barbering…
Brent is a tremendously vibrant London borough where the iconic arch of Wembley Stadium dominates the skyline. Spanning both inner and outer London, it is a borough of huge contrasts in terms of its economic, environmental, ethnic and social make up. Brent’s diversity is evident to all who visit our borough and our long history of ethnic and cultural diversity has created a place that is truly unique and valued by those who live and work here.
The council is pursuing a far-reaching transformation agenda that better meets the needs of our community so it is an exciting time to join us.
The Post
Are you a team player?
Are you willing to roll up your sleeves for the benefit of learners? Do you go the extra mile when needed? Have you got a good track record for the attendance and achievement of your learners?
If you can answer ‘yes’ to those questions, you are the kind of person we are looking for to enter our sessional/bank staff pool.
We are looking to expand the Hairdressing curriculum teaching team at our newly opened Brent Hairdressing Academy located in the heart of Harlesden. You’ll be hardworking and flexible, have high personal standards and expectations with good planning, preparation, organisational and administrative skills and good attention to detail. Able to work well under pressure to agreed deadlines, you’ll work effectively as an individual and as a team member to achieve targets and be able to use new technologies to enhance teaching and learning.
The Person
You’ll be teaching courses across a range of levels and be a personal tutor on the courses in this curriculum area. You must have experience of teaching Hairdressing and Barbering skills and / or coiled and curly hair specialism like hair extension (braiding), wig making, perming/ relaxing techniques and so on. You are expected to work at flexible hours, including evenings and / or weekends. The courses are predominantly coursework based and therefore we seek innovative practitioners to design engaging coursework assignments that inspire learners. Following our agreed schemes of work, assessment schedules and student monitoring procedures are an essential component of this work and you’ll also be involved in internal verification activities and organise and take part in external verification. In addition, you will have knowledge and experience of RaRPA and using accreditation with external examination boards.
Ideally, you hold a Level 5 qualification or an equivalent advanced professional qualification in the hairdressing and/or barbering specialism and a teaching qualification. You will have excellent teaching, demonstration and assessment skills in hairdressing and/or barbering and have recent demonstrable experience in hairdressing/barbering education and industry experience. A current DBS would be welcome.
Various courses will run Mondays, Fridays, Saturdays (from 3 to 6 hours of teaching per day) -starting September 2025
A temporary cover for one term on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays (3-4 hours of teaching per day) - starting from September 2025
Closing date: 15 July 2025 (23:00)
Additional Information
If you are interested in applying for this job, please start by clicking the "Apply Now" button below. You must provide a supporting statement as part of your application that clearly shows how you meet the criteria on the Person Specification. We will accept a CV in support of your application, however, you should still provide a supporting statement.
Brent Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this and therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community. We positively encourage all applicants to self-identify their characteristics in the diversity survey section in the application.
We are committed to safer recruitment and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that posts working with children, young people and vulnerable adults are subject to an Enhanced DBS check as well as other employment clearances.
The information we collect from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas and your data protection rights, can be found here.
Brent has a positive approach to flexible working.
As a disability confident employer Brent welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including “non-visible” disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the essential criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us on recruitment@brent.gov.uk
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Offer ID: #1178190,
Published: 5 days ago,
Company registered: 2 months ago
