English Tutor


Company:	Central YMCA
Salary:	from £30,000 a year, pro rata
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	Leeds, LS3 1AQ
Working pattern:	On-site
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	24 Sept 2026
Closing date:	24 Oct 2026

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Summary

About Us

Central YMCA is the world's first YMCA and a national charity with a proud heritage of creating opportunities for people to thrive. Today, we are dedicated to transforming lives through education, skills and employability, helping young people and adults gain the confidence, qualifications and experience they need to build brighter futures.

As an independent training provider, we deliver high-quality study programmes, apprenticeships and vocational training in partnership with employers, equipping learners with the skills and knowledge to succeed in work while supporting employers to develop a skilled workforce.

Everything we do is driven by our charitable purpose. We work to break down barriers to learning, raise aspirations and create opportunities for individuals, while delivering high-quality, sustainable programmes that make a lasting difference to learners, employers and the communities we serve.

If you're passionate about creating opportunities through education and want to make a meaningful impact every day, we'd love to hear from you.

Why join Central YMCA?

Smaller class sizes, enabling you to build positive relationships with learners and provide personalised support.

A supportive and collaborative curriculum team that values innovation and wellbeing.

Access to funded professional development.

Generous annual leave, plus access to a range of employee wellbeing benefits.

The opportunity to make a genuine difference to young people's futures through high-quality vocational education.

What we offer

30 days annual leave + bank holidays (pro-rata for part-time)

Extra annual paid leave for your birthday, a mental health day, and up to 5 volunteering days (pro-rata for part-time)

4% Contributory Pension Scheme

Life Insurance

Cycle to Work Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) – a wide range of free and confidential services for you and your immediate family (including counselling sessions)

Charity Employee Discount Scheme

Our Commitment to Equality

Central YMCA is open to applications from all backgrounds. We are committed to equity, acceptance, and inclusion, and provide everyone who works with us the opportunity to reach their potential. Our doors are open to all and if you connect with our mission, vision, and values, we welcome you to come and be part of our team.

About You

The successful English Tutor will have:

Excellent written and verbal communication skills and great rapport-building ability.

Be creative and brave, finding ways to engage learners and improve their maths confidence.

Nurture and empower learners by supporting them to overcome barriers.

Be highly organised, with demonstrated planning and time-management skills (supported by good IT skills).

PGCE/Certificate in Education, or L5 Diploma in Education and Training.

Qualified to a minimum of Level 3 in maths, and a minimum of Level 2 in English.

Experience of teaching maths up to Level 2 and/or GCSE.

Effective skills in managing conflict and maintaining high standards of classroom behaviour.

About the Role

We deliver educational programmes across England and as we expand our provision, we are recruiting for a English Tutor for our Leeds sites.

As a English Tutor you will work with a nationwide team of subject specialists to effectively design, plan and deliver engaging programmes of learning that support learners to achieve up to and including Level 2 maths Functional Skills and GCSE.

You will support learners in overcoming barriers to maths, building their confidence, and supporting them in achieving maths qualifications to facilitate progression and improve life chances, whilst also developing employability and social skills.

The successful English Tutor will be able to:

Effectively meet the needs of individual learners and support their success on their programme of learning.

Assist in the organisation of internal assessments and external examinations.

Contribute to course review processes, curriculum development and quality assurance in keeping with the organisation’s policies and procedures.

People are at the heart of everything we do. If you're passionate about creating opportunities through education and want to be part of an organisation where your work makes a meaningful difference every day, we'd love to hear from you.

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