Subject Tutor (18-24 year olds)

Bring your expertise to life by designing and teaching a dynamic syllabus that inspires and empowers international students.

About the role

Dates: For course dates between end of June and end of August 2025

Pay: £32 to £55 per hour, depending on experience and qualifications. Pay bands depend on subject knowledge and relevant teaching experience. Accommodation and travel expenses not covered.

Working pattern: 18 hrs of seminars, alongside up to 8 hrs of tutorials per 2-week course. Contact time and preparation allowance depend on class size.

Main duties

  • Plan your own course - Use your subject expertise to prepare engaging topics and teaching materials tailored to a class of up to 8 students aged 18-24.

  • Seminar and tutorial teaching - Create a positive, yet challenging experience with a productive learning environment and strong work ethic for students.

  • Facilitate university-style study - Set sufficient pre-course work and independent study throughout the course to encourage students to develop their own ideas, including longer tutorial assignments to be marked.

  • Provide feedback - Support students’ academic development through individual feedback during paired tutorials, informal feedback on other work completed and personalised reports at the end of the course.

  • Complete an induction - Familiarise yourself with company procedures, logistical requirements and safeguarding in advance.

  • Support students - Record attendance and report any welfare concerns to keep students safe.

About you

  • You’re enthusiastic about sharing your subject expertise with ambitious young people

  • You take an inclusive, question-led approach to teaching based on student contributions

  • You understand of the range of subject knowledge and abilities of different 18‒24 yr olds

  • You’re comfortable explaining complex concepts to non-specialists

  • You appreciate of the importance of looking after young people

Essential

  • Master’s or higher degree in a relevant subject

  • Experience of teaching or working with students in a related role

  • Clear evidence of small group, interactive teaching that supports independent thinking

  • Proven ability to adapt to suit the prior knowledge and interests of different students

  • Right to work in the UK (we cannot sponsor work visas for this role)

Desirable

  • Undergraduate teaching, especially Oxbridge-style tutorials or supervisions 

  • Professional industry or academic research experience in your subject

  • Studying, teaching or researching at the Universities of Oxford or Cambridge

  • Planning your own teaching

  • You may hold, or be working towards your PGCE, QTS, Advance HE fellowship, or another teaching qualification.

Subject Tutor (18-24 year olds)

Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

N/A

£32 to £55 per hour
Seasonal - Part-time
Posted 139 days ago
Closing date: 31/07/2025
Job reference: CG1224862OxfSTYO