Language Tutor in Spanish (LEAP)

Job reference: HUM-031856
Salary: UoM Grade 6 £37,694 - £46,049 pro rata depending on relevant experience
Faculty/Organisational Unit: Humanities
Location: Oxford Road
Employment type: Fixed Term
Division/Team: Modern Languages and Cultures
Hours Per Week: 17.5 hours per week
Closing date (DD/MM/YYYY): 03/08/2026
Contract Duration: Fixed term for 10 months
School/Directorate: School of Arts, Languages and Cultures

We are looking for an organised and collaborative individual to join our team as a Language Tutor in Spanish (LEAP). This role offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to the teaching activities of LEAP (Language Experience for All Programme), within a dynamic and inclusive environment.

You will be responsible for:

• Provide instruction in written and spoken Spanish both in class and online on the Language Experience for All Programme (LEAP) and, if required, on the undergraduate curriculum. Work under the supervision of a Senior Language Tutor, designated lecturer and/or the coordinator of the LEAP programme with regard to the delivery of all Spanish language courses and contribute to the design, review and development of said courses.
• As teaching on LEAP programmes, deliver classes during the evening (after 6pm).
• Contribute to language curriculum development, under the guidance of a Senior Language Tutor, the Director of LEAP and / or a programme director.
• Participate as necessary in the organisation and delivery of short language courses, recruitment and promotional events.
• Develop mechanisms and materials to help guide and monitor students in independent language learning, both in class and online.

About You

We welcome applications from people who are enthusiastic about making a positive difference to our environment and communities. You should be able to work effectively with diverse groups and demonstrate:

Essential Criteria:

• Possess a first degree and an educational background appropriate to the delivery of the specified duties.
• Possess a teaching qualification.
• Possess near-native command of Spanish.
• Demonstrate excellent language-teaching skills.
• Previous experience of teaching and assessing advanced Spanish language skills at tertiary level (ideally in the UK) and/or experience teaching on LEAP programmes.

Desirable Criteria:

• Experience of teaching a foreign language for specific purposes, e.g. business, management, science or medicine.
• Experience teaching translation and/or interpreting.
• Accredited qualifications in the teaching of Spanish as a foreign language.

Our benefits include:

• Generous employer contribution pension
• 29 days annual leave plus bank holidays, along with Christmas closure
• Ride to work and EV car scheme available

For more information, please see University of Manchester Benefits. You can also find information on our Flexible and Hybrid working here.

We are an open place of enquiry and challenge. We embrace and celebrate difference, diversity and debate, and we pride ourselves on being a place of education, learning and community where we are able, within the law, to question and test received wisdom, express new ideas and explore controversial or unpopular topics and opinions. Find out more from our Freedom of Speech Policy.

Enquiries about the role, shortlisting and interviews

Name: Julia Dobson
Email: julia.dobson@manchester.ac.uk

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Applications close at midnight on the closing date.

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