Overview
Use your digital expertise to help learners build confidence and essential skills for today’s workplace.
About the Role
We are looking for a Freelance Essential Skills ICT Tutor who can deliver structured, high‑quality digital skills teaching aligned to accredited Essential Skills standards. This is purposeful, professional teaching with clear expectations, set delivery requirements and measurable outcomes.
What This Role Is Really About
Digital skills are vital for real employment opportunities. Your role is to build learner confidence by connecting digital tasks to everyday workplace needs such as email, online safety, file management and productivity tools.
You will teach, guide, challenge and support learners while maintaining professional standards every day.
Environment / Working Conditions
- Delivery is in person in Belfast
- Not a home‑based role
- Structured classroom environment
- Freelance delivery with clear expectations around punctuality, consistency and preparation
What You Will Do
- Deliver Essential Skills ICT sessions aligned to accredited requirements
- Prepare learners for formal assessments
- Maintain strong engagement throughout sessions
- Adapt delivery to mixed ability levels
- Model digital best practice and professional conduct
- Keep accurate learner records and follow safeguarding procedures
- Meet quality, reliability and preparation expectations
What Makes Someone Successful Here
You will thrive in this role if you enjoy structured delivery, maintain high standards, communicate clearly and bring energy to every session. Reliable attendance, good organisation and consistent professionalism are essential.
What You Will Bring
- A recognised teaching qualification in line with ES Circular 01/12
- Experience delivering Essential Skills ICT or related accredited digital qualifications
- Strong digital confidence and the ability to make skills relevant to real workplaces
- Effective behaviour management and clear lesson structuring
- GCSEs (A–C) or Level 2 Essential Skills in Maths and English
- Commitment to safeguarding and compliance
- Professionalism, punctuality and accountability
A Day in the Role
A typical day begins with reviewing session objectives and ensuring your lesson aligns to the Essential Skills framework. In the classroom, you set expectations early and link digital tasks to workplace reality. You support learners at different starting points while keeping standards high. After teaching, you update learner records, review progress and prepare your next session. This role requires clarity, organisation and consistent delivery. It is highly rewarding when learners gain the confidence to use digital skills in real employment.
Our Values
At Get Set UK, we are Ambitious, we take Pride in what we do, we are Considerate, we Own It and we Inspire. We are looking for people who bring these values to their work consistently.
Our Recruitment Process
The work we do carries real responsibility. We are looking for people who approach it with professionalism and genuine commitment. As part of your application, you will complete role-specific questions. These must be completed in full for your application to be considered. We also review the clarity and quality of your CV. Accurate information and clear evidence of your experience help us assess suitability.
Get Set to make an impact. Apply today.
Eligibility
This role is subject to safeguarding and vetting procedures, including enhanced AccessNI checks.
Additional information
We reserve the right to close applications early, so we encourage early applications. Get Set UK is a Disability Confident and Equal Opportunity Employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals and are committed to supporting physical and mental wellbeing at work. Reasonable adjustments are available throughout the recruitment process. This role is subject to satisfactory recruitment checks and a commitment to safeguarding learners and clients. Get Set UK does not accept unsolicited CVs from agencies.
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