Help young people build confidence, explore their creativity and prepare for working life.
UP is recruiting an engaging, supportive tutor to deliver a City & Guilds Level 2 employability programme with a creative enterprise twist to a group of 10–15 young people aged 16- 19 year olds.
Based in Croydon, UP brings together business support, workspace and creative opportunities. This new programme will help young people develop practical workplace skills through activities that connect employability with creativity and enterprise.
The opportunity
- Location: UP, Croydon Just off Purley Way in person.
- Pay: £17-£20 per hour, depending on experience, plus applicable holiday pay.
- Contract: Part-time, fixed-term, covering three six-week teaching blocks — 18 teaching weeks in total.
- You will be completing a TAQA assessing qualification alongside the job role
- Teaching hours: Three days per week, 9.30am–3pm, including a 30-minute break. Monday -Tuesday
- Preparation time: Two additional paid hours per week for preparation and learner recordkeeping.
- Resources: Curriculum and assessment reporting materials provided.
We are holding an open day on October 27, 2026 . We would welcome the successful candidate’s involvement, subject to availability and completion of the appropriate recruitment checks. Agreed attendance and induction time will be paid.
What you’ll do
You will create a welcoming, structured learning environment where young people feel encouraged to participate, try new things and develop their abilities.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Delivering practical, engaging sessions using the supplied curriculum.
- Helping learners develop communication, teamwork, problem-solving and workplace skills.
- Bringing enterprise to life through activities such as developing a business idea, responding to a creative brief or presenting a project.
- Adapting activities to different abilities, confidence levels and learning needs.
- Supporting learners to complete activities and gather evidence of their progress.
- Maintaining attendance, progress and assessment records using the materials provided.
- Working with the UP team to support learner wellbeing, participation and achievement.
- Following UP’s safeguarding procedures and maintaining professional boundaries.
Who we’re looking for
You could come from employability training, youth work, enterprise support, vocational learning or a creative industry background with experience delivering workshops.
We are looking for someone who:
- Has experience leading learning activities or workshops for teenagers.
- Can manage a small group with warmth, confidence and clear expectations.
- Understands employability and can connect learning to real workplace situations.
- Has an interest in creative enterprise, freelancing or small business.
- Is organised, reliable and comfortable completing learner records.
- Is committed to helping young people with different backgrounds and needs succeed.
A formal teaching qualification is not essential.
A formal teaching qualification is not essential. We value relevant experience, practical skills and the ability to engage young people. Experience delivering accredited programmes or supporting learners who have found traditional education challenging would be an advantage.
This is an opportunity to help shape a new programme within a local charity and business community. You will have curriculum resources and support from the UP team, alongside opportunities to draw inspiration from the businesses and creative practitioners around us.
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to an interview and asked to deliver a short practical activity.
UP is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people. Appointment will be subject to satisfactory references, appropriate enhanced DBS and other pre-employment checks.
We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and are happy to discuss reasonable adjustments during recruitment.
Croydon Business Venture, trading as UP.
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