Language Tutor (Spanish) (110353-0425)

Location

University of Warwick Campus, Coventry

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Department

School of Modern Languages and Cultures

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Position Type

Fixed Term

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Duration

Fixed Term contract for 2 years

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Salary

£30,805 - £34,132 per annum

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About the Role

For informal enquiries, please contact Professor Zhiyan Guo (Head of Language Centre) [email protected]

The Language Centre seeks to appoint an outstanding Language Tutor in Spanish from 1st September 2025 to 31st August 2027 to undertake teaching and administrative roles in support of the Spanish language programmes, and to enhance the teaching reputation of the Language Centre and School of Modern Languages and Cultures at Warwick.

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About You

The successful candidate will have experience of teaching in UK higher education and will be expected to teach undergraduate students to a high standard.

You will have the ability and willingness to develop and support the delivery of the Spanish language programme.

You will also be expected to participate as appropriate in the administration of departmental activities.

You will have an excellent command of spoken and written Spanish and English.

A postgraduate qualification or similar in the teaching of Spanish is desirable.

The successful candidate will be expected to contribute flexibly to all our programmes and will be teaching on campus.

For further information regarding the skills required for this role please see the personal specification section of the attached job description.

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About the Department

The Language Centre sits within the School of Modern Languages and Cultures at the University of Warwick, awarded Triple Gold in the UK's Teaching Excellence Framework 2023.

The Language Centre at the University of Warwick is a dynamic and forward-thinking hub that offers comprehensive language learning opportunities to students across all departments, as well as staff members and the wider community, providing a rich and inclusive environment for language acquisition.

Our close-knit team is dedicated to teaching excellence and prioritising an exceptional student experience.

We are committed to equipping all our learners with the language and cultural competencies, as well as transferrable skills essential for thriving in the fast-changing world of today and tomorrow.

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About the University

Born in the 60s with a mindset of boldness, imagination and collaboration, the University of Warwick is a world-leading research-intensive university with the highest academic and research standards. We're one of the world's top universities, ranked 67th in the world and 10th in the UK*, with 92% of our research assessed to be 'world leading or internationally excellent'**.

You'll be joining a diverse, innovative and globally connected community committed to igniting real world progress. Here at Warwick, we offer you opportunities to follow your ambitions as long as you bring the energy and determination to succeed.

*QS World University Rankings 2024

** Research Excellence Framework 2021

To find out more about us visit our website.

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How to Apply

CLOSING DATE: Thursday 1st May 2025 at 23:55 (BST)

To apply, please click 'Apply' below and submit an application form by the closing date.

Please plan for any potential delays as you will not be able to submit an application form past this deadline (even if you opened the form at, say, 23:30).

You will have to attach a CV and a cover letter.

• Your CV should include your employment history (including your most recent employment), your education history, and any other relevant experience.
• Your cover letter should explain your motivations for applying to the role. It should also explain, using examples, how you meet each of the essential and desirable criteria detailed in the Job Description PDF document below. Please note that all essential criteria must be met by candidates who are invited to interview.

Please see here for guidance on writing a cover letter. We highly recommend using individual criteria as headers and explaining below, using examples, how you meet the criterion, though you are free to format the letter as you wish.

To streamline our hiring processes, we can only accept applications submitted via our official careers webpage, warwick-careers.tal.net.

• Interview Date: End of June / Early July
• Start Date: 1 September 2025

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What we Offer

We will provide you with a great range of benefits, which include an attractive pension scheme, 26 days holiday plus Christmas closure, excellent learning and development opportunities, and savings on a wide range of products and services. We offer a generous maternity/paternity/adoption/parental leave policy, and onsite childcare facilities.

We recognise the importance of a healthy work/life balance and offer you access to flexible working, for more information click here .

We are proud to say that we are a Living Wage employer .

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Our Commitment to Inclusion

Warwick is committed to building an organisation of mutual respect and dignity, promoting a welcoming, diverse, and inclusive working and learning environment. We recognise that everyone is different in a variety of visible and non-visible ways, and that those differences are to be recognised, respected, and valued. Where possible, we go beyond legislation to provide a place where everyone can thrive, supporting all staff to achieve their full potential. We aspire to remove economic, social, and cultural barriers that may otherwise prevent people from succeeding.

We therefore welcome and encourage applications from all communities regardless of culture, background, age, disability, sex/gender, gender identity or expression, ethnicity, religion/belief, or sexual or romantic orientation. To find out more about our social inclusion work at Warwick visit our webpages here .

The University currently holds a Race Equality Charter Bronze Award , Athena Swan Sliver Award and a Disability Smart Bronze Award . The University of Warwick is also one of the six founder institutions of the EUTOPIA European University Alliance .

Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS)

The University of Warwick is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all those we work with.

In line with the DBS Code of Practice, the successful candidates for any roles involving regulated activity, will be subject to a DBS check at the appropriate level. The University will take all necessary measures to ensure that any individual subject to a barring order does not undertake any work with the barred group specified (i.e. children and/or adults).

We expect all employees, volunteers, and partners to share our commitment to safeguarding.

Rehabilitation of Ex-Offenders

The University undertakes not to discriminate against anyone who makes a disclosure relating to a conviction. The information disclosed at application stage is only visible to the central DBS team (i.e. not recruiting managers) to ensure there is no bias during the shortlisting process.

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Job Description

JD - Language Tutor - Spanish (110353).pdf - 185KB Opens in a new window

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Right to Work in the UK

We wish to advise applicants that this role is not eligible for sponsorship for a Skilled Worker visa. If you do not yet have the right to work in the UK you will need to check the UK Government Website to see if you are eligible to obtain the right to work in the UK through one of the other UK immigration routes before you make your application.

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