Places Leisure
Pottery Instructor
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More About Your Role
The Malden Centre Adult Education Department welcomes applications for a Pottery Instructor, starting in September 2026.
Our pottery classes run Monday to Friday, with some Saturday sessions. Classes operate during school terms, with additional workshops and sessions offered during the holidays.
This is a 7.5 hour-per-week role, with the opportunity to teach additional classes during the holidays.
You will deliver engaging pottery classes to learners of different abilities and experience levels, creating a welcoming and supportive learning environment.
You will ensure the pottery studio is safe, organised and well maintained, working closely with our Pottery Technician and wider instructor team. You will also cover additional classes when required.
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You will report to the Head of Pottery.
More About You
You will be a qualified and experienced pottery or ceramics practitioner with a strong knowledge of pottery studio practices, equipment, materials, glazes and kiln processes.
You will be confident supporting learners with different levels of experience and able to deliver engaging pottery classes. Previous teaching experience, particularly within an adult education, community or leisure setting, would be highly desirable.
You will be organised, responsible and able to work effectively alongside our Head of Pottery, Pottery Technician, instructors and Adult Education team. You will have a strong understanding of health and safety requirements within a pottery studio and be committed to maintaining a safe, clean and welcoming environment.
New Malden has a large and vibrant Korean community. The ability to speak Korean would be an advantage for this position, but it is not essential.
Professionalism, creativity, punctuality, reliability, commitment and excellent communication and organisational skills are indispensable attributes for this role.
Benefits
We are a large, diverse and ambitious business, which will give you all the challenge you could wish for.
We Know That There's Always More We Can Do To Make You Smile, That's Why We Offer a Comprehensive Benefits Package With Each Role, Yours Will Include:
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- Full Health & Fitness membership for you, a nominated adult and up to 4 juniors
- Discounts of up to 50% on activities, centre shop and cafes
- Extra perks including huge discounts and offers from shops, cinemas and much more.
At Places for People, safeguarding is everyone's responsibility. We are committed to creating safe communities for our customers and colleagues by protecting children, young people, and adults at risk from harm, abuse, and neglect.
We follow robust safeguarding policies and procedures, ensuring all employees, volunteers, and contractors uphold the highest standards of safeguarding and accountability. Our recruitment process includes pre-employment checks, including Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks where applicable, to promote a safe and secure working environment.
By joining Places for People, you are expected to contribute to our safeguarding culture, following our policies and reporting concerns to protect those in our communities.
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If you meet the criteria and are ready to make the next step in your career then click apply. You will be redirected to our careers site where you can discover more about the role, read a full job description and apply directly to us.
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