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£16 per hour (£17.94 including 12.05% rolled up holiday pay)
Part-time (3pm-7pm - up to 5 afternoons per week (+ one 2pm start for team activities))
Contract (Fixed term rolling contract (commit to delivery on term at a time))

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Job description

We are on the look out for passionate Virtual Session Leaders to deliver our impactful programmes from September 2026. You will play a direct part in achieving our goal of supporting more young people as you deliver after school learning sessions. If you’ve got experience facilitating or leading groups and are motivated by making in impact, we’d love to hear from you!

You will be working in the team to deliver daily reading and writing sessions to pupils in Years 5-8. Your timetable will include days when you lead session and days when you support session. 

As Virtual Session Leader: 

  • Leading learning activities on our Virtual ship
  • Leading termly celebration events to launch Young Pirate products
  • Briefing and supporting volunteers (Crewmates) in session
  • Deliver monitoring and evaluation activities to check progress 

As Virtual Session Support:

  • Completing session admin
  • Leading on the smooth running of Zoom Class and troubleshooting tech issues with Young Pirates
  • Liaising with schools and families to ensure Young Pirates attend as many sessions as possible
  • Providing extra support to learning activities in session
  • Leading breaktime
  • Debriefing with volunteers and taking feedback and safeguarding concerns 

Behaviour, wellbeing and safeguarding:

  • Creating a safe and joyful environment in session for all Young Pirates to thrive.
  • Implementing the behaviour, attendance and wellbeing processes including reporting and following up on concerns.
  • Follow the Safeguarding policy and uphold high standards of safeguarding in everything you do.
  • Follow the Equity Diversity and Inclusion to uphold high standards of inclusion in everything you do.

Other activities to support the programme:

  • Engaging families with supportive communication about progress and behaviour.
  • Providing feedback on progress including writing teacher and family reports.
  • Striving to continually improve practice by taking part in Quality Assurance activities.
  • Representing the programme to visitors including teachers, funders and families.
  • Supporting the delivery of publishing projects.
  • Other activities to support the impactful running of the learning programme.

More details about the skills and experience we are looking for and how to apply can be found on our website using the redirect to recruiter link below.

We are based in Dalston in London. Virtual Session Leaders/Support can work remotely or from our offices.

Organisation
The Literacy Pirates View profile Organisation type Registered Charity Company size 21 - 50

We develop the literacy, confidence and perseverance of children who are falling behind in class and have fewer opportunities in their personal lives.

Posted on: 11 June 2026
Closing date: 11 July 2026 at 16:07
Tags: Training / Learning, Teaching, Delivery, Education, Students / School, Youth / Children

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