Motor Mechanics Tutor- HMP
Location: HMP Highpoint (Stradishall, Newmarket, Suffolk)
Salary: From £30,000 per annum
Contract: Permanent, Full-Time (37.5 hours per week)
The Opportunity
Are you an experienced vehicle technician, mechanic, or automotive trainer looking to step off the workshop floor and use your trade knowledge to transform lives? Do you want to play a key role in reducing reoffending by equipping adult learners with practical motor maintenance skills, valeting techniques, and entrepreneurial confidence for life upon release?
We have an exciting opportunity for a hands-on Motor Mechanics Tutor to join our prison education team on-site at HMP Highpoint. Working with small groups of adult learners, you will deliver engaging, unaccredited practical courses covering essential day-to-day car maintenance and commercial car valeting empowering learners with real-world skills for employment or self-employment after custody.
What You Will Be Doing
Practical Automotive Delivery: Deliver high-quality, hands-on training across two key unaccredited programmes:
Basic Car Maintenance: Teaching practical day-to-day vehicle upkeep, including checking and replacing tyres, lights, oil, and fuses.
Commercial Car Valeting: Equipping learners with professional detailing and valeting skills to support self-employment aspirations upon release.
Individual Training Plans: Ensure tailored training plans are in place for every learner, offering consistent advice, guidance, and support throughout their learning journey.
Workshop Standards & Safety: Maintain strict workshop health & safety protocols, tool inventory control, and high standards of professional workplace behaviour within a secure environment.
Employability & Enterprise: Inspire learners to build technical competence, work-readiness, and entrepreneurial confidence aligned with opportunities in the automotive and mobile valeting sectors.
What We Are Looking For
Industry Expertise: Significant, hands-on industry experience within motor vehicle repair, mechanical maintenance, or automotive servicing.
Training & Delivery: Proven experience delivering vocational or practical-based training, with the ability to use varied, engaging methods to support diverse learners.
Teaching Credentials: A teaching or assessing qualification is desirable. No teaching qualification? No problem! Full support and funding will be provided to help you achieve the appropriate qualifications and assessments during your probationary period.
Core Attributes: Strong communication skills, patience, workshop discipline, and a genuine commitment to helping learners develop practical life and employability skills.
Our Benefits Include:
30 days annual leave (plus
Motor Mechanics Tutor -HMP Highpoint in Newmarket employer: Dovetail And Slate Limited
Join a dynamic further education provider in Staffordshire, where your expertise as an Electrical Lecturer will not only shape the future of aspiring electricians but also foster a supportive and innovative work culture. With competitive salaries, a 5% Golden Hello in your first year, and opportunities for professional development, this role offers a meaningful career path that values your contributions and encourages growth in the evolving fields of green technologies and T Levels.
Contact Details:
Dovetail And Slate Limited Recruitment Team
