At a Glance
- Tasks: Inspire and teach English to adults and young adults in a supportive environment.
- Company: Join PeoplePlus, a leader in prison education with a focus on personal growth.
- Benefits: Enjoy 30 days annual leave, generous pension, and wellness support.
- Other info: Collaborative environment with opportunities for professional development and community impact.
- Why this job: Make a real difference by helping individuals reshape their futures through literacy.
- Qualifications: Level 3 English qualification and teaching experience preferred; Level 5 encouraged.
The predicted salary is between 27000 - 33000 £ per year.
Location: HMP & YOI (Chelmsford, Essex)
Salary: From £30,000 per annum
Contract: Permanent, Full-Time
The Opportunity
PeoplePlus has an exciting opportunity for an inspiring English Tutor to join the prison education team on-site at HMP & YOI Chelmsford. In this deeply rewarding role, you will deliver City & Guilds Functional Skills English qualifications from Entry Level 1 through to Level 2. Working with small class sizes (up to 12 learners), you will play a vital role in boosting literacy, building workplace confidence, and helping individuals reshape their futures.
What You Will Be Doing
- Engaging Delivery: Plan and deliver interactive, inclusive Functional Skills English lessons tailored to small groups of adult and young adult learners with varied educational backgrounds and learning needs.
- Assessment & ILP Management: Conduct initial assessments and use BKSB diagnostic tools to establish starting points, construct Individual Learning Plans (ILPs), and track continuous student progression.
- Adaptive Pedagogy: Utilise innovative, practical, and digital resources to make literacy accessible, engaging, and relevant for all learners.
- Exam Preparation: Prepare learners for formal City & Guilds assessments and qualifications, celebrating their literacy milestones and personal growth.
- Promoting Literacy: Actively encourage reading for pleasure and promote literacy and communication standards across the prison environment.
- Multidisciplinary Collaboration: Partner with prison staff, learning support practitioners, and employability teams to support positive, holistic learner outcomes.
What We Are Looking For
- Subject Expertise: Essential Level 3 qualification in English.
- Teaching Credentials: Level 5 teaching qualification (PGCE, Cert Ed, DTLLS, or equivalent) is preferred. No Level 5 qualification? Candidates with relevant delivery experience who are willing to work towards a Level 5 qualification are fully encouraged to apply.
- Teaching Experience: Proven track record of delivering Functional Skills English qualifications with strong classroom management and lesson planning skills.
- Core Competencies: Excellent administrative capability (ILPs, registers, assessment logs), strong communication skills, and the resilience to teach in a secure environment.
Our Benefits Include:
- 30 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
- Paid volunteering day each year
- Generous pension scheme & Life Assurance
- Cycle to Work scheme & Holiday purchase scheme
- Enhanced Wedding Leave & Enhanced Maternity Scheme
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme & online wellbeing portal
- Access to hundreds of retail discounts via the Additions portal
Important Notice
Dovetail and Slate is a specialist education recruitment company. If this role isn't quite right, we welcome your CV and a call to explore other opportunities. We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. All appointments are subject to satisfactory vetting, including a right to work check and, where relevant, an enhanced DBS, PVG (Scotland), or EWC (Wales) check, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.
Dovetail and Slate Ltd acts as an Employment Agency and an Employment Business under the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003. We are an equal opportunities employer. By applying, you consent to your data being processed for recruitment purposes in line with our Privacy Policy.
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