Recruitment for education and the public sector
Prison Education From £30,000 per annum Permanent mid Level 27 October 2026
Painting and Decorating Prison Education prison
Levels: Level 2
Also teaches: Construction Trades
Job Description
Painting and Decorating Tutor
Permanent
Location: the East of England
Salary: From £30,000 per annum
Are you a skilled painter and decorator looking for a role where your trade expertise genuinely changes lives?
About the Role
We are seeking an inspiring Painting and Decorating Tutor to join an education provider in the justice sector, delivering meaningful vocational learning within a prison education setting. This is a unique opportunity to support learners on their rehabilitation journey, helping them build the practical skills, confidence and qualifications needed to progress into employment and shape brighter futures.
You'll deliver engaging and inclusive painting and decorating lessons to small groups of learners with a wide range of educational backgrounds, learning needs and abilities. Many of your learners will have had difficult experiences of education, so patience, empathy and a genuine belief in each individual's potential will matter as much as your technical knowledge.
Key Responsibilities
- Delivering painting and decorating qualifications to groups of learners.
- Conducting initial assessments and diagnostics to identify learners' starting points and needs.
- Planning and adapting lessons to meet a diverse range of abilities and learning needs.
- Setting individual training plans and providing ongoing advice, guidance and constructive feedback.
- Maintaining strict workshop standards, including health and safety, tool control and workshop cleanliness, within a secure learning environment.
- Assessing learner work, tracking progress and maintaining accurate course documentation in line with awarding body guidelines.
What We’re Looking For
- A Level 2 (or higher) vocational qualification in painting and decorating or a related construction trade
- Substantial hands‑on industry experience as a painter, decorator or finishing specialist
- Experience delivering vocational or on‑the‑job trade training, using varied methods to engage learners with diverse needs
Desirable (but not essential)
- A teaching or assessing qualification
No teaching qualification? No problem. Full support and funding will be provided to help you work towards the required qualification during your probationary period.
What’s on Offer
- Full support and funding for teaching qualification during probationary period
- Level 2 (or higher) vocational qualification in painting and decorating or related construction trade
- Substantial hands‑on industry experience as painter, decorator or finishing specialist
- Experience delivering vocational or on‑the‑job trade training
- Enhanced DBS check
- HMPPS security vetting
- Full support and funding for teaching qualification during probationary period
Skills & Qualifications
Painting and decorating Vocational training delivery Workshop health and safety Initial assessment and diagnostics Individual training plans Differentiated teaching Learner assessment Working with diverse learners
Your search
- Location: East of England
- Sector: Prison Education
- Phase: Prison
- Subject: Painting And Decorating
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