Generalist Cover Teacher in Bristol

Location: HMP Ashfield, Bristol, BS16 9QJ

Salary: Between £28,000 - £37,000 dependant on experience plus excellent benefits

Schedule: 40 hours per week, permanent

Ready to impact a better future? As a Generalist Cover Teacher in our HMP Ashfield team, you’ll help learners build confidence, gain qualifications, and develop skills they can take forward into employment or further learning. Your work will directly contribute to positive outcomes for individuals and the wider community.

You’ll create engaging learning experiences across a variety of subjects, ensuring every learner has the support, encouragement and guidance they need to progress. This is your chance to use your expertise to create impactful solutions and support rehabilitation in a meaningful, future‑focused environment.

What you’ll do as a Generalist Cover Teacher:

• Deliver high‑quality teaching across subjects including English, Maths, Construction and additional vocational areas as required
• Prepare, assess and mark learner work, ensuring accurate completion of documentation and registers
• Develop Individual Learning Plans and monitor progress through contextual statements
• Contribute to team meetings, curriculum planning and continuous professional development
• Create positive and inclusive learner experiences, encouraging engagement and motivation
• Manage learner behaviour appropriately in line with prison processes
• Deliver adaptive teaching to meet diverse needs, including supporting learners with neurodiversity and learning difficulties or disabilities
• Promote, market and support enrolment onto education, skills and work programmes

What we’re looking for:

• A Level 3 or above Teaching Qualification, with willingness to achieve Level 5 within the first 12 months
• Strong digital literacy, including up‑to‑date knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Five GCSEs at Grade C/4 or above (or equivalent), including English and Maths
• A relevant degree, PGCE or professional qualification suited to the curriculum areas
• A collaborative, learner‑centred approach and a commitment to high‑quality teaching and learning

Vetting And Checks:

An Enhanced DBS check is required for this role. This includes spent and unspent convictions, cautions, and any relevant information held by local police, in accordance with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and safeguarding requirements. You will also complete an Occupational Health Questionnaire to allow us to provide any support needed for you to succeed in the role.

What We Offer:

• Holidays: 31 days including bank holidays
• Pension: Up to 6% contributory pension scheme
• Training and development: Over 1,100 internal courses available, funding for qualifications and apprenticeships (including L3 Team Leader and L5 Operations Manager apprenticeships), mentoring opportunities, and a focus on internal progression
• Health and wellbeing: Employee Assistance Programme, Bupa Anytime HealthLine, wellbeing app, 30% off at Serco‑managed leisure centres, and 24/7 access to a virtual GP service
• Discounts: Discounts across around 1,000 retailers, from food and clothing to days out, entertainment and travel
• Charity: Paid volunteering day, tax‑free charitable giving through Payroll Giving Scheme, donate your pennies from your monthly pay to the Serco People Fund Charity
• Employee networks: Our networks support inclusion and connection by providing spaces for collaboration, learning and belonging. They represent and empower all our colleagues including LGBTQIA+ employees, women, parents and carers, people with disabilities, veterans, and people from all cultural backgrounds.

Apply:

Please click on the apply button to complete your application. Occasionally we receive a large volume of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment. At Serco, we see people first and foremost for their performance and potential. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that supports the needs of all. As such we will make reasonable adjustments at interview through to employment for our candidates and strongly encourage applications from a diverse candidate pool. We are open to discussions around flexibility and flexible working. We operate a hybrid work structure in many of our business areas. We are proudly Disability Confident Leader employers and holder of the Gold Inclusive Employer Standard. Disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at an interview. For help with your application please contact j&icareersUK@serco.com.

At Serco we support fair access to employment for those with unspent criminal convictions through the ‘Ban the Box’ pledge (some may be exempt due to the nature of the role and the security clearance required). Please contact our recruitment team directly on j&icareersUK@serco.com to discuss.