Skills for Life Tutor - Employability in Stafford

We have an exciting opportunity within Staffordshire's Adult Learning Service for a committed and enthusiastic Employability Tutor to join our team. Our Skills for Life Tutor - Employability will work closely with the wider team and will therefore adopt the responsibilities outlined in the Community Learning Tutor job description. As this role is advertised as a Skills for Life Tutor position, the postholder will be expected to uphold the full professional standards associated with the wider Skills for Life delivery model.

This role will involve working with referrals from our Resettlement Team, part of the Children and Families Directorate, to deliver a bespoke and carefully designed employability programme, which supports adults settling in Staffordshire. The programme aims to help learners develop the language, confidence, employability skills and knowledge they need to live prosperous, independent lives, contribute to the local economy and build a strong sense of belonging within their communities. You will play a key role in supporting residents to progress towards work, training, volunteering and community participation, making a meaningful and lasting impact on individuals and families across the county. Teaching will take place in community venues across all districts of Staffordshire, to ensure accessible, localised learning. As this post is part of a funded initiative, it forms part of a three year project scheduled to run until 31 March 2029.

Main Responsibilities

• Plan, deliver and evaluate high quality employability programmes tailored to adults with language needs (English Speakers of Other Languages- ESOL), including those settling in the UK through resettlement schemes.
• Develop accessible, engaging learning materials that help learners build confidence, job seeking skills, digital capability and awareness of workplace expectations.
• Support learners to prepare for employment through CV development, interview skills, job search techniques, and understanding UK workplace culture.
• Carry out robust initial assessments to identify learners' starting points, strengths, barriers and aspirations.
• Use Recording And Recognising Progress and Achievement (RARPA) processes to set individual learning goals, monitor progress and evidence achievement.
• Work in partnership with the Resettlement Team, employment brokers, employers, community organisations and referral partners to support learner progression and widen participation.
• Maintain accurate learner data, ensuring compliance with funding requirements, audit processes, safeguarding procedures and quality standards.
• Contribute to continuous quality improvement, curriculum development and service wide Skills for Life initiatives.
• Create a welcoming, inclusive and supportive learning environment that motivates and empowers learners.

The Ideal Candidate

• A recognised teaching qualification.
• Experience delivering employability, skills based or adult learning programmes, or strong transferable experience from training, employability support, coaching or community development.
• Good understanding of the barriers faced by adults entering or re-entering the labour market, including migrants, refugees and those with limited English.
• Strong digital skills and confidence using online tools to enhance teaching, learning and assessment.
• Excellent communication, problem solving and interpersonal skills, with the ability to motivate and build trust with learners.
• A flexible, collaborative and learner centred approach to supporting diverse adults towards positive outcomes.

Above all, you will bring enthusiasm, compassion and a genuine commitment to helping adults gain the skills, confidence and knowledge they need to succeed in employment and contribute meaningfully to their communities.

Interviews will be held during the week starting 23rd March 2026. For an informal chat about the role please contact Nicola Humphries, Programme Manager.

Our Recruitment Process: We anonymise applications during shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered. Please complete your application fully, especially the supporting statement, to highlight what you’ll bring to the role.

About Staffordshire County Council: We are no ordinary county council. Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy. We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.

Our benefits: We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.

As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and communities.