Brickworks Tutor

Dovetail and Slate; Bovingdon; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Dovetail and Slate in Hemel Hempstead are seeking a Brickworks Tutor to deliver brickwork qualifications within a prison education setting, helping learners build practical skills and progress into employment.

You will assess learners, plan diverse lessons, maintain a safe workshop environment, and support rehabilitation through inclusive teaching. Teaching qualification or experience is desirable, with full support to achieve it.

Qualifications

• recognised bricklaying trade background
• Level 3 NVQ
• strong practical hands-on industry experience
• excellent communication to engage diverse learners

Responsibilities

• Deliver brickwork qualifications to groups of learners
• Conduct initial assessments to identify learner starting points
• Plan and adapt lessons for diverse abilities and needs
• Maintain a safe, well-organised practical workshop
• Monitor and record learner progress against qualification requirements

Skills

Bricklaying

NVQ Level 3

Practical teaching skills

Rehabilitation-focused

Education

Level 3 NVQ

Job description

Brickworks Tutor- HMP

Permanent

Location: Hemel Hemsptead

Salary: From 30,000 per annum

Are you a skilled bricklayer or brickwork professional looking for a role where your trade expertise genuinely changes lives?

About the Role

We are seeking an inspiring Brickworks Tutor to join an employer 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 brickwork lessons to 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 brickwork 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.

• Maintaining a safe, well-organised practical workshop environment.

• Monitoring and recording learner progress against qualification requirements.

What We’re Looking For

Essential

• A recognised trade background in bricklaying or brickwork

• Level 3 NVQ

• Strong practical, hands‑on industry experience

• Excellent communication skills and the ability to engage learners with varying needs

• A genuine commitment to supporting learners’ rehabilitation and progression

Desirable (but not essential)

• A teaching or assessing qualification

• Previous experience delivering training or instruction

No teaching qualification? No problem. Full support and funding will be provided to help you achieve the required teaching qualification.

If you’re ready to bring your trade expertise into a role where it can genuinely change lives, we’d love to hear from you.

Important Notice

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 check and HMPPS security vetting, in line with the requirements of the Ministry of Justice.

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