Carpentry Tutor- HMP Weyland

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

Job summary

Dovetail and Slate is recruiting a Carpentry Tutor for a permanent role at HMP Weyland. You will deliver carpentry qualifications to groups of learners in a prison education setting, helping them progress toward qualifications.

The role focuses on engaging learners with varied backgrounds, developing practical workshop skills, and supporting rehabilitation through education. Strong carpentry expertise and communication are essential for success.

Qualifications

• Relevant trade experience and qualifications in carpentry.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to engage learners with varied needs.
• Genuine commitment to supporting rehabilitation through education.

Responsibilities

• Deliver carpentry qualifications to groups of learners.
• Conduct initial assessments and diagnostics to identify starting points and needs.
• Plan and adapt lessons to meet diverse abilities and learning needs.
• Support learners to develop practical workshop skills and confidence.
• Track and record learner progress towards qualifications.

Skills

Carpentry experience

Communication

Rehabilitation focus

Education

Carpentry qualifications

Job description

Carpentry Tutor

Permanent

HMP Weyland

Salary: From 30,000 per annum

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

About the Role

We are seeking an inspiring Carpentry 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 carpentry 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 carpentry 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.
• Supporting learners to develop practical workshop skills alongside the confidence to apply them.
• Tracking and recording learner progress towards their qualifications.

What We’re Looking For

Essential:

• Relevant trade experience and qualifications in carpentry
• Strong communication skills and the ability to engage learners with varied needs
• A genuine commitment to supporting rehabilitation through education

Desirable (but not essential):

• A teaching or assessing qualification
• Previous experience delivering training or teaching in a vocational setting

No teaching qualification? No problem. Full support and funding is available to help you work towards the required teaching qualification while you settle into the role.

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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Because rehabilitation matters.

Dovetail and Slate Limited.