Employability Skills Tutor

Skillframe Ltd; Guildford; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

28 days holiday + Bank Holidays

Personal development opportunities

Enhanced DBS check

Job summary

Skillframe Ltd is seeking an Employability Skills Tutor to deliver engaging workshops across Surrey schools. The role focuses on developing essential employability and transferable skills for students aged 11–16, through interactive activities and real-world challenges.

The position is term-time friendly with additional weeks, flexible hours 3–4 days per week, and requires occasional after-hours work, driving to various school settings, and DBS clearance.

Qualifications

• Experience working with young people in educational or youth settings.
• Ability to design and deliver engaging workshops or training activities.
• Strong understanding of employability skills and career pathways for young learners.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Driving licence and own vehicle is essential due to travel to schools.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver interactive workshops to develop employability skills.
• Engage business volunteers to showcase careers and employer expectations.
• Adapt resources for different learning styles and abilities.
• Coordinate workshop logistics and school communications with venues and volunteers.
• Collaborate with the wider team and external partners on workshop design.
• Maintain records of attendance, progress and outcomes.
• Promote safeguarding and welfare of all learners.
• Support marketing with case studies for newsletters and social media.

Skills

Experience with young people

Workshop design & delivery

Employability skills & career pathways

Excellent communication

Driving licence & own vehicle

Job description

Employability Skills Tutor

Locations | Surrey areas

Hours | 3 - 4 days per week, hours vary depending on location & travel

Salary | £18 - 26,600 P.A.

Additional Information | term time only plus 2 weeks spread throughout the year. There will be a requirement for occasional work outside of normal business hours.

About you

You will be enthusiastic, creative and a great communicator who is adaptable, comfortable working with young people and in a full range of educational settings. You will be encouraged to bring ideas to the table, work collaboratively and play a part in shaping the future of young people. You should also share the organisations sense of purpose.

About the role

You will prepare students from ages 11 - 16, for their futures after education by enabling them to acquire and develop key transferrable skills, confidence and experiences of the work place that they will need to make more informed decisions.

You will deliver engaging, interactive workshops and challenges in schools aimed at developing students’ essential employability skills, building their confidence and increasing their understanding of the variety of career pathways available. There will also be opportunities for you to design and deliver new workshops and challenges to meet these aims.

Key responsibilities

• Plan and deliver engaging and interactive workshops and challenges which help students to acquire and develop a range of employability and transferable skills including communication, planning, teamwork, critical thinking and problem solving.
• Support the involvement of business volunteers to help achieve the aims of activities and provide opportunities for students to learn about careers and pathways, as well as employer expectations of behaviours and attitudes in the workplace.
• Develop and adapt to resources to suit different learning styles and abilities.
• Organisation of workshops including communications with schools about bookings, any technical or logistical details (e.g. IT access) with volunteers and, working with the team coordinator, ensuring that required materials are prepared for the session.
• Working collaboratively with the wider team and where appropriate, external partners to support workshop design and development.
• Maintain accurate records of attendance, progress and outcomes.
• Promote safeguarding and ensure the welfare of all learners in line with organisational policies.
• Support marketing and communications activities by providing material in case studies based on your delivery activities for newsletters, social media posts and impact reports.

Person specification

• Experience working with young people, ideally in an educational or youth work setting.
• Creative and with experience of designing and delivering workshops or other training activities.
• Strong understanding of employability skills and career pathways and how they apply to young learners.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to present in in an engaging and clear manner to a range of audiences and adapt the content as necessary.
• Ability to engage and motivate learners and manage the learning environment.
• Knowledge of safe guarding procedures and commitment to promoting the welfare of young people.
• DRIVING LICENCE AND OWN VEHICLE ESSENTIAL, as you will be working in various school settings.

Desirable

• Experience of delivering employability or personal development or teaching experience.
• An interested in STEM.

What is on offer

Flexible working arrangements | 28 days holiday + Bank Holidays | Opportunities for personal development | A supportive and passionate team environment

You will be required to complete an application form and the successful candidate will be required to have an enhanced DBS check.