English Tutor

Dovetail & Slate; England; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Dovetail & Slate Ltd is seeking an inspiring English Tutor to join an education provider in the justice sector, delivering meaningful learning within a young offenders' education setting. You'll deliver engaging and inclusive English lessons to learners with varied backgrounds, plan lessons, assess progress, and help them gain literacy skills and qualifications to progress into employment or training.

This permanent role in the East of England offers an opportunity to transform lives and support

Qualifications

• Experience teaching or tutoring English to varied abilities.
• A relevant English or teaching qualification, or willingness to work towards one.
• Strong communication and classroom management skills.
• Resilience, patience and a genuine commitment to supporting disadvantaged learners.

Responsibilities

• Deliver English qualifications, including functional skills, to groups of learners.
• Conduct initial assessments and diagnostics to identify learners' starting points and needs.
• Plan and adapting lessons to meet a diverse range of abilities and learning styles.
• Using innovative teaching approaches and resources to make English relevant and accessible.
• Monitoring and recording learner progress, providing constructive feedback to support achievement.
• Creating a safe, respectful and encouraging learning environment within a secure setting.

Skills

English tutoring

Adaptive teaching

Education

Relevant English or teaching qualification

Job description

English Tutor- HMYOI

Permanent

Location: the East of England

Salary: £30,000 per annum

Start date: As soon as possible

Are you a passionate English tutor looking for a role where your teaching genuinely makes a difference?

About the Role

We are seeking an inspiring English Tutor to join an education provider in the justice sector, delivering meaningful learning within a young offenders' education setting. This is a unique opportunity to support young learners on their rehabilitation journey, helping them build the literacy skills, confidence and qualifications needed to progress into employment, training or further education.

You'll deliver engaging and inclusive English 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 subject knowledge.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Delivering English qualifications, including functional skills, 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 styles.
• Using innovative teaching approaches and resources to make English relevant and accessible.
• Monitoring and recording learner progress, providing constructive feedback to support achievement.
• Creating a safe, respectful and encouraging learning environment within a secure setting.

What We're Looking For

Essential:

• Experience teaching or tutoring English, ideally to learners with varied abilities
• A relevant English or teaching qualification, or willingness to work towards one
• Strong communication and classroom management skills
• Resilience, patience and a genuine commitment to supporting disadvantaged learners

Desirable (but not essential):

• Experience working within a prison, youth justice or other secure education setting
• A teaching qualification such as PGCE, Cert Ed or DET
• Experience delivering functional skills English qualifications

If you're ready to bring your English teaching skills to a setting where they can truly transform young lives, we'd love to hear from you.