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ICT Tutor

Dovetail and Slate

York and North Yorkshire

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GBP 28,000 - 34,000

Full time

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Job summary

A leading education recruitment company is seeking a full-time ICT/Digital Skills Tutor to work within prison education. The role involves embedding employability skills and adapting lessons for learners of varying abilities. Ideal candidates should have a strong background in Painting & Decorating, relevant vocational qualifications, and a desire to impact learners positively. Generous benefits and supportive work environment provided.

Benefits

Generous annual leave entitlement
Paid Life event day
Cycle to work scheme
Discounts via the Additions portal
Employee Assistance Programme
Online wellbeing centre access
Paid volunteering day
Enhanced Maternity scheme
Sharesave scheme
Refer a Friend reward scheme
Holiday purchase scheme
Pension scheme
Life assurance

Qualifications

  • Proven experience in Painting & Decorating with ability to teach practical skills.
  • Strong organisational skills to manage tools, materials, and administrative tasks.
  • Willingness to work towards a teaching and/or assessor qualification if not already held.

Responsibilities

  • Embed employability skills, digital literacy, and reading into teaching.
  • Adapt lessons to meet needs of learners with varying abilities and literacy levels.
  • Promote restorative practices to maintain a positive learning environment.

Skills

Enthusiasm
Resilience
Organisational skills

Education

Relevant vocational qualifications in Painting & Decorating
Teaching qualification (e.g., PTLLS, AET, CET)
Job description
Overview

This is an excellent opportunity to educate and rehabilitate adult learners.

If you would like a unique and challenging non-teaching role, where you can genuinely make a difference, enhance the prospects of learners, and ultimately change people's lives for the better - then this could be the opportunity for you.

Details of this position:

Role details

This position is for a full time ICT/Digital Skills Tutor to work in prison education.

Responsibilities
  • Embed employability skills, digital literacy, and reading into teaching.
  • Adapt lessons to meet the needs of learners with varying abilities, literacy levels, and additional learning needs.
  • Promote restorative practices to maintain a positive, inclusive, and supportive learning environment.
Work schedule

Full time, 5 days per week

Salary

Up to 34,000 per annum

Benefits
  • Generous annual leave entitlement.
  • A paid Life event day each year
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Access to hundreds of discounts via the Additions portal
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Access to online wellbeing centre
  • A paid volunteering day each year
  • Enhanced Maternity scheme
  • Sharesave scheme
  • Refer a Friend reward scheme
  • Holiday purchase scheme
  • Pension scheme
  • Life assurance
Candidate profile

Suitable candidates will need to be enthusiastic, resilient and have a humanistic approach. This role will not be for everyone, but anyone with a slight interest is encouraged to apply and if suitable, you will have the opportunity to have a discussion with the hiring manager directly over the phone, who can provide more detail and an insight into life working in a prison.

Requirements
  • Proven experience in Painting & Decorating with the ability to teach and demonstrate practical skills effectively.
  • Relevant vocational qualifications in Painting & Decorating.
  • A recognised teaching qualification (e.g., PTLLS, AET, CET) or assessor qualification is desirable.
  • Willingness to work towards a teaching and/or assessor qualification if not already held.
  • Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage tools, materials, and administrative tasks efficiently.
Clearance

The successful candidate will be required to obtain the appropriate prison clearance before starting the role and maintain this throughout employment.

How to apply

If you are interested in this position, then please apply via the link. Alternatively, you can contact Izzy White to discuss the role in further detail.

Referral

If this vacancy is not of interest to you at this time, but you happen to know someone who might be suitable and interested, then please kindly pass these details on to them.

Notice

Dovetail and Slate is a market leading education recruitment company. We specialise in hiring across the entire spectrum of education, including positions in student support and support services. With our extensive range of roles, we are confident we can find the right match for you, so if the current vacancy does not seem relevant to your expertise, we welcome you to upload your CV or give us a call to discuss your ideal position, with our dedicated team.

Dovetail and Slate is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, applicants, and clients to share this commitment.

This role may involve work with under 18\'s or vulnerable adults. Any appointment will be made subject to strict vetting and screening checks and receipt of a satisfactory enhanced DBS check. Dovetail and Slate ltd acts as an Employment Agency (perm) and an Employment Business (temp/contract).

Because education matters. Dovetail and Slate Limited

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