Motor Mechanics Tutor

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

Benefits offered by this job

30 days annual leave

Paid Life Event Day

Generous pension scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Holiday purchase scheme

Enhanced wedding leave

Enhanced maternity scheme

Life assurance

Employee assistance programme

Wellbeing platform & retail discounts

Job summary

Dovetail & Slate Ltd is seeking an inspiring Motor Mechanics Tutor to join an education provider in the justice sector, delivering vocational learning within a prison setting. You will help learners build practical skills and qualifications to progress into employment while shaping brighter futures.

You will deliver engaging motor mechanics lessons to small groups with varied backgrounds, needing patience, empathy and belief in each learner's potential, combining technical knowledge with

Qualifications

• Essential: NVQ Level 3 in motor vehicle maintenance or equivalent with industry experience.
• Essential: expert in your field with substantial vocational experience.
• Essential: ability to work effectively within a team.
• Essential: genuine passion for learner development.

Responsibilities

• Delivering motor mechanics sessions and qualifications to groups of learners.
• Assessing, reviewing and tracking learner progress.
• Maintaining accurate course and learner records.
• Embedding employability and workplace skills into the curriculum.
• Supporting learners to achieve and progress towards employment.

Skills

Industry experience

Teamwork

Learner development

Education

NVQ Level 3 in motor vehicle maintenance

Tools

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Job description

Motor Mechanics Tutor- HMP

Permanent

Location: Newmarket

Salary: From £30,000 per annum

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

About the Role

We are seeking an inspiring Motor Mechanics 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 motor mechanics lessons to small groups of 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 motor mechanics sessions and qualifications to groups of learners.
• Assessing, reviewing and tracking learner progress.
• Maintaining accurate course and learner records.
• Embedding employability and workplace skills into the curriculum.
• Supporting learners to achieve and progress towards employment.

What We're Looking For

Essential:

• NVQ Level 3 qualification in motor vehicle maintenance, or equivalent, with industry experience
• An expert in your field with substantial vocational experience
• Ability to work effectively within a team
• Genuine passion for learner development

Desirable (but not essential):

• A teaching or assessing qualification

No teaching qualification? No problem. Full support and funding is available to help you work towards the required teaching and assessing qualifications.

What We Offer

• 30 days annual leave
• Paid Life Event Day each year
• Generous pension scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Holiday purchase scheme
• Enhanced wedding leave
• Enhanced maternity scheme
• Life assurance
• Employee assistance programme
• Access to a wellbeing platform and retail discounts

If you're ready to put your trade expertise to work helping learners build real skills and real futures, we'd love to hear from you.