Painting and Decorating Tutor

Dovetail and Slate; York; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading education recruitment firm is seeking a full-time Painting and Decorating Tutor to work within prison education. This role involves delivering practical sessions, ensuring compliance with health and safety standards, and adapting lessons for diverse learning needs. Candidates should have relevant qualifications and a desire to make a positive impact. Generous benefits including annual leave and a pension scheme are offered.

Benefits

Generous annual leave entitlement

Paid Life event day

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Enhanced Maternity scheme

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Qualifications

• Proven experience in Painting & Decorating with teaching ability.
• Willingness to work towards a teaching and/or assessor qualification.
• Must obtain prison clearance before starting the role.

Responsibilities

• Deliver engaging and practical Painting & Decorating sessions.
• Manage tools and equipment safely.
• Adapt lessons to meet varying abilities of learners.

Skills

Proven experience in Painting & Decorating

Ability to teach practical skills

Strong organisational skills

Education

Relevant vocational qualifications in Painting & Decorating

Recognised teaching qualification (e.g., PTLLS, AET, CET)

Job description

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:

This position is for a full time Painting and Decorating Tutor to work in prison education.

• Deliver engaging and practical Painting & Decorating sessions that inspire and motivate learners.
• Embed employability skills, digital literacy, and reading into vocational teaching.
• Manage tools and equipment safely and securely, ensuring full compliance with health and safety standards.
• 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 scale: Up to 35,000 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

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.

To be considered, suitable candidates will need to meet the following criteria:

• 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.

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

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.

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.

Important 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).

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