Plumbing Tutor

Dovetail and Slate; Hemel Hempstead; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Funding for teaching and assessing

Chance to make a difference to futures

Job summary

Dovetail and Slate is seeking a Plumbing Tutor to join an employer in the justice sector, delivering vocational plumbing lessons within a prison education setting in Hemel Hempstead. You’ll teach up to Level 2 to small groups, helping learners build practical skills, confidence and qualifications for employment and rehabilitation.

You’ll assess learners, plan lessons for diverse abilities, mentor ahead of release, and contribute to a safe, compliant learning environment.

Qualifications

• A Level 2 Plumbing qualification or higher.
• Significant hands-on plumbing experience.
• Patience, empathy and belief in learners' potential.

Responsibilities

• Delivering plumbing qualifications up to Level 2 to groups of learners.
• Conducting initial assessments to identify starting points and needs.
• Planning and adapting lessons for diverse abilities and learning needs.
• Creating structured training plans to support individual learner goals.
• Assessing practical work and maintaining progress records.
• Instilling safety and workshop discipline within a secure learning environment.
• Mentoring learners to build confidence and work-readiness for release.

Skills

Hands-on plumbing experience

Patience

Empathy

Education

Plumbing Level 2+

Job description

Plumbing Tutor- HMP

Permanent

Location: Hemel Hempstead

Salary: From £30,000 per annum

About the Role

We are seeking an inspiring Plumbing Tutor to join an employer 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 plumbing lessons, up to Level 2, 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 plumbing qualifications up to Level 2 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 needs.
• Creating structured training plans that support individual learner goals.
• Assessing learners' practical work and maintaining accurate records of progress and achievement.
• Instilling industry standards of safety, tool control and workshop discipline within a secure learning environment.
• Providing mentoring and guidance to help learners build confidence and work-readiness ahead of release.

What We Offer

• £30,000 per annum
• Full support and funding towards teaching and assessing qualifications
• The chance to make a genuine difference to learners' futures

What We're Looking For

Essential:

• A Level 2 (or higher) qualification in Plumbing.
• Substantial hands-on experience working in the plumbing trade.
• Patience, empathy and a genuine belief in learners' potential to change.

Desirable (but not essential):

• Experience delivering training, teaching or mentoring others.
• A teaching or assessing qualification.

No teaching qualification? No problem. If you have the trade expertise, you'll be fully supported to gain your teaching or assessing qualification on the job.

Important Notice

Dovetail and Slate is a specialist justice and rehabilitation recruitment company.

We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. All appointments are subject to satisfactory vetting, including a right to work check and, where relevant, an enhanced DBS check and HMPPS security vetting, in line with the requirements of the Ministry of Justice.

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Because rehabilitation matters.

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