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Job Title: Employability and Skills Tutor

Location: Devon (home-based with delivery across community venues)

Salary: £27,000 - £29,000 per annum

Contract Type: Permanent, Full-Time (37.5 hours per week)

Annual Leave: 25 days + 8 bank holidays

Role Overview: We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Employability and Skills Tutor to deliver short qualifications to adult learners across Devon. The role involves teaching a variety of vocational programmes ranging from 1-day workshops to 12-day courses, covering areas such as:

• Support Work in Schools
• Safeguarding
• Understanding Autism
• Basic ICT
• Customer Service
• Employability Skills

Delivery will take place in community venues across Torridge and North Devon (e.g. Bideford, Barnstaple, Ilfracombe). This is a fantastic opportunity for a motivated tutor who is passionate about adult learning and committed to helping learners progress into further training or employment.

• Deliver accredited classroom-based courses to small groups of adult learners.
• Carry out initial assessments, develop learner action plans, and monitor progress.
• Provide advice, guidance, and pastoral support throughout the learner journey.
• Mark learner work, provide feedback, and complete progress reviews.
• Contribute to curriculum design, schemes of work, and resource development.
• Maintain accurate records, documentation, and reporting in line with requirements.
• Manage a caseload of learners effectively, ensuring high-quality outcomes.
• Promote safeguarding, equality, health and safety, and safe working practices.
• Support learners in building confidence, employability skills, and progression opportunities.
• Attend meetings, training, and CPD activities as required.

Essential:

• PGCE or Level 3 teaching qualification (or willingness to work towards).
• English and Maths at Level 2 (or equivalent).
• Experience of delivering adult learning courses.
• Strong subject knowledge across vocational programmes.
• Excellent communication, organisational, and IT skills.
• Ability to manage workload independently and meet deadlines.
• Full driving licence and access to a car.
• Enhanced DBS (funded by employer).

Desirable:

• Knowledge of the FE sector and current good practice in adult learning.
• Experience supporting learners with employability and progression.
• Understanding of safeguarding, Prevent, and promoting learner well-being.