Employability Tutor

Job Category:
Education/Training/Instruction

A strong tutor can help someone see opportunities they had stopped believing were possible.

As an Employability Tutor, you will help people build the confidence, skills and workplace behaviours they need to move towards sustainable employment.

You will design and deliver accredited Employability and Customer Service courses, run practical employability workshops and help learners apply what they have learned to real vacancies.

This is a role where you can see people develop from one session to the next, and know that your teaching has helped them take a meaningful step towards work.

This role combines teaching, coaching and employment-focused delivery.

You will:

• Design and deliver structured courses that meet awarding-body standards.
• Deliver accredited Employability and Customer Service qualifications.
• Run CV surgeries, interview workshops and workplace-behaviour sessions.
• Help learners identify their strengths and address barriers to employment.
• Adapt your delivery for different abilities, learning needs and levels of confidence.
• Connect learning with relevant vacancies and employer expectations.
• Maintain high standards of attendance, participation and course completion.
• Track learner progress and maintain accurate evidence and records.
• Work towards engagement, progression and job-outcome targets.

Success is not measured only by delivering the planned content. It is measured by whether learners engage, develop, complete their programme and become better prepared to move into employment.

You will balance encouragement with accountability and model the punctuality, preparation and professionalism you are teaching.

You may start by reviewing your lesson plan, learner progress and attendance before preparing the resources for your first session.

Your morning could involve delivering a structured workshop on interview techniques, workplace communication or customer service. Some learners will participate confidently; others may need encouragement, additional explanation or a firmer reminder of expectations.

You will manage the group, adapt activities where necessary and make sure the session remains purposeful.

• Update learner records and assessment evidence.
• Follow up unexplained absence or falling engagement.
• Give an individual feedback on their CV or interview approach.
• Support someone with an additional learning need.
• Speak with an employer or employer-engagement colleague about upcoming vacancies.
• Adapt course content to reflect real workplace requirements.
• Deliver a remote workshop or individual support session.
• Review progress against engagement and employment targets.

The rewarding part is seeing learners become more confident, capable and ready to present themselves to employers.

You will need to be comfortable with:

• Holding the attention of groups with different abilities and motivations.
• Addressing disruptive behaviour or low participation constructively.
• Following up absence and maintaining a minimum 90% engagement rate.
• Delivering accredited content while keeping sessions practical and engaging.
• Adapting your approach for additional learning and communication needs.
• Teaching face-to-face and through virtual platforms.
• Giving honest feedback when work does not meet the required standard.
• Completing assessment evidence, learner records and documentation accurately.