Vocational Tutor

Cover Vocational Tutor - Prison Education

Location: HMP Brixton, London
Salary: From £30,000 - £35,000 + £5,000 London Weighting Allowance
Contract: Permanent, Full-Time

Are you a skilled tradesperson, vocational trainer, or educator looking for a rewarding role where you can make a genuine difference?

We are seeking a passionate and adaptable Cover Vocational Tutor to join our education team at HMP Brixton. This is a unique opportunity to support learners in gaining valuable vocational skills, qualifications, and confidence that can help them build positive futures and improve their employment prospects.

As a Cover Vocational Tutor, you will play a key role in maintaining the continuity and quality of our vocational curriculum, delivering engaging lessons across multiple subject areas when permanent tutors are absent.

Working within a secure educational environment, you will deliver high-quality vocational training to small groups of learners, supporting their development through practical learning and employability-focused education.

This role will provide cover across a variety of vocational curriculum areas, including:

• Carpentry & Joinery
• Plumbing
• Wall & Floor Tiling
• Painting & Decorating
• Dry Lining
• ICT / Digital Skills
• Food Safety

While experience across all disciplines is not expected,
candidates with experience in two or three of the above areas will be particularly well suited to this opportunity.

• Deliver engaging, practical vocational training across a range of subject areas.
• Promote employability skills including teamwork, communication, professionalism, and workplace behaviours.
• Embed digital skills into learning programmes to prepare learners for employment.
• Plan and adapt lessons to meet individual learner needs and abilities.
• Support learners with varying educational backgrounds, including those with additional learning needs.
• Monitor learner progress and provide effective feedback.
• Build learner confidence, motivation, and engagement through inclusive teaching practices.
• Maintain workshop safety, tool accountability, and compliance with health and safety standards.
• Complete all required documentation, including registers, assessments, Individual Learning Plans (ILPs), and learner records.
• Work closely with colleagues, prison staff, and support services to provide a consistent and positive learner experience.
• Support learners in working towards qualifications and developing their Employability Passport.

• Maths and English qualifications at Level 2 or above.
• Vocational industry experience in at least two of the following areas
  :
• Carpentry & Joinery
• Plumbing
• Wall & Floor Tiling
• Painting & Decorating
• Dry Lining
• ICT / Digital Skills
• Food Safety
• Teaching qualification at Level 4 or above, or willingness to work towards one.
• Strong classroom management and learner engagement skills.
• Excellent communication and organisational abilities.
• Experience planning, delivering, and assessing vocational learning.
• Ability to adapt teaching methods to meet a wide range of learner needs.
• Knowledge of safeguarding, equality and diversity, and health & safety requirements.
• Resilience, adaptability, and confidence working within a challenging but rewarding environment.
• A genuine passion for helping learners gain skills, qualifications, and confidence.

• Assessor qualification (TAQA, A1, D32/D33 or equivalent).
• Experience teaching across multiple vocational subjects.
• Understanding of the OFSTED Education Inspection Framework (EIF).
• Experience using diagnostic assessment tools such as BKSB.
• Previous experience within prison education, adult learning, employability programmes, or apprenticeships.

• A multi-skilled tradesperson looking to transition into education.
• An experienced vocational tutor who enjoys variety and delivering across multiple disciplines.
• A construction professional with knowledge of several trades who wants to pass on their skills.
• An educator who can adapt quickly and confidently teach different vocational subjects.

• Competitive salary of £30,000+ plus £5,000 London Weighting
• Permanent, full-time position
• Opportunity to make a real social impact through education
• Supportive team environment
• Ongoing professional development and training
• Opportunity to gain additional teaching and assessing qualifications
• A varied and engaging role with no two days the same

Education plays a vital role in helping people develop skills, confidence, and aspirations for the future. As a Cover Vocational Tutor, you will help learners overcome barriers, achieve qualifications, and build pathways towards employment and positive life outcomes.

Every lesson delivered is an opportunity to change a life.