Tutor

Tutor
HMP Fosse Way, Leicestershire, LE18 4TN
Full-Time (40 hrs pw), Permanent
£28,000, rising to £33,635pa (depending on experience)

Do you have an Education qualification and a commitment to making a difference? At Serco, we’re looking for Industries Tutors to join our team at HMP Fosse Way.

This is a brand-new resettlement prison, offering support and training for those preparing for release and successful reintegration into society, with meaningful and paid employment.

As a Tutor, you’ll develop, administer and deliver all aspects of your specialist subject in line with the core curriculum and awarding body specification(s). Due to the opening of a new House Block, we’re looking for Tutors in a range of specialisms, including, but not limited to, functional skills, maintenance, horticulture, cleaning, textiles, creative crafts and hospitality. If you have teaching skills in a specialist area not mentioned above, that you feel would be beneficial to prison leavers, please do apply.

What you’ll do

• Design and deliver educational programmes that align with course aims, reviewing and improving content for quality.
• Plan engaging lessons using high-quality materials and resources to optimise learning.
• Manage all aspects of learner accreditation.
• Keep accurate records of attendance, progress, achievements, and provide performance reports as needed.
• Build positive, professional relationships with learners to foster a productive learning environment.
• Deliver lessons (2 hours 45 minutes) in both AM and PM sessions, as required.
• Create and maintain effective Individual Learning Plans (ILPs), set goals, and provide regular, constructive feedback.
• Provide lesson cover when colleagues are absent, to meet contractual needs.
• Manage equipment and materials within budget, encouraging learners to respect and value resources.
• Continuously evaluate your teaching and gather learner feedback to improve programme quality.
• Ensure timely certification for all course participants.
• Actively promote programmes and ensure up-to-date, relevant promotional materials are available.
• Collaborate with colleagues across departments and attend team meetings to support and enhance delivery.
• Adhere to all statutory, Home Office, company, and departmental policies — including promptly reporting security or intelligence concerns.
• Develop connections with related disciplines and maintain partnerships to enrich programme delivery.
• Help maintain learner behaviour standards, applying appropriate disciplinary actions when needed.
• Support security procedures by carrying out rub-down searches of prisoners when required. 

What you’ll need

Qualifications:

• A minimum Level 3 award in Education and Training (QCF), or equivalent
• A minimum Level 3 qualification in your subject area

We’d love it if you already hold a Level 3 qualification in Training, Assessing and Quality Assurance (TAQA), but if not, that’s something we’ll support you to achieve!

Experience:

• Experience in roles requiring strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
• Demonstrated flexibility and ability to meet deadlines under pressure
• Recent and relevant teaching experience in your subject area

We’re looking for people with a passion for their subject area, who can build good relationships with both colleagues and learners, and are keen to continue growing in their own area of expertise too! Experience in a custodial environment is a plus but not essential.

What we offer

• Pension: Up to 6% contributory pension scheme
• Training and development: Over 1,100 internal courses available, funding for qualifications and apprenticeships (including L3 Team Leader and L5 Operations Manager apprenticeships), mentoring opportunities, and a focus on internal progression
• Health and wellbeing: Employee Assistance Programme, Bupa Anytime HealthLine, wellbeing app, 30% off at Serco-managed leisure centres, and 24/7 access to a virtual GP service
• Discounts: Discounts across around 1,000 retailers, from food and clothing to days out, entertainment and travel.
• ShareSave scheme: Save regularly with the choice to buy Serco shares at a discount at the end of your savings period.
• Charity: Paid volunteering day, tax-free charitable giving through Payroll Giving Scheme, donate your pennies from your monthly pay to the Serco People Fund Charity
• Employee networks: Our networks support inclusion and connection by providing spaces for collaboration, learning, and belonging. They represent and empower diverse groups including LGBTQIA+ employees, women, parents and carers, people with disabilities, veterans, and people from all cultural backgrounds.
  
  

A little bit about us

At Serco, we’re a fast-growing company, serving governments around the globe. Our work spans a wide range of sectors including Justice, Immigration, Defence, Leisure, Healthcare, Transport, and Citizen Services. We’re committed to delivering, improving and redesigning public services for the benefit of everyone, guided by our values of Trust, Care, Innovation, and Pride.

Our inclusive recruitment process: We see people first and foremost for their performance and potential. We’re a proud holder of the Gold Inclusive Employer Standard, a Disability Confident Leader, and a top three Great British Employer of Veterans, championing fair access to employment and equal opportunities for all. As such we’ll make reasonable adjustments from interview through to employment.

As part of the Disability Confident Scheme, disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at an interview.

Let’s impact a better future, together. Apply today.

For help with your application, or to discuss your eligibility, please contact fossewayjobs@serco.com

About Serco
At Serco, not only is the nature of the work we do important, everyone has an important role to play, from caring for vulnerable people to managing complex public services.  We are a team of 50,000 people responsible for delivering essential public services around the world in areas including defence, transport, justice, immigration, healthcare and citizen services. We are innovators, committed to redesigning and improving public services for the benefit of everyone.

By joining Serco you will have unlimited access to our Global Employee Networks – SercoInspire (Gender), SercoEmbrace (Multicultural), SercoUnlimited (Disability) and In@Serco (LGBT & Networks). Serco Employee Networks, led by colleagues who are passionate about diversity, inclusion and belonging. 

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Please click on the apply button to complete your application. Occasionally we receive a large volume of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment. 

At Serco, we see people first and foremost for their performance and potential. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that supports the needs of all. As such we will make reasonable adjustments at interview through to employment for our candidates and strongly encourage applications from a diverse candidate pool. We are open to discussions around flexibility and flexible working. We operate a hybrid work structure in many of our business areas. We are proudly Disability Confident Leader employers and holder of the Gold Inclusive Employer Standard. Disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at an interview.  
 

At Serco we support fair access to employment for those with unspent criminal convictions through the ‘Ban the Box’ pledge (some may be exempt due to the nature of the role and the security clearance required).