Functional Skills English Tutor- HMP

Job Title: Functional Skills English Tutor

Location: HMP (Sutton, Surrey)

Salary: From £30,000 + £5,000 London Weighting

Contract: Permanent, Full-Time

The Opportunity

We have an exciting opportunity for an inspiring Functional Skills English Tutor to join our prison education team on-site at HMP High Down. In this deeply rewarding role, you will deliver City & Guilds Functional Skills English qualifications from Entry Level 1 through to Level 2. Working with small class sizes (up to 12 learners), you will play a vital role in boosting literacy, building self-esteem, and helping individuals reshape their futures.

What You Will Be Doing

• Engaging Delivery: Plan and deliver interactive, inclusive Functional Skills English lessons tailored to small groups of adult learners with varied educational backgrounds and learning needs.

• Assessment & ILP Management: Conduct initial assessments and use BKSB diagnostic tools to establish starting points, construct Individual Learning Plans (ILPs), and track continuous student progression.

• Adaptive Pedagogy: Utilise innovative, practical, and digital resources to make literacy accessible, engaging, and relevant for all learners.

• Exam Preparation: Prepare learners for formal City & Guilds assessments and qualifications, celebrating their literacy milestones and personal development.

• Promoting Literacy: Actively encourage reading for pleasure and promote literacy and numeracy standards across the prison environment.

• Multidisciplinary Collaboration: Partner with prison staff, learning support practitioners, and employability teams to ensure positive, holistic learner outcomes.

What We Are Looking For

• Subject Expertise: Essential Level 3 qualification in English.

• Teaching Credentials: Level 5 teaching qualification (PGCE, Cert Ed, DTLLS, or equivalent) is preferred. No Level 5 qualification? Candidates with relevant delivery experience who are willing to work towards a Level 5 qualification are encouraged to apply.

• Teaching Experience: Proven track record of delivering Functional Skills English qualifications with strong classroom management and lesson planning skills.

• Core Competencies: Excellent administrative capability (ILPs, registers, assessment logs), strong communication skills, and the resilience to teach in a secure environment.

• Desirable Criteria: Prior experience within prison education, FE, or adult learning settings, familiarity with BKSB diagnostics, knowledge of Ofsted's Education Inspection Framework (EIF), or an IQA qualification.

Our Benefits Include:

• 30 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)

• Paid volunteering day each year

• Generous pension scheme & Life Assurance

• Cycle to Work scheme & Holiday purchase scheme

• Enhanced Wedding Leave & Enhanced Maternity Scheme

• Access to hundreds of retail discounts via the Additions portal