Computer Aided Design (CAD) Tutor
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The Role
Are you passionate about design, engineering, and the power of education to change lives? Join us at HMP Millsike as a CAD Tutor, where you’ll deliver high-quality, learner-centred training in Computer-Aided Design to small cohorts of motivated learners working towards City & Guilds Level 2 and 3 qualifications.
This is more than just a teaching role — it’s an opportunity to empower individuals through restorative education, helping them build the technical, digital, and employability skills they need to succeed beyond the prison walls.
What You’ll Be Doing:
- Deliver engaging CAD instruction with a focus on engineering principles, aligned to City & Guilds standards.
- Create a restorative learning environment where learners take ownership of their progress and development.
- Support diverse learning needs through adaptive teaching, personalised learning plans (ILPs), and embedded literacy support.
- Promote reading for pleasure, especially for those with lower-level literacy skills.
- Build employability and digital literacy, preparing learners for real-world opportunities.
- Ensure workshop safety and compliance, maintaining high standards of health, safety, and security.
- Collaborate with key partners, including CIAG and support teams, to deliver inclusive, effective education.
- Track progress and maintain records, contributing to parole reports and achievement data.
- Contribute to curriculum development and continuous improvement initiatives aligned to Ofsted expectations.
What We’re Looking For:
Essential:
- Level 3 qualification in CAD or Engineering Design (or equivalent).
- Experience delivering CAD or engineering training.
- Strong communication and facilitation skills.
- Passion for supporting learner development and achievement.
- Ability to create inclusive, engaging learning environments.
- Understanding of safeguarding, health and safety, and data protection.
- Organised and confident with record-keeping and learner management.
Desirable:
- Full teaching qualification (Level 5+) or willingness to work towards.
- Knowledge of the Ofsted Education Inspection Framework (EIF).
- Experience working with neurodivergent learners or those with additional needs.
- Familiarity with applying reasonable adjustments.
- Strong commitment to literacy and promoting reading.
Why Join Us?
- Small class sizes (up to 12 learners), allowing for individual support and relationship-building.
- Supportive team culture with ongoing CPD, training, and reflective practice.
- A role with real impact — helping learners gain meaningful qualifications, build confidence, and take steps towards a better future.
- Contribute to a rehabilitative, forward-thinking education programme that values dignity, growth, and second chances.
Who We Are
Here at People Plus, we make a positive difference to people’s lives – every single day.
We use our experience to support hundreds of thousands of people each year. Our committed teams work across Britain to deliver a range of public services, including employment support, skills training, independent living, prison education, starting a business, and support to help employers grow.
To put it simply, we:
- Support people to find and keep jobs
- Help people to set up their own businesses
- Deliver skills training to further people’s careers
- Work with employers to build a skilled and happy workforce
- Rehabilitate people with convictions
- Tackle the root causes of offending
- Help people to live independently
- Support carers
We are extremely proud to be a Silver accredited Investors in People organisation. This means that at PeoplePlus, the right principles are in place but more than that, it means our people and leaders are making active efforts to make sure that there’s real consistency and everyone in the organisation can feel the effects.
Our Benefits
A paid PeoplePlus Life Event Day each year
25 days annual leave
Cycle to Work scheme
Access to hundreds of discounts via the Additions portal
Employee Assistance Programme
Access to online wellbeing centre
Enhanced Wedding leave
A paid volunteering day each year
Testimonials
"I have worked within PeoplePlus for 6 months now, my team is amazing and full of support. I have been given many opportunities to expand my role and learn new skills, always supported by management and my colleagues."
"PeoplePlus is a great place to work as they care about and support their employees whilst challenging them to grow within the company. The core values contribute effectively to the company culture of honesty, communication and self-improvement enabling staff to be heard and feedback and share opinions in a progressive way. Staff are always empowered to perform and motivated by achievement thereby creating a positive environment within which to support the well-being of others."
"I have loved my time since joining PeoplePlus as an Administrator for the Restart Scheme in Stockton. After a few months I enrolled onto Level 3 HR Support apprenticeship through the internal apprenticeship programme. Since then, I have joined the Contract Assurance team as Compliance officer for the Northeast. I have a great support system within the organisation and have been given many fantastic opportunities to help progress my professional development. "
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