Personal and Social Development Tutor
This is a {Advertised Permanent / Temporary}, {Advertised Full Time / Part Time} vacancy that will close in {x} days at {xx:xx} BST.
The Role
We are looking for a PSD & Employability Tutor to deliver Gateway and NCFE qualifications (E3 – L2) to groups of up to 12 learners within a prison environment. This role plays a vital part in helping prisoners develop essential life and employability skills, preparing them for reintegration into society. With a focus on restorative practices, adaptive teaching, and literacy development, this position supports learners in taking responsibility, building confidence, and achieving personal growth.
Job Highlights:
- Position: PSD & Employability Tutor
- Qualifications: L2 qualification in Employability, PSD, or Life Skills; teaching qualification (PTLLS, AET, CET, or equivalent) preferred
- Experience: Teaching, coaching, or vocational training, ideally within a prison or similar setting
- Skills: Literacy integration, adaptive teaching, restorative practices, employability training
Key Responsibilities:
- Deliver PSD & Employability Courses: Facilitate engaging PSD and employability courses that adhere to Gateway and NCFE standards, equipping learners with personal, social, and work-ready skills.
- Adaptive Teaching Practices: Employ scaffolded learning and adaptive techniques to challenge learners at all levels, promoting a high standard of achievement and supporting neurodiverse needs.
- Promote Literacy and Digital Skills: Integrate reading and digital literacy into lessons to boost literacy as a core employability skill, with a focus on supporting learners with low literacy levels.
- Restorative Learning Environment: Encourage self-reflection, responsibility, and growth through restorative practices, motivating learners to engage in positive self-improvement.
- Collaborate with Key Stakeholders: Work closely with prison departments, CIAG, Work & Skills Coaches, employers, and other stakeholders to create employment pathways and support reintegration.
- Individual Learning Plans (ILPs): Develop and manage ILPs tailored to each learner’s goals, literacy needs, and employability, using adaptive strategies to address diverse learning needs.
What You Bring:
- A Level 2 qualification in PSD, Employability, or Life Skills training, with experience in delivering engaging, inclusive courses.
- A recognised teaching qualification, such as PTLLS, AET, CET, or a willingness to work towards a Level 5 teaching qualification (PGCE, Cert Ed, DTTLS).
- Excellent communication, organizational, and motivational skills, with a commitment to fostering a rehabilitative and supportive learning environment.
For full details of the role and person specification, please review the job description. If you have any questions, please reach out to our recruitment team at careers@peopleplus.co.uk. To apply, please use the "apply now" button.
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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