Motor Mechanics Tutor

Job description

The Role

Based on-site at HMP Highpoint, you will work with small groups of prison-based learners, helping them to develop their motor vehicle maintenance and repair skills, knowledge, and workplace behaviours while supporting them in achieving their long-term goals and aspirations.

As a Motor Mechanics Tutor, you will ensure that effective training plans are in place and that learners receive appropriate advice, guidance, and support throughout their learning journey. You will deliver high-quality, hands-on vocational training that engages learners, builds confidence, and prepares them for future employment opportunities within the automotive industry.

This is a full-time role working 37.5 hours per week

What we are looking for

• Level 3 vocational qualification in Motor Vehicle Maintenance, Motor Mechanics, or a related subject
• Significant industry experience within motor vehicle repair and maintenance
• Experience delivering vocational or practical-based training
• A teaching or assessing qualification is desirable
• Ability to use a wide range of engaging and practical training methods to support learners
• Commitment to helping learners develop valuable vocational and employability skills

If you do not currently hold a teaching or assessing qualification, we can support you in achieving the appropriate qualifications and assessments as part of your probationary period.

For full details of the role and person specification, please review the job description. If you would like to speak to the recruitment team before applying, please email any questions and a member of the team will get back to you.

If you wish to apply, please use the Apply Now button, as applications cannot be accepted via email.

Who We Are

Here at People Plus, we make a positive difference to peoples 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, 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 peoples careers
• Work with employers to build a skilled and happy workforce
• Rehabilitate people with convictions
• Tackle the root causes of offending
• Support carers

We are extremely proud to be a Gold accredited Investors in People organisation. This demonstrates our commitment to creating the very best environment and culture for our colleagues to succeed and thrive.

We are committed to transforming the lives of people with convictions through our work in prisons.

Our services have been designed to tackle the underlying causes of offending behaviour so people can make positive changes to their lives.
With more than 500 people working to support people with convictions in custody and in the community, we bring passion, experience and innovation to public sector rehabilitation services.

We also work with specialist partner organisations to help people move away from their past and look forward to a brighter future.

All of our services are designed in partnership with the people who were trying to help and away from our direct work with people serving their sentences, were working hard to change attitudes towards people who can often be tarnished unfairly following criminal convictions. Our Social Recruitment Framework brings together organisations to tackle any pre-conceived ideas about hiring people who have previously been involved in crime.

We also work with employers on the Ban the Box initiative to support fair and equal recruitment processes and have engaged industry to influence our employer-led curriculum delivered to our learners.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Cowlinge

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Salary indication

£30,000 Per Month

Published at

14-05-2026

Profession type

Training

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English