Employability Tutor - South Yorkshire

Job Description

Job Title - Employability Tutor

Location - Doncaster - To cover the South Yorkshire area

Salary - £26,500

Contract - Type - Full-time

We are seeking an Employability Trainer to deliver an employability and skills programme that empowers participants to overcome barriers, build confidence, and progress toward sustainable employment or further education. This role is pivotal in creating a positive learning environment while actively connecting learners with real opportunities in the local labour market.

You will combine training delivery, personal coaching, and learner engagement to ensure those most suitable gain practical skills and sector insights. A strong understanding of Labour Market Information (LMI) for the Doncaster area is essential, enabling you to guide learners toward realistic and rewarding career paths. You will also act as a broker between participants and employers, promoting inclusive recruitment practices and developing partnerships that lead to tangible job outcomes.

This is a hands‑on role requiring creativity, adaptability, and a genuine passion for helping people succeed. You will work collaboratively with local stakeholders, employers, and support services to ensure the programme delivers measurable impact.

Contracts are commissioner‑led, meaning we must adhere to strict quality and compliance regimes. You will therefore have a keen eye for detail, excellent administrative skills, and experience creating high-quality learning materials. Evaluation of your courses will be essential to ensuring they add value to our participant group and support them in moving forward towards their personal goal(s). You will also have a continuous improvement mindset, striving for excellence and taking pride in the work you and your colleagues deliver.

Sharing ideas and best practices will come naturally to you, as will taking on additional or different tasks to get the job done to the highest of standards.

• Proven experience in delivering training, coaching or developing others
• Training qualification such as PTTLS, Education & Training or CAVA
• Performance driven with the ability to work to various targets, including performance and quality measures
• Experience as a trainer/facilitator
• Experience of being accountable for your own work e.g. delivery of required courses in a professional and timely fashion
• Excellent communicator, both verbal and written
• Personal skills include creativity, being inspirational/able to create a personal impact, being able to command attention/control a situation/being committed/highly motivated
• Be able to demonstrate a true passion for improving the lives of others
• A value's driven individual
• Passionate about transforming people's lives through teaching and learning