Job Role: Food Skills Tutor
Location: HMP Belmarsh
Salary: From £30,000 + £5,000 London Weighting
Contract: Permanent, full time
Working Environment: Prison-based role with full on-site delivery
 
Role Overview
We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Food Skills Tutor to deliver high-quality, practical vocational training to learners at HMP Belmarsh.
In this rewarding position, you will help learners develop industry-relevant catering skills, build confidence, and work towards recognised qualifications that support their longer-term career aspirations. Working with small groups, you will design structured lessons, lead hands-on workshop sessions, and support learners through all stages of their development.
Your contribution will play a vital part in rehabilitation, progression and successful learner outcomes within a secure environment.
 
Key Responsibilities
Vocational Delivery & Learner Engagement

• Deliver engaging, practical catering lessons and workshop sessions to small groups. - Develop learners'' professional catering skills, food safety knowledge and workplace behaviours. - Tailor lessons to meet individual learning needs and align delivery with qualification standards. - Assess learner progress and provide clear, constructive and motivating feedback. - Maintain accurate records of attendance, assessment outcomes and learner achievement.

• Build a positive, inclusive and supportive learning environment. - Encourage learners to develop confidence, resilience and employability skills. - Contribute to the development and review of individual learning plans (ILPs). - Support learners in preparing for progression opportunities both inside and outside custody.

• Contribute to curriculum development and continuous improvement of delivery materials. - Uphold safeguarding, equality, diversity and health & safety requirements across all learning activities. - Work collaboratively with prison staff and education colleagues to ensure effective programme delivery. - Ensure all teaching, learning and assessment meets internal and awarding-body standards.

• Level 2 Catering qualification. - Strong vocational background with substantial industry experience. - Experience delivering catering or vocational-based training. - Ability to use a variety of teaching and assessment methods to engage diverse learners. - Good communication, organisational and interpersonal skills.

• Teaching or assessing qualification (e.g., AET, PTLLS, CAVA). - Experience delivering training within prison education or alternative learning settings. - Willingness to work towards a teaching or assessing qualification (full support provided).