Media Tutor

Location: HMP Fosse Way, Leicestershire, LE18 4TN
Salary: £28,000 – £34,000 per annum, dependant on experience plus excellent benefits
Schedule: 40 hours per week, Permanent

Ready to impact a better future?

As a Media Tutor in our HMP Fosse Way team, you’ll help people build practical media skills that support their growth and future opportunities. Your work has purpose and creates impactful solutions that make a positive impact on communities.

You’ll guide learners to develop confidence, take pride in their achievements, and build the foundations they need for meaningful employment and a better future.

What you’ll do as a Media Tutor

You’ll be entrusted to:

• Design and deliver educational programmes that align with course aims, reviewing and improving content for quality.


• Plan engaging lessons using high‑quality materials and resources to optimise learning.


• Manage all aspects of learner accreditation.


• Keep accurate records of attendance, progress, and achievements, and provide performance reports as required.


• Build positive, professional relationships with learners to foster a productive learning environment.


• Support security procedures by carrying out rub‑down searches of prisoners when required.

Does this sound like you?

You’ll be a great fit for this role if you have…

• A minimum Level 3 Award in Education and Training (QCF), or an equivalent qualification.


• A Level 3 qualification in Media or a related subject.


• Experience in roles requiring strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.


• Flexibility and the ability to meet deadlines under pressure.


• Recent and relevant teaching experience in your subject area.

Vetting and checks:
An Enhanced DBS check is required for this role. This includes spent and unspent convictions, cautions, and any relevant information held by local police, in accordance with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and safeguarding requirements. You will also complete an Occupational Health Questionnaire to allow us to provide any support needed for you to succeed in the role.

Discover all you need to keep growing

We’re one of the top 1% of international employers, so you can have confidence you’ll be part of a highly supportive culture with leaders you can count on to help you achieve your goals. From mentoring and training to our focus on internal progression, we’re proud to offer clear development opportunities – and the support and tools to help you seize them.

What we offer

• Holidays: 31 days including bank holidays


• Pension: Up to 6% contributory pension scheme


• Training and development: Over 1,100 internal courses available, funding for qualifications and apprenticeships (including L3 Team Leader and L5 Operations Manager apprenticeships), mentoring opportunities, and a focus on internal progression


• Health and wellbeing: Employee Assistance Programme, Bupa Anytime HealthLine, wellbeing app, 30% off at Serco-managed leisure centres, and 24/7 access to a virtual GP service


• Discounts: Discounts across around 1,000 retailers, from food and clothing to days out, entertainment and travel


• Charity: Paid volunteering day, tax-free charitable giving through Payroll Giving Scheme, donate your pennies from your monthly pay to the Serco People Fund Charity


• Employee networks: Our networks support inclusion and connection by providing spaces for collaboration, learning, and belonging. They represent and empower all our colleagues including LGBTQIA+ employees, women, parents and carers, people with disabilities, veterans, and people from all cultural backgrounds.

Let’s impact a better future, together. Apply today.

About Serco
At Serco, not only is the nature of the work we do important, everyone has an important role to play, from caring for vulnerable people to managing complex public services.  We are a team of 50,000 people responsible for delivering essential public services around the world in areas including defence, transport, justice, immigration, healthcare and citizen services. We are innovators, committed to redesigning and improving public services for the benefit of everyone.

By joining Serco you will have unlimited access to our Global Employee Networks – SercoInspire (Gender), SercoEmbrace (Multicultural), SercoUnlimited (Disability) and In@Serco (LGBT & Networks). Serco Employee Networks, led by colleagues who are passionate about diversity, inclusion and belonging. 

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Please click on the apply button to complete your application. Occasionally we receive a large volume of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment. 

At Serco, we see people first and foremost for their performance and potential. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that supports the needs of all. As such we will make reasonable adjustments at interview through to employment for our candidates and strongly encourage applications from a diverse candidate pool. We are open to discussions around flexibility and flexible working. We operate a hybrid work structure in many of our business areas. We are proudly Disability Confident Leader employers and holder of the Gold Inclusive Employer Standard. Disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at an interview.  
 

At Serco we support fair access to employment for those with unspent criminal convictions through the ‘Ban the Box’ pledge (some may be exempt due to the nature of the role and the security clearance required).