KIA Tutor

Base pay range Benefits Package Length of Service Rewards - Enjoy enhanced benefits as your career with us grows. Car Allowance - Provided as part of your role. Annual Leave - 25 days plus bank holidays for a healthy work-life balance. Private Health Insurance - Optional opt-in for additional peace of mind. Death in Service Benefit - Financial security for your loved ones. Location Derby KIA Training Centre Hours Monday - Friday, 8:30am - 5:00pm Overview We’re looking for a passionate and skilled Automotive Tutor to deliver outstanding teaching, learning, and assessment at our KIA Training Centre. You’ll play a key role in shaping the next generation of Light Vehicle Technicians by providing a safe and engaging learning environment and delivering high‑quality practical and theoretical training. What You’ll Do Teach Light Vehicle Automotive Engineering and related Motor Vehicle Studies. Support apprenticeships and frameworks through delivery, assessment, and internal verification. Act as a personal tutor, guiding students through their learning journey. Develop engaging resources and integrate functional skills into the curriculum. Contribute to curriculum planning and continuous improvement initiatives. What We’re Looking For Minimum Level 3 Motor Vehicle qualification (IMI/C&G/BTEC). Teaching qualification (L3/4 AET/PTLLS/Cert-ed/PGCE). Strong experience in Light Vehicle repair and diagnosis. Excellent communication and organisational skills. Enhanced DBS clearance. Desirable Electric Vehicle and MOT Testing experience. Assessor’s Award (A1/CAVA) and IQA qualification. Why Join Us? You’ll be part of a supportive team committed to delivering excellence and helping learners achieve their full potential. We offer opportunities for professional development and a chance to make a real impact in the automotive training sector. Additional Information This job description outlines the main duties and responsibilities associated with the role, but these may be adjusted by Skillnet to meet changing business needs. Equal Opportunity Statement Skillnet is an equal opportunities employer. Safeguarding Commitment Skillnet places the highest importance on Safeguarding and Prevent, and the safety and wellbeing of our learners is paramount. We recognise that safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility. We do not tolerate abuse in any form and are committed to acting promptly, decisively and in line with statutory guidance whenever concerns arise. Our Safeguarding and Prevent Policy sets out how we safeguard and promote learners’ welfare by listening to them, supporting them, respecting them, and protecting young people and vulnerable adults from abuse, neglect, and radicalisation. We do this by: Having a dedicated Safeguarding and Prevent Lead, supported by a team of Safeguarding Officers. Maintaining a comprehensive Safeguarding and Prevent Risk Assessment and Action Plan that identifies risks and outlines actions to protect learners. Providing education and training that builds learners’ resilience and helps them stay safe on and offline. Delivering a robust induction programme for learners and staff, including detailed Safeguarding and Prevent modules. Ensuring adherence to IT security policies and promoting safe and responsible use of technology. Keeping colleagues informed through regular updates, 1:1s, team meetings and safeguarding “hot topics.” Upholding strict confidentiality, sharing information only when it is in the best interests of the learner and in line with safeguarding procedures. Safer Recruitment and Pre-Employment Checks This post involves regulated activity, and the successful candidate must always uphold Skillnet’s safeguarding responsibilities and demonstrate suitability to work with children, young people or vulnerable adults. In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) and FE safeguarding requirements, Skillnet will carry out all relevant safer‑recruitment checks, which may include: Identity and right‑to‑work verification. Enhanced DBS check with barred‑list information. References, employment history, and verification of professional qualifications. Online search checks as part of our safer‑recruitment due diligence. All staff must complete safeguarding and Prevent training on induction and engage in regular refresher training. Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 Because this role involves regulated activity within a Further Education environment, it is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Applicants must therefore declare all spent and unspent convictions, cautions, reprimands, and warnings that are not protected (filtered) under DBS rules. Any information disclosed will be treated confidentially and considered fairly in line with our safeguarding and safer‑recruitment obligations. Seniority level Entry level Employment type Full-time Job function Education and Training Industries Motor Vehicle Manufacturing #J-18808-Ljbffr