Employability Tutor/Trainer Team Leader

Lead the Way in Learning & Development

Our Tutors play a vital role in supporting people with barriers to work, delivering engaging sessions that help individuals build confidence, skills, and resilience. As a Tutor Team Leader, you’ll lead, coach, and inspire a team of Tutors to deliver consistently high-quality sessions that meet customer needs and move them closer to employment.

• Salary: £30,000 - £32,000  

• Location: This role can be based at any of our seven North West offices however, flexibility to travel across all locations is essential.

• (Accrington, Blackburn, Burnley, Crewe, Macclesfield, Preston, Skelmersdale)

• A valid driving license and access to your own car are essential.

• Hours: Mon-Fri (9-5pm)

Who We Are 

Fedcap UK (part of The Fedcap Group) is a not-for-profit organisation. Our mission is to improve economic mobility by unlocking opportunities that move the dial for individuals and communities. Internationally, Fedcap has nearly 90 years of experience, supporting over 245,000 people annually to improve their economic well-being and quality of life through education, health, employability, and economic development practice areas.

Drawing on the experience and scale of the Fedcap Group, Fedcap UK delivers a growing portfolio of programmes that meet local and national priorities and empower individuals to thrive. We deliver leading employability solutions across the UK through local frontline professional teams.

At Fedcap, we embed social value in everything we do – from who we hire, to who we partner with, to how we deliver services that create lasting change. Whether that’s supporting a young parent into their first job, helping someone return after time away from work, or guiding someone with additional needs into sustainable employment – our mission is to create impact where it matters most.

What you'll be doing:

• Lead and support a team of Tutors, driving performance and high-quality delivery.
• Conduct structured observations of group and 1:1 sessions, providing data-driven feedback.
• Support Tutors with lesson planning, diary management, and delivery approaches.
• Promote digital learning and evidence-based content.
• Facilitate ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) sessions where required.
• Monitor quality, compliance, and customer records.
• Build positive relationships with colleagues, local networks, and stakeholders.
• Share best practice across the UK to strengthen consistency and innovation.
• Ability to embrace our values: Kindness, Respect, Integrity, and Innovation.
• Proven leadership or management experience, with a track record of achieving results through a team.
• Experience delivering and evaluating group learning sessions.
• Strong coaching, mentoring, and communication skills.
• Knowledge of the local labour market and specialist support networks.
• Experience developing and maintaining high professional standards.
• Level 3 Award in Education and Training (or equivalent teaching qualification).

What you'll need:

Desirable:

• Level 3 Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement.
• Recognised Teaching or Training qualification.
• Knowledge of the employability sector.
• You’ll make a real impact: Every success story you help write will be felt in homes, workplaces, and communities across the county.
• You’ll work locally: Embedded in the places you know— towns, villages, and rural communities.
• You’ll grow: With access to training, reflective practice, and a national network of likeminded colleagues.
• You’ll be supported: We believe in team working, wellbeing check-ins, and manageable caseloads.
• You’ll be part of something bigger: From mental health awareness to inclusive recruitment and sustainable employment, your work contributes to broader change.

At Fedcap, we’re proud to offer a comprehensive and rewarding benefits package designed to support your wellbeing, development and work-life balance:

• 33 days’ annual leave (including bank holidays) with the option to buy or sell additional days
• £500 annual benefits scheme to spend at over 900 retailers
• Cycle to Work scheme open all year round
• Pension scheme with up to 5% employer match
• Free life assurance worth 4x your salary
• Health & wellbeing support, including access to our 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family
• Digital gym, mindfulness resources, virtual GP and more

Here’s what makes Fedcap a Rewarding Career...

We’re a mission-led organisation with social value at our core. We’ve been trusted for nearly a century to help people with health conditions and disabilities thrive through work. We’re a Disability Confident Leader and proud to be part of a partnership that reflects the communities we serve.

Additional Information 

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
Fedcap Employment is committed to equal opportunities throughout recruitment and selection, in line with our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion policy and the Equality Act 2010. As a Disability Confident Leader, we actively welcome applications from disabled people and will support reasonable adjustments where needed.

We are also proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant, encouraging applications from veterans, reservists, and military families.

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