Centre: NMT Warwickshire (Nuneaton)
Employer: New Meaning Training
Salary: Salary negotiable and based on experience
Type: Full Time, Permanent, All-year-round
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Schedule: Monday to Friday 07:30-15:30
Job Reference: WARNUNCMT052601
If school hasn’t worked for a young person, it doesn’t mean they can’t learn, build skills, or find a way forward.
We work with young people who don’t always find education easy. Some have struggled to stay engaged. Some have been labelled or misunderstood. Some just don’t see the point anymore. What makes the difference here isn’t pressure — it’s practical learning, clear structure, and someone who sticks with them while they work things out.
We’re looking for a Construction Multiskills Tutor who can bring that kind of consistency into the workshop. This is hands-on learning — carpentry, tiling, decorating, basic plumbing — where young people can try things for themselves, see progress, and start to feel more capable.
You might already have experience in construction, or you might have been training or mentoring others on the job. Some people come into this role with teaching experience. Some don’t. What matters is that you’re ready to take responsibility for helping young people learn in a structured, purposeful way.
Not every day will go smoothly. Some learners take time to settle. Some will test boundaries. That’s part of it. Your role is to keep things steady — showing what’s expected, breaking things down, and helping them stick with it long enough to see progress.
You’ll be part of a team that understands that behaviour usually has a reason, and that progress doesn’t always look the same for everyone. The focus is simple: help young people take part, learn something real, and move a step closer to working life.
If you’re someone who can stay patient, keep things practical, and see past first impressions, this could be a good fit.
Key Responsibilities
- Plan and deliver hands-on, engaging Construction sessions that help young people explore creative techniques, build portfolios, and develop skills that matter
- Work 1:1 and in small groups to support learners at different levels of confidence and ability
- Collaborate with your team on scheme of work and lesson planning
- Encourage attendance, routine, and personal accountability in learners
- Support the development of learners’ functional skills in Maths and English as part of their wider learning journey
- Keep accurate records of progress, behaviour, and engagement
- Use a trauma-informed, relational approach to behaviour management, helping learners feel safe, respected and understood
- Reflect on your own practice and contribute to team development and training
- Work alongside support services, parents/carers and external agencies where relevant to promote learner success
About Us
New Meaning Training offers education with a difference.
We work with young people aged 15–25 who haven’t always had a straightforward experience of education. Some have been misunderstood, some have disengaged, and some are still working out where they fit. What they find here is something steadier — a place where there’s time to settle in, where expectations are clear, and where they’re not judged on what’s gone before.
In Warwickshire, we run two centres. Our Stratford-upon-Avon centre has been established for longer and offers a range of “Introduction to” programmes including Motor Mechanics, Hair & Beauty, Creative Art & Design, Computing Basics, and Sports. Each course gives young people the chance to try things out properly, build practical skills, and start to see what they might be good at.
Our Nuneaton centre, which opened in September 2025, focuses on Construction Multiskills and Retail & Hospitality. Like all of our courses, these are “Introduction to” programmes — designed to feel possible from the start, with a strong emphasis on learning through doing.
The Nuneaton team is still small — currently just four people — but it already has a good rhythm. People step in for each other, share ideas, and keep things moving on days that don’t go to plan (which happens). There’s a steady sense that everyone’s working towards the same thing.
There are also moments that don’t feel like a typical education setting at all. Our teaching assistant runs yoga and sound bath sessions for learners, and sometimes staff join in too. It’s not a headline feature — it just reflects the kind of place this is. Calm when it needs to be. Flexible when it matters. Always focused on helping young people feel settled enough to take part.
Alongside this, we run a Transition Support programme for young people with an EHCP who are not yet ready for a centre-based learning environment. This sits separately from our main provision and is designed to help them move towards that next step at a pace that works for them.
Most of the young people we work with are referred through schools, PRUs, and SEND services. That means we’re always balancing two things — creating an experience where young people feel understood, while also delivering something clear, structured, and trusted by the professionals around them.
We don’t expect things to change overnight. We focus on helping things feel possible again — and building from there.
Why work for New Meaning Training?
Generous annual leave
- 20 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
- Up to 10 additional “gifted” days off each year (taken during school holiday periods)
- Annual leave increases with length of service, up to a maximum of 24 days
Pension
- Auto enrolment into The People’s Pension enrolment
- 5% employee contribution with 3% employer contribution
Blue Light Card
- Access to hundreds of national discounts (retail, food, travel, days out)
- Admin fee fully reimbursed by NMT
Service recognition
- Additional annual leave as a thank you for long service
- Gift rewards at key milestones (e.g. 5 and 10 years)
Wellbeing benefits
- Annual flu vaccination voucher (paid for by NMT)
- Birthday gift voucher to celebrate your day
Sustainable travel schemes
- Cycle to Work scheme (salary sacrifice)
- Electric Vehicle scheme via Octopus Energy (salary sacrifice)
- Green Travel to Work initiatives with rewards for taking part
A supportive, values led workplace‑led workplace
- Strong focus on staff wellbeing, development, and collaboration
- Training and CPD supported as part of your role
- The opportunity to make a meaningful difference in young people’s lives
How to Apply & Safeguarding
To apply, please visit newmeaning.training/careers. To be considered for this role, you must fill in our mandatory online application form and attach a CV to complete your submission.
New Meaning Training is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment and adhere to our safeguarding and professional conduct policies.
- Checks: This post involves regulated activity and is subject to an Enhanced DBS check (including a Children’s Barred List check) and satisfactory professional references.
- Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA): This role is exempt from the ROA 1974. Applicants must disclose all convictions and cautions that are not ‘protected’ under the Exceptions Order 1975 (as amended 2013 and 2020). For guidance on which offences are ‘filtered’ and do not need to be disclosed, please refer to the DBS filtering guide.
You will have
- Experience teaching or delivering structured learning, with a clear understanding of lesson planning, schemes of work, and tracking progress
- Confidence managing the day-to-day expectations of a teaching role, including registers, documentation, and maintaining standards
- Experience in Construction or show a strong interest in DIY, or in training others in these environments
- A way of working that helps young people feel settled, understood, and able to take part
- The ability to stay steady and consistent, even when engagement is low or progress feels slow
- A Level 3 Award in Education & Training (or equivalent), or be working towards it with clear prior teaching experience
- An understanding of (or willingness to learn about) safeguarding, SEND, and trauma-informed practice
- Clear, straightforward communication — knowing when to explain, when to simplify, and when to hold expectations
- Good organisation skills and confidence with record keeping
- Basic IT skills (Microsoft 365)
- A full UK driving licence is helpful but not essential
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: From £24,784.50 per year
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Sick pay
Work Location: In person
