Barber Trainer (Vocational)

Location

HMP Millsike

The Role

Are you an experienced Barbering Trainer with a passion for teaching and rehabilitation? We are seeking a Barbering Vocational Trainer to deliver VTCT Level 3 Barbering Qualifications in a unique, supportive environment. This role is instrumental in equipping learners with barbering skills and enhancing their employability, as well as promoting successful rehabilitation and reentry into the workforce.

Job Highlights:

• Position: Barbering Vocational Trainer
• Qualifications: VTCT Level 3 Barbering or equivalent
• Experience: Vocational training or teaching in a prison or similar setting preferred
• Skills: Barbering, customer service, employability, and digital skills

Key Responsibilities:

Deliver VTCT Barbering Training: Teach barbering techniques to groups of up to 10 learners, preparing them with industry-standard skills, customer service knowledge, and safety practices.

Employability and Literacy Skills: Embed employability, literacy, and digital skills within the training to prepare learners for real-world barbering roles.

Inclusive Learning Environment: Use adaptive teaching techniques to accommodate neurodiverse and other learners, with a focus on Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI).

Real-World Experience: Oversee the in-prison barbershop, operating evenings and weekends, and collaborate with local employers to facilitate Release on Temporary License (ROTL) and through-the-gate opportunities for employment.

What You Bring:

• Level 3 Barbering certification, plus strong communication and organisational skills.
• Experience in teaching, coaching, or vocational training.
• Knowledge of restorative practices, health and safety compliance, and adaptive training

Working Hours:
This is a full-time role, 38.5 hours per week, with the following schedule:

• Four days per week: 8:00 AM to 5:30 PM
• One half-day per week: either 8:00 AM to 12:30 PM or 1:00 PM to 5:30 PM

For full details of the role and the person specification please review the job description or If you would like to speak to the recruitment team before you apply, please email any questions to careers@peopleplus.co.uk and one of the team will come back to you. If you wish to apply, please ensure this is done via the apply now button.

Who We Are

Here at People Plus, we make a positive difference to people’s lives – every single day.

As part of The Staffline Group, we use our experience to support hundreds of thousands of people each year.

Our committed teams work across Britain to deliver a range of public services, including employment support, skills training, independent living, prison education, starting a business, and support to help employers grow.

To put it simply, we:

• Support people to find and keep jobs
• Help people to set up their own businesses
• Deliver skills training to further people’s careers
• Work with employers to build a skilled and happy workforce
• Rehabilitate people with convictions
• Tackle the root causes of offending
• Help people to live independently
• Support carers

We are extremely proud to be a Silver accredited Investors in People organisation. This means that at PeoplePlus, the right principles are in place but more than that, it means our people and leaders are making active efforts to make sure that there’s real consistency and everyone in the organisation can feel the effects.