Reading Tutor

Bhuku Ltd is seeking a passionate, engaging and resilient Reading Specialist to join our growing prison education and rehabilitation team at HMP Ranby.

This is a rewarding opportunity to support prisoners to improve literacy confidence, develop reading skills and engage positively with education, personal development and rehabilitation.

The successful candidate will deliver reading interventions, reading clubs and literacy support activities across the prison, helping to build a positive reading culture and support learners with varying levels of literacy and confidence.

About the Role

You will:

Deliver reading interventions on both a 1:1 and small-group basis
Promote reading for pleasure activities across the prison
Support prisoners with low literacy confidence and reading barriers
Run reading clubs, workshops and engagement activities
Support peer mentors and reading initiatives
Work collaboratively with education, library and prison staff
Contribute towards prison-wide reading strategy activities
Support learners with neurodiversity and additional learning needs
Maintain learner records and attendance data
Encourage progression into further education and employability pathways

Delivery may take place in:

classrooms,
residential units,
workshops,
library spaces,
and other prison environments.

The role will also include at least one evening regime session per week to ensure working prisoners can access support.

Has experience supporting literacy, reading or education programmes
Can engage and motivate reluctant or low-confidence learners
Has strong communication and interpersonal skills
Is organised, reliable and adaptable
Can work professionally within a structured custodial environment
Understands professional boundaries and safeguarding responsibilities
Can support learners with additional learning needs or neurodiversity, prison education,
adult education,
ESOL,
literacy intervention,
mentoring,
neurodiversity support,
or rehabilitation programmes, Essential:

Level 3 qualification or equivalent experience in education, literacy, mentoring or a related field

Desirable:

Teaching qualification
Literacy or phonics experience
ESOL experience
Safeguarding training, The successful candidate must be able to work professionally within a custodial environment and maintain appropriate professional boundaries at all times.