Functional Skills Maths Tutor

About Our Client

They are committed to creating opportunities for all and are guided by strong ethical values within a friendly and considerate culture. Teamwork sits at the heart of their approach, empowering individuals to develop and achieve their aspirations.

Our client is a Disability Confident, committed employer.

What They Are Looking For

Our client is looking for an experienced Functional Skills Maths Tutor with a strong commitment to supporting learners with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). Their learners present a range of complex needs including global developmental delay, dyslexia, autism, ADHD, Down syndrome, and social communication challenges. Learners progress at a slower pace and require additional support with communication and emotional regulation.

The position is for a Functional Skills Maths Tutor, delivering Entry Level 1–3 and Level 1–2 Maths to small groups of up to 12 high-needs learners. This is not a mainstream teaching environment and requires someone patient, adaptable, and confident in managing diverse needs.

What Our Client Needs

A responsible and professional tutor who can plan, deliver, and differentiate the Functional Skills maths curriculum effectively, including:

• Functional Skills Maths Entry Level 1–2
• Functional Skills Maths Level 1–2

Delivery should be creative, engaging, and aligned with learner goals. A dedicated Quality Assurance Team will support continuous improvement and KPI achievement.

Essential Qualifications & Experience

• AET/CERT ED/PGCE or equivalent
• Maths GCSE Grade C/4 or Functional Skills Level 2
• Assessor qualification
• Experience teaching learners with varied abilities and learning differences

Desirable

• SEN qualifications
• Experience working with EHCPs

Key Responsibilities

• As a Functional Skills Maths Tutor, you will plan and deliver schemes of work tailored to
• individual needs
• Create innovative lesson plans and practical group activities
• Use resources that effectively support high-needs learners
• Carry out diagnostic assessments and monitor progress
• Provide clear objectives, feedback, and exam preparation
• Maintain accurate records and administrative documentation
• Work with the Quality Assurance team to sustain high delivery standards
• Maintain up-to-date CPD
• Adhere to Safeguarding, Prevent, and GDPR requirements
• Travel to other sites where required

Rewards & Benefits

• Our client offers a comprehensive benefits package, including:
• 20 days’ annual leave plus 8 bank holidays, rising to 25 days with service
• Additional 3 days’ paid leave during Christmas shutdown (after 1 year)
• Paid day off on your birthday
• Sickness pay after probation
• Pension scheme after 3 months
• Bupa Level 1 Cash Plan (post-probation)
• Discounted Bupa membership (eligibility applies)
• Long service rewards at 5 and 10 years
• Quarterly and annual awards

Paul Feldman is the National Skills Agency Data Protection Officer. Your data will be stored until notice is given by you for it to be removed. Our Data Protection Policy will be forwarded to you on request. As we get a high number of applications we may be unable to give feedback to unsuccessful candidates. We will retain your details to keep you informed of other opportunities. National Skills Agency Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy and is an Equal Opportunities employer we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.