Tutor, Functional Skills
40 hours per week, 37 weeks per year
Salary Range (FTE): £29,215 - £36,896 per annum with increased earning potential up to FTE £41,759 upon completion of internal courses and length of service.
Actual Salary Range: £23,842 - £30,110 per annum with increased earning potential up to FTE £34,079.84 upon completion of internal courses and length of service.
(Starting salary subject to teaching qualifications and experience)
There is a potential to contribute to team coordination for a suitably experienced candidate which may attract an additional responsibility allowance
To be considered for this position please complete our online application form on our website rmt.org/jobs (Closing date: Thursday 2nd July 2026)
The post holder will be working with a team of experienced functional skills tutors. You will be required to deliver high quality functional skills tuition, which meets the needs of the individual students in line with external requirements and the Trust Assessment Recording Framework.
To undertake this position successfully, ideally, you will have:
· A teaching qualification Cert Ed, PGCE, DTLLS or above
· Experience of teaching functional skills English and Maths from Entry Level 1 to Level 2
· Experience of working with learners with learning difficulties and/ or learning disabilities including Dyslexia
· Ideally a Level 5 Subject Specialist qualifications in Literacy and Numeracy
· Experience of assessing functional skills
Main Duties:
- To assess, plan and deliver functional skills in literacy and numeracy to all students on an individual or group basis according to students learning needs and requirements.
- To work alongside tutors and students in craft and practical subjects to embed functional skills.
- To work as a part of the functional skills team to develop a high-quality functional skills program within the college.
- To be a part of ongoing assessment of students learning needs and to make reasonable adjustments as required minimising barriers to learning and achievement.
- To deliver the education remit to students as defined by the Assessment Recording Framework.
Working at Ruskin Mill Trust is incredibly rewarding; we offer competitive salaries and holiday allowances, an auto-enrolment pension scheme with a salary sacrifice option, a health cash plan and employee assistance programme via Medicash.
In addition, staff receive valuable training opportunities including an in-depth interactive induction to enable our new team members to experience our Practical Skills Therapeutic Education (PSTE) curriculum and opportunities for further training and academic research including our own MSc in Practical Skills Therapeutic Education.
Full details of our benefits can be viewed on www.rmt.org/careers
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service Enhanced Level Disclosure as well as a medical check, references, evidence of qualifications, plus verification of the right to work in the UK.
INDEDU
Pay: £29,215.00-£36,896.00 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discounted or free food
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
Application question(s):
- Do you have a teaching qualification- Cert Ed, PGCE, DTLLS or above?
- Do you have UK or Irish Citizenship, Indefinite Leave to Remain or EU Settled Status ?
Work Location: In person
