Maths & English Tutor

Maths & English TutorBased: Across Key College sites Salary: £16,216.20pa - £16,511.04pa (depending on experience) Hours: 21 hours per week (split over Monday-Friday)What we offer33 days holiday (including Bank Holidays) Your birthday off every year Life Assurance (2x salary) Health & wellbeing support (EAP) Recognition initiatives and celebration events Training and development opportunities …and a role where your work genuinely changes livesAbout the roleCan you make Maths and English feel relevant, achievable and even enjoyable?At YMCA Derbyshire’s Key College, we work with young people aged 16–24, including learners with SEND and EHCPs, helping them develop the confidence, knowledge and practical skills they need for education, employment and everyday life.We’re looking for an enthusiastic Maths & English Tutor to deliver engaging and inclusive Functional Skills and GCSE teaching across our Key College programmes. You’ll meet learners at their individual starting points, help them overcome barriers and show them how Maths and English connect to the real world.For some of our learners, success might mean achieving a qualification. For others, it could be gaining the confidence to tackle something they once thought was beyond them. You’ll get to be part of both.As Maths & English Tutor, you’ll:Plan and deliver engaging Functional Skills and GCSE Maths and English sessionsAdapt teaching to learners’ individual starting points, abilities and SEND needsUse real-life and vocational contexts to make learning meaningful and relevantAssess progress, identify gaps and provide the right support and challengePrepare learners confidently for examinations and assessmentsWork closely with vocational tutors, support staff and SEND colleaguesHelp learners build the Maths and English skills they need for work, independence and their next stepsCould this be you?Passionate about helping young people achieve and progressA confident tutor, teacher or trainer who can bring Maths and English to lifeAble to inspire learners who may not have enjoyed these subjects in the pastPatient, adaptable and able to meet a wide range of individual needsConfident using assessment to plan learning and demonstrate progressCommitted to safeguarding, inclusion and high-quality educationExperience of Functional Skills, GCSE or working with SEND learners would be highly desirable.Make Maths & English mean somethingThis role is about much more than teaching towards an exam. It’s about helping young people see where Maths and English fit into work, independence and everyday life.You’ll have the freedom to use practical examples, vocational links and different teaching approaches to help learners understand concepts, build resilience and recognise the progress they’re making.You’ll join a supportive Key College team and contribute to curriculum planning, standardisation and quality improvement, while keeping the individual learner at the heart of what you do.If you want to help young people turn ‘I can’t do this’ into ‘I did it’, we’d love to hear from you.YMCA Derbyshire is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All roles are subject to references and an enhanced DBS check.YMCA Derbyshire is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer.For an informal chat, contact: Gary Lambert 07525 984375 OR Gary.Lambert@ymcaderbyshire.org.uk For more information, please see Job Description