Functional Skills Tutor

Prospero Teaching are an approved provider of tutors to Local Authorities and Virtual Schools throughout Lancashire. Students are referred to our service for 1:1 tuition if they are out of school or unable to access education in a formal setting. The reasons that students might be out of education include:

• Permanent exclusion due to behaviour
• Anxiety, depression, prior trauma, or other mental health difficulties
• Additional needs for example ASD, speech and language difficulties, ADHD, physical disabilities, medical conditions
• Student is LAC / new to the area.

Referrals are usually to provide 1:1 tuition for Maths and English at Primary level, functional skills level 1 or level 2 or GCSE level.

Tuition referrals range from 10 - 15 hours per week per student and tuition typically takes place face to face in the students Residential / Foster home or out in the community at a local library.

Who are we looking for?

• Compassionate individuals committed to making a difference to vulnerable young students.
• Nurturing, patient teachers who are committed to their pupils.
• Confident teachers who can deal with challenging behaviour.
• Teachers with an interest or experience in Counselling, Mental Health, and Wellbeing
• Fully Qualified Teachers or unqualified teachers with a minimum of 2 years' experience of planning and delivering academic work.
• Enhanced DBS Child Only

Working through Prospero Teaching allows for many benefits including:

• Team of consultants to look for roles for you and support you in the ones you find.
• A competitive wage of £25 to £30 an hour
• Flexibility on your working conditions

This work can be extremely rewarding, and in some cases, you will see the students all the way through to their exams in the summer term.