Functional Skills Tutor- Freelance- Wallsend NE28

Please be advised that this position does not offer UK Visa sponsorship. Applicants must have their own legal right to work in the UK at the time of application.

Location: Battle Hill, Wallsend, NE28

Rate of Pay: £22.00 - £24.00 per hour, depending on experience

Shift Pattern Available: Freelance

Essential Criteria:

• A recognised teaching, tutoring, or training qualification, such as Level 3 Award in Education and Training, Level 4 Certificate in Education and Training, Level 5 Diploma in Education and Training, Cert Ed, or PGCE
• Previous experience delivering Functional Skills, Maths and English within an alternative provision, SEND, SEMH, or post-16 education setting

Who we’re looking for:

We are seeking a confident and experienced Freelance Functional Skills Tutor to join our growing Alternative Education provision within KEYFORT Group. This is a non-traditional tutoring role, requiring confidence, resilience, adaptability, and creativity. The successful candidate must be confident supporting students with a range of needs, including SEND, SEMH needs, anxiety, trauma, and other barriers to education.

This role is suited to an experienced tutor or education professional seeking flexible freelance work in a meaningful setting. You will deliver engaging, person-centered Functional Skills Maths and English sessions from Entry Level to Level 1, helping students build confidence, develop core literacy and numeracy skills, and work towards meaningful progress at a pace that suits their individual needs.

Collaboration will be key. You will work alongside Qualified Teachers, Teaching Assistants, Learning Support Assistants, our SEND Lead, Coordinators, families, Local Authorities, schools, and external professionals, where appropriate, to ensure a holistic, person-centered approach.

Role Responsibilities:

• Deliver engaging Functional Skills Maths and English sessions from Entry Level to Level 1
• Plan and adapt sessions to meet individual starting points, learning goals, and support needs
• Use creative and differentiated teaching approaches to support students with SEND, SEMH needs, trauma backgrounds, or other barriers to education
• Support students to develop literacy, numeracy, confidence, independence, and positive learning habits
• Monitor progress, gather evidence of learning, and maintain accurate educational records
• Contribute to learner plans, ILPs, EHCPs, care plans, and transition planning where required
• Work collaboratively with Qualified Teachers, families, Local Authorities, schools, and internal professionals
• Support wider education and enrichment activities, including life skills and community-based learning where appropriate
• Promote and safeguard the welfare, wellbeing, and education of all students at all times
• Act professionally at all times, following relevant policies, procedures, and safeguarding expectations

Our Values:

• Making a positive difference: you love knowing that what you do, and how you do it, matters.
• Taking pride in your work: you aspire to deliver quality in everything you undertake.
• Relationship building: you value taking the time to get to know people, their interests, and their aspirations. Building respectful and meaningful relationships is important to you.

What benefits will you receive?

• A contract that works for you; Freelance
• Employee Assistance Programme; access to a free service providing a wealth of support and knowledge around financial, mental and physical wellbeing.
• Training, Mentoring and Shadowing programmes; inhouse with our own RGN, Occupational Therapist and trained Psychologists
• Blue Light discount card; giving you BIG discounts at major retailers
• Employee of the month scheme; winners receive a monetary voucher

Our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion:

KEYFORT Group is committed to creating an inclusive and supportive workplace. We actively welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, communities and lived experiences, including those from under-represented groups. We are committed to making reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process and employment, to ensure everyone can perform at their best.

Next Stage:

All applications will be assessed against the role requirements. Candidates who are successful at this stage will be invited to share their interview availability. If you have not heard from us within 7 days of the advert closing date, unfortunately on this occasion you have not been successful.