Maths Tutor

YMCA; Stockport; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 15,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days annual leave + bank holidays (

Extra annual paid leave for birthday,

4% Contributory Pension Scheme

Life Insurance

Cycle to Work Scheme

EAP

Job summary

Central YMCA in Stockport is seeking a part-time Maths Tutor to deliver engaging maths teaching across Functional Skills and GCSE, supporting learners from assessment through to qualification. You’ll work with partner sites in Stockport, developing confidence and skills in maths and enabling progression into Further Education or employment.

You will be responsible for planning lessons, tracking progress, and collaborating with vocational tutors to ensure holistic learner support.

Qualifications

• PGCE/Certificate in Education or L5 Diploma in Education and Training required.
• Qualified to a minimum of Level 3 in maths, and Level 2 in English.
• Experience teaching maths up to Level 2 and/or GCSE.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to build rapport.
• Strong organisational and planning skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver and teach Entry Level to Level 2 Functional Skills and/or GCSE English & maths.
• Embed work readiness, behaviour, and social skills into lessons.
• Monitor learner progress and set individual learning targets.
• Organise and support assessments, coursework, and examinations.
• Provide pastoral and tutorial support to learners.
• Maintain accurate learner records using ICT and tracking systems.
• Build effective links with apprenticeship tutors and external organisations.

Skills

Excellent communication

Engaging learners

Organised and planning

Creativity and bravery in teaching

PGCE/Cert in Edu or L5 Diploma

maths Level 3 qualification

English Level 2

Experience teaching maths up to GCSE

Education

PGCE/Certificate in Education or L5 Diploma in Education and Training

Level 3 Maths

Level 2 English

Job description

Vacancy Type

Permanent/Part Time

Hours per week

16 hours per week

Location

Stockport

Salary Range

£30,000 pro-rata for part time.

About Us

Central YMCA is the world's first YMCA and a national charity with a proud heritage of creating opportunities for people to thrive. Today, we are dedicated to transforming lives through education, skills and employability, helping young people and adults gain the confidence, qualifications and experience they need to build brighter futures. As an independent training provider, we deliver high-quality study programmes, apprenticeships and vocational training in partnership with employers, equipping learners with the skills and knowledge to succeed in work while supporting employers to develop a skilled workforce. Everything we do is driven by our charitable purpose. We work to break down barriers to learning, raise aspirations and create opportunities for individuals, while delivering high-quality, sustainable programmes that make a lasting difference to learners, employers and the communities we serve. If you're passionate about creating opportunities through education and want to make a meaningful impact every day, we'd love to hear from you.

Why join Central YMCA?

• Smaller class sizes, enabling you to build positive relationships with learners and provide personalised support.
• A supportive and collaborative curriculum team that values innovation and wellbeing.
• Access to funded professional development.
• Generous annual leave, plus access to a range of employee wellbeing benefits.
• The opportunity to make a genuine difference to young people's futures through high-quality vocational education.

What we offer

• 30 days annual leave + bank holidays (pro-rata for part-time)
• Extra annual paid leave for your birthday, a mental health day, and up to 5 volunteering days (pro-rata for part-time)
• 4% Contributory Pension Scheme
• Life Insurance
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) - a wide range of free and confidential services for you and your immediate family (including counselling sessions)
• Charity Employee Discount Scheme

Our Commitment to Equality

Central YMCA is open to applications from all backgrounds. We are committed to equity, acceptance, and inclusion, and provide everyone who works with us the opportunity to reach their potential. Our doors are open to all and if you connect with our mission, vision, and values, we welcome you to come and be part of our team.

About You

You're passionate about helping young people develop the skills, confidence and resilience they need to succeed in education, employment and life. Whether you're an experienced Maths Tutor, Further Education Lecturer or vocational trainer, you'll be committed to creating engaging learning experiences that inspire learners to achieve their goals.

You will have

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and great rapport-building ability.
• Be creative and brave, finding ways to engage learners and improve their maths confidence.
• Nurture and empower learners by supporting them to overcome barriers.
• Be highly organised, with demonstrated planning and time-management skills (supported by good IT skills).
• PGCE/Certificate in Education, or L5 Diploma in Education and Training.
• Qualified to a minimum of Level 3 in maths, and a minimum of Level 2 in English.
• Experience of teaching maths up to Level 2 and/or GCSE.
• Effective skills in managing conflict and maintaining high standards of classroom behaviour.

About the Role

As a Maths Tutor, you will be responsible for delivering engaging and practical learning experiences to young people at our partner sites based in the Cheadle and Reddish areas of Stockport, Greater Manchester. You will support learners from initial assessment through to successful completion and achievement, helping them build a variety of skills, confidence, and a recognised qualification in either functional skills or GCSE maths. Following a specific curriculum delivery model, you will support our young people to develop and grow their maths skills and knowledge across the academic year, allowing them to succeed in gaining maths qualifications and therefore supporting progression with next steps. Often building on existing skills and knoweldge of maths, the tutor will support our young people to overcome any barriers to learning they may have in the subject, utilising all their own skills and subject knowledge to support growth and build confidence in our young people. This role combines classroom teaching and pastoral support, preparing learners for progression into employment, apprenticeships, or further education. You will also work closely with vocational tutors, learner support mentors and external partners to support positive learner outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver and teach Entry Level to Level 2 Functional Skills and/or GCSE English & maths
• Embed work readiness, behaviour, and social skills into lessons
• Monitor learner progress and set individual learning targets
• Organise and support assessments, coursework, and examinations
• Provide pastoral and tutorial support to learners
• Maintain accurate learner records using ICT and tracking systems
• Build effective links with apprenticeship tutors and external organisations

People are at the heart of everything we do. If you're passionate about creating opportunities through education and want to be part of an organisation where your work makes a meaningful difference every day, we'd love to hear from you.

Reasonable adjustments

Central YMCA is committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you are shortlisted for interview and require any reasonable adjustments or additional support at any stage of the recruitment process, please let the Hiring Manager know when you are invited to interview. This will help us put appropriate arrangements in place to ensure you can participate fully in the selection process.

Safeguarding responsibilities

This role will involve daily contact with learners, and you will be engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All staff have a responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people, and/or vulnerable adults for whom you are responsible and with whom you come into contact. The Charity's Safeguarding Policy is available from Central YMCA website.

Regulated activity

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Charity is therefore permitted to ask shortlisted applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) to assess their suitability to work with children. Should you be shortlisted, you will be required to complete a disclosure form prior to interview.

Any offer of employment is conditional upon the successful completion of our pre-employment checks. These include an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references, a satisfactory prohibition from teaching check (where applicable), verification of your right to work and identity, and original qualification certificates relevant to the role.