Teacher of Literacy and Functional Skills Intervention

Walsall Academy; Walsall; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Part time

Job summary

Walsall Academy is seeking a Teacher of Literacy and Functional Skills Intervention to provide targeted support for Key Stage 4 students whose literacy needs affect engagement with English and the wider curriculum. The postholder will deliver structured Functional Skills and literacy interventions to develop reading, writing, speaking and listening skills.

This is a fixed-term 0.4 FTE contract to August 2027, with flexible pattern to suit students’ needs.

Responsibilities

• Deliver structured Functional Skills and literacy interventions to help KS4 students develop practical reading, writing, speaking and listening skills.
• Support improvement of literacy engagement and confidence, with measurable progress against individual starting points.

Job description

Role Overview

The Academy is seeking to appoint a Teacher of Literacy and Functional Skills Intervention to provide targeted support for Key Stage 4 students whose literacy needs are affecting their engagement with English and the wider curriculum.

The postholder will deliver structured Functional Skills and literacy interventions, helping students to develop the practical reading, writing, speaking and listening skills required for learning, employment and adult life. The emphasis will be on rebuilding confidence, improving participation and enabling students to make measurable progress from their individual starting points.

This is a specialist intervention role. It is not intended to replace students’ entitlement to English teaching or remove responsibility for their progress from the English department.

Responsible to

The postholder will be responsible to the Director of English, working closely with the SENDCo, pastoral staff and other relevant colleagues.

Working Pattern

The working pattern will be determined according to the intervention timetable and the needs of the identified students. This is negotiable with the successful candidate to ensure the delivery is tailored to the needs of students. This is fixed term contract to August 2027, flexible 0.4 FTE.

Delivery may include:

• small-group intervention; individual support where appropriate; scheduled Functional Skills sessions; support during agreed English lessons; and preparation, assessment and recording time.

Sufficient non-contact time should be included within the working pattern to allow for planning, assessment and liaison with colleagues.

Pay and Grading

Negotiable based upon experience, main pay scale equivalent.

Purpose of the Role

To improve the literacy, engagement and confidence of identified Key Stage 4 students through structured, accessible and relevant intervention.

The postholder will help students to:

• improve their practical reading and writing skills; develop confidence in speaking and communicating; engage more consistently with English; recognise the relevance of literacy to employment and adult life; work towards an appropriate Functional Skills qualification where applicable; andmake progress towards agreed individual outcomes.

See the Job Description for full details.

Please visit Walsall Academy's website https://walsallacademy.com/job-opportunities/ to view and download further details and Walsall Academy’s Non-Teaching Application Form. Please send completed application forms for the attention of Ms Harper to [e-mail].

Application Deadline:

12.00noon Friday 6 November 2026

If you are successful in being short-listed for interview, you will be contacted via email within 10 working days of the closing date. Please ensure you check your junk/spam boxes, as well as your inbox, in case any correspondence has been delivered there.

Please note: We do review applications as they are received and may hold interviews as soon as strong applications are identified. We, therefore, encourage early applications.

Walsall Academy is committed to safeguarding our students and all posts will require enhanced DBS check and standard pre-employment checks. Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSiE), refers to the role of online searches as part of due diligence within the recruitment process. In response, all short-listed candidates will undergo an online search prior to interview. KCSiE also refers to the safeguarding responsibilities of the post as per the job description and personal specification, and whether the post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (amended 2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.