Maths Tutor

We are seeking a dynamic, creative, and passionate Maths Tutor to deliver City & Guilds Functional Skills Maths qualifications (Entry 1 to Level 2) to a class of 12 learners at HMP Millsike. This is your chance to make a lasting impact by equipping learners with essential numeracy skills to support their personal development and long-term employability.

Your Role

As a Prison Maths Tutor, you’ll deliver engaging, high-quality lessons tailored to diverse learner needs, including those with neurodiverse profiles. Your responsibilities will include:

Delivering City & Guilds Functional Skills Maths qualifications, ensuring learners are exam-ready.

Conducting initial assessments and using BKSB diagnostics to establish learner starting points.

Creating and reviewing Individual Learning Plans (ILPs) to support progression toward employability goals.

Planning inclusive, adaptive lessons that cater to varied literacy, numeracy, and social barriers.

Encouraging a love of learning and promoting reading for pleasure to improve literacy skills.

Collaborating with colleagues to ensure learners with additional needs receive tailored support.

Inspiring learners by demonstrating the relevance and functionality of maths in their daily lives.

What You’ll Bring

We’re looking for someone who is:

Qualified and Committed: Holds a Level 3 qualification in Maths and English, with a Level 5 teaching qualification (or a willingness to work towards one).

Skilled and Adaptive: Confident in using diverse teaching methods to engage and motivate learners of all levels.

Supportive and Collaborative: Works effectively with colleagues, learning support practitioners, and prison staff to create a positive learning environment.

Organised and Proactive: Manages administrative tasks efficiently, from ILPs to exam bookings, while promoting a culture of continuous improvement.

Why Join Us?

This role offers a unique opportunity to combine your teaching skills with a passion for social impact. You’ll play a pivotal role in helping learners overcome barriers, develop their confidence, and prepare for brighter futures.

If you are ready to inspire, innovate, and make a difference, apply today and become a valued part of our education team at HMP Millsike.

Working Hours:

This is a full-time role, 38.5 hours per week, with the following schedule:

Four days per week: 8:00 AM to 5:30 PM

One half-day per week: either 8:00 AM to 12:30 PM or 1:00 PM to 5:30 PM

Who We Are

Here at People Plus, we make a positive difference to people’s lives – every single day.

We use our experience to support hundreds of thousands of people each year. Our committed teams work across Britain to deliver a range of public services, including employment support, skills training, independent living, prison education, starting a business, and support to help employers grow.

To put it simply, we:

Support people to find and keep jobs

Help people to set up their own businesses

Deliver skills training to further people’s careers

Work with employers to build a skilled and happy workforce

Rehabilitate people with convictions

Tackle the root causes of offending

Help people to live independently

Support carers

We are extremely proud to be a Silver accredited Investors in People organisation. This means that at PeoplePlus, the right principles are in place but more than that, it means our people and leaders are making active efforts to make sure that there’s real consistency and everyone in the organisation can feel the effects.