Functional Skills Teacher (Maths, English or Information Technology)
Location: HMP Dovegate, Staffordshire ST14 8XR
Salary: £33,738 - £37,652 plus excellent benefits
Schedule: 08.15 am - 5.00pm, Monday to Friday. 40 hours per week
Ready to impact a better future?
As a Functional Skills Teacher in our Justice and Immigration team, you'll deliver high quality teaching across core subjects that help learners build confidence, gain essential skills, and progress towards brighter, more independent futures. Your work will directly support rehabilitation by improving literacy, numeracy, digital capability, and employability.
This role is an opportunity to shape learning that creates meaningful change. Through purposeful teaching, inclusive practice, and a strong commitment to learner development, you'll help individuals unlock new opportunities and build skills that support successful reintegration into their communities.
What you'll do as a Core Tutor
You'll be entrusted to:
- Deliver interactive and inclusive teaching across one or more specialisms, including English, maths, ESOL, digital skills/ IT, and Level 3 AET/AVRA/IAG.
- Create and maintain Individual Learning Plans (ILPs), monitoring progress and adapting support as required.
- Develop schemes of work and lesson plans, including flexible roll on, roll off programmes.
- Embed reading, employability, functional skills and British Values into all teaching sessions.
- Contribute to curriculum development and continuous improvement of learning resources.
- Manage accreditation, assessment, marking and learner certification.
- Maintain a safe, positive, and inclusive learning environment aligned with prison protocols.
- Keep accurate learner records, registers, ILPs and exam documentation.
- Work collaboratively with education managers, prison staff, and partner organisations.
Does this sound like you?
You'll be a great fit for this role if you have:
- A minimum Level 3 teaching qualification (AET or equivalent) and Level 3 assessor/IAG qualifications.
- Experience delivering core subjects (Maths, English, IT) or adult learning programmes.
- Strong planning, organisation, and communication skills.
- A commitment to inclusive practice, learner-centred support, and continuous improvement.
- Confidence working in a structured environment with safeguarding and compliance requirements.
Vetting and checks:
An Enhanced DBS check is required for this role. This includes spent and unspent convictions, cautions, and any relevant information held by local police, in accordance with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and safeguarding requirements. You will also complete an Occupational Health Questionnaire to allow us to provide any support needed for you to succeed in the role.
Discover all you need to keep growing
We're one of the top 1% of international employers, so you can have confidence you'll be part of a highly supportive culture with leaders you can count on to help you achieve your goals. From mentoring and training to our focus on internal progression, we're proud to offer clear development opportunities - and the support and tools to help you seize them.
What we offer
- Holidays: 25 days plus bank holidays (and the option to buy up to five additional leave days each year)
- Pension: Up to 6% contributory pension scheme
- Training and development: Over 1,100 internal courses available, funding for qualifications and apprenticeships (including L3 Team Leader and L5 Operations Manager apprenticeships), mentoring opportunities, and a focus on internal progression
- Health and wellbeing: Employee Assistance Programme, Bupa Anytime HealthLine, wellbeing app, 30% off at Serco managed leisure centres, and 24/7 access to a virtual GP service
- Discounts: Discounts across around 1,000 retailers, from food and clothing to days out, entertainment and travel
- Charity: Paid volunteering day, tax free charitable giving through Payroll Giving Scheme, donate your pennies from your monthly pay to the Serco People Fund Charity
- Employee networks: Our networks support inclusion and connection by providing spaces for collaboration, learning, and belonging. They represent and empower all our colleagues including LGBTQIA+ employees, women, parents and carers, people with disabilities, veterans, and people from all cultural backgrounds.
Let's impact a better future, together. Apply today.
Functional Skills Teacher (Maths, English or Information Technology)
Location: HMP Dovegate, Staffordshire ST14 8XR
Salary: £33,738 - £37,652 plus excellent benefits
Schedule: 08.15 am - 5.00pm, Monday to Friday. 40 hours per week
Ready to impact a better future?
As a Functional Skills Teacher in our Justice and Immigration team, you'll deliver high quality teaching across core subjects that help learners build confidence, gain essential skills, and progress towards brighter, more independent futures. Your work will directly support rehabilitation by improving literacy, numeracy, digital capability, and employability.
This role is an opportunity to shape learning that creates meaningful change. Through purposeful teaching, inclusive practice, and a strong commitment to learner development, you'll help individuals unlock new opportunities and build skills that support successful reintegration into their communities.
What you'll do as a Core Tutor
You'll be entrusted to:
- Deliver interactive and inclusive teaching across one or more specialisms, including English, maths, ESOL, digital skills/ IT, and Level 3 AET/AVRA/IAG.
- Create and maintain Individual Learning Plans (ILPs), monitoring progress and adapting support as required.
- Develop schemes of work and lesson plans, including flexible roll on, roll off programmes.
- Embed reading, employability, functional skills and British Values into all teaching sessions.
- Contribute to curriculum development and continuous improvement of learning resources.
- Manage accreditation, assessment, marking and learner certification.
- Maintain a safe, positive, and inclusive learning environment aligned with prison protocols.
- Keep accurate learner records, registers, ILPs and exam documentation.
- Work collaboratively with education managers, prison staff, and partner organisations.
Does this sound like you?
You'll be a great fit for this role if you have:
- A minimum Level 3 teaching qualification (AET or equivalent) and Level 3 assessor/IAG qualifications.
- Experience delivering core subjects (Maths, English, IT) or adult learning programmes.
- Strong planning, organisation, and communication skills.
- A commitment to inclusive practice, learner-centred support, and continuous improvement.
- Confidence working in a structured environment with safeguarding and compliance requirements.
Vetting and checks:
An Enhanced DBS check is required for this role. This includes spent and unspent convictions, cautions, and any relevant information held by local police, in accordance with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and safeguarding requirements. You will also complete an Occupational Health Questionnaire to allow us to provide any support needed for you to succeed in the role.
Discover all you need to keep growing
We're one of the top 1% of international employers, so you can have confidence you'll be part of a highly supportive culture with leaders you can count on to help you achieve your goals. From mentoring and training to our focus on internal progression, we're proud to offer clear development opportunities - and the support and tools to help you seize them.
What we offer
- Holidays: 25 days plus bank holidays (and the option to buy up to five additional leave days each year)
- Pension: Up to 6% contributory pension scheme
- Training and development: Over 1,100 internal courses available, funding for qualifications and apprenticeships (including L3 Team Leader and L5 Operations Manager apprenticeships), mentoring opportunities, and a focus on internal progression
- Health and wellbeing: Employee Assistance Programme, Bupa Anytime HealthLine, wellbeing app, 30% off at Serco managed leisure centres, and 24/7 access to a virtual GP service
- Discounts: Discounts across around 1,000 retailers, from food and clothing to days out, entertainment and travel
- Charity: Paid volunteering day, tax free charitable giving through Payroll Giving Scheme, donate your pennies from your monthly pay to the Serco People Fund Charity
- Employee networks: Our networks support inclusion and connection by providing spaces for collaboration, learning, and belonging. They represent and empower all our colleagues including LGBTQIA+ employees, women, parents and carers, people with disabilities, veterans, and people from all cultural backgrounds.
Let's impact a better future, together. Apply today.
