Functional Skills Teacher - Maths
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 highquality teaching across core subjects (Maths) 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 - Maths
Does this sound like you?
You’ll be a great fit for this role if you have:
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.
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 Sercomanaged 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
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.
Serco employees must ensure that their current line manager is aware of their application. For confidential enquiries please contact MyHR. Serco are Disability Confident Leader employers and are committed to employing and retaining people with disabilities. Disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at an interview. For help with your application please contact 0345 010 4000.
