Paragon Skills
Functional Skills Tutor - Remote
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About Us
We are Ofsted Grade 2 "Good" a top 5 training provider and one of the top 9 best places to work, with a true dedication to the Care and Education Sector, and a commitment to delivering meaningful learning interactions to thousands of learners and employers nationally. We are looking for more HSC superstars to join our growing Functional Skills team!
We are passionate, innovative, and determined to deliver an outstanding teaching and learning experience to every learner every time. Our handpicked, trusted people demonstrate their specialist knowledge and expertise in everything they do, so why not join us in inspiring people to succeed, by being part of our remarkable team delivering Functional Skills.
Position: Remote Functional Skills Tutor
Location: Remote based *must be located in the U.K due to GDPR
Salary: Up to £29,000
We're looking for an enthusiastic, passionate, and experienced Functional Skills Tutor to join our team remotely. As a tutor, you will support and inspire a diverse group of learners, helping them navigate their learning journey and achieve their qualifications. Your role will focus on delivering high-quality, remote teaching that motivates learners to stay on track and complete their functional skills goals.
By combining your expertise in functional skills and your passion for learning support, you will deliver engaging and effective lessons, helping learners progress through their qualifications. You'll work alongside the Learning Support Manager to support the national delivery of Functional Skills.
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Key Responsibilities:
- Inspire and engage learners to achieve functional skills qualifications within set timeframes
- Deliver both group and 1:1 sessions remotely
- Provide additional learning support as needed, ensuring learners' individual needs are met
- Collaborate with operational teams to conduct initial diagnostic assessments for learners
- Use approved resources to deliver impactful functional skills sessions that promote learner success
What We Need From You:
- Minimum Level 2 qualification in Functional Skills (English and Maths)
- Relevant teaching and assessor qualifications
- Experience delivering additional learning support
- Proven experience teaching functional skills in a remote setting
- Strong ability to manage a diverse caseload and adapt to learners' needs
- Flexibility and adaptability in a dynamic work environment
Benefits
We are proud to offer a suite of Paragon Choices which are optional benefits alongside our core benefits below!
- 25 days annual leave - increasing with length of service and 8 bank holidays
- Holiday purchase scheme
- Up to 3 days of paid volunteering leave and corporate conscience initiatives
- Recognition and long service awards to celebrate our colleagues'
- Perkbox - a suite of discounts, lifestyle benefits and wellness tools
- 3% matched Employer Pension contribution
- In person team meetings and 1:1s
- Enhanced Maternity leave after 2 years of service
- Income protection and Life Assurance
- Recommend a colleague incentive schemes, where you can benefit £500 for referring great people to work with us
- CPD and training opportunities
- 4pm Friday finish with flexible working opportunities available
- Flexible and supportive team with a great culture
- Employee Assistance Programme, with a dedicated People Team to support all colleagues
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Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
We are a Disability Confident Employer and have a guaranteed interview scheme in place to ensure that nobody is overlooked or discriminated against because of their disability. If you meet the minimum criteria when you apply and you have informed us in your application that you have a disability, you will be guaranteed an interview for that role.
To promote and maintain an inclusive working environment, as part of your application process we will ask you to share data on certain characteristics. These answers will not form part of the selection and recruitment process and will not be shared with anyone outside of the People Team.
Paragon Skills is committed to the safeguarding and wellbeing of our learners and colleagues and we implement robust safer recruitment practices to support this. Dependant on the role you are applying for, we may undertake a number of necessary checks to confirm you are suitable to work with children and vulnerable adults, which may include a Disclosure and Barring Service check. We are also committed to promoting equality and inclusion throughout our colleague and learner populations.
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