Academic Tutor - Mathematics

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Mathematics Tutor to join our fantastic team at MEA starting as soon as possible. This is a Fixed Term contract until 31 August 2023.

The post is 38 weeks per year term time only, working 35 hours per week Monday - Friday 8:30am - 4:10pm. This is a Grade 5 role with a starting pro rata salary is £21,386, the full time equivalent is £24,948.

About Manchester Enterprise Academy 

MEA is proud to be part of the Prospere Learning Trust. At MEA our vision is a Fantastic Future for All. This means that we strive to do everything we can to ensure that every single student has the best possible chance of a fantastic future regardless of background. Integral to this, we focus relentlessly on the MEA Way of being safe, respectful, ready and kind at all times. Our academic curriculum is complemented by our Fantastic Futures curriculum. This is designed to develop students’ social, moral, spiritual and cultural character. We strive to provide students with the experiences, skills and attributes to understand the world around them and to develop the cultural capital that is essential to succeed in today’s society. Further information about MEA can be found in the candidate brochure below. 

 Main purpose of the job:

To complement the professional work of teachers by taking responsibility for delivering agreed learning activities to identified groups of students.

This will involve planning, preparing and delivering learning programmes to individual and small groups in addressing the needs of students who require help to overcome barriers to areas of learning in Mathematics.

You will also be responsible for assessing the progress of students and recording assessments on the appropriate school systems.

Key relationships:

The main contacts of the job are: Curriculum Leader, SLT Line manager, SLT at the school, teaching staff, other support staff, students, parents, and external support services.

Working for us: 

Great schools thrive because of the great people in them. 

Prospere Learning Trust offers a variety of employee benefits, including; 

• a commitment to continuous professional development for all colleagues 

• membership to Bupa Level 1 Health Plan which allows employees to claim money back for a range of health expenses such as prescriptions and dental treatments 

• access to counselling, financial, legal and personal advice provided through either our free Bupa or Health Assured Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) including confidential 24 hour support 

• Cyclescheme access 

• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) contributions and Teacher Pension Scheme (TPS) contributions 

The closing date for this application is Sunday 5th February with interviews to take place thereafter.

Applying to work for us 

Applications will only be accepted on the TES application form and references will be applied for at the shortlisting stage. Applications may not be considered if they are incomplete. We cannot accept CV's. We encourage early applications and reserve the right to close this vacancy before the closing date if we receive a high volume of applicants.  

Please note that new guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education 2022 requires us to carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This to enable us to identify any incidents or issues which have happened and are publicly available online which we might want to explore at interview. Once shortlisting has taken place, this search will be carried out for all candidates who will attend an interview. 

All applicants must be permitted to work in the UK and hold a relevant work permit where necessary. This is not a role in which the Trust sponsors a visa application. If you have lived or worked outside of the UK in the last 5 years, the Trust will also require additional information in order to comply with safer recruitment requirements. Any job offer will be conditional on the satisfactory completion of the necessary pre-employment checks and receipt of satisfactory references. 

Safeguarding Children 

All schools within the Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. 

Equality Statement 

At Prospere Learning Trust we are committed to creating a community of belonging. This means we continually celebrate the diverse communities within our schools and the communities we serve. As an equal opportunity employer, we positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. 

If you would prefer to request a manual application pack, or should you require any additional support in completing your application, please feel free to contact us on 0161 527 7953 or via e-mail at hr@prospere.org.uk