Job title: Functional Skills Tutor (English and Math’s) – Glasshouse College, Stourbridge
Salary: Full Time Equivalent Salary: £35,619 – £36,896
Hours: 40 hours / 37 weeks
Main geographical location of role: Stourbridge, West Midlands
Closing date: 1 April 2026
Where do applicants need to apply (preferred option): https://isw.changeworknow.co.uk/ruskinmilltrust/vms/e/careers/positions/cL5RMmMUHjuybcIu0smPRt
Where do applicants need to apply (secondary option): Email: ryan.banks@rmt.org
Job Description
Tutor, Functional Skills
40 hours per week, 37 weeks per year
Actual Salary Range £29,068 – £30,110 per annum
(Starting salary offered will be subject to qualifications)
Full Time Equivalent Salary: £35,619 – £36,896 with increased earning potential up to FTE £41,759 upon completion of internal courses and length of service)
Glasshouse College reflects the history of the Stourbridge glassmaking district. The local traditions of glassblowing, etching and engraving provide a rich stimulus for the college’s signature craft. Our students also attend other craft workshops including green woodwork, blacksmithing and textiles.
Glasshouse College is part of Ruskin Mill Trust.
Established in 1984, Ruskin Mill Trust is an educational charity that operates in England, Scotland and Wales. We offer exciting outdoor learning environments, utilising practical land and craft activities to support the development of work and life skills in young people with autistic spectrum conditions and other learning differences. Our research-led method, Practical Skills Therapeutic Education, is inspired by the work of Rudolf Steiner, John Ruskin and William Morris. Working with hand, head, heart and place, Ruskin Mill Trust helps individuals to re-imagine their potential.
The post holder will be working with a team of experienced functional skills tutors to provide excellent development of literacy and numeracy skills for learners. You will be required to deliver high quality functional skills tuition, which meets the needs of the individual students, both in line with external requirements and our unique method of Practical Skills Therapeutic Education.
To undertake this position successfully you must:
- Have a teaching qualification such as, Cert Ed, PGCE, DTLLS.
- Ideally have at least a Level 5 subject specialism in English and/or maths (or have a willingness to undertake further subject specific accreditation)
- Possess the ability to teach functional skills English and maths ideally from Pre-entry – Level 1 to Level 2 (including GCSE);
- Have knowledge and practice of assessing functional skills and supporting people with specific learning difficulties (such as dyslexia) and must have skill in working with learners with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)
- Have experience of working in an education setting and possess a high degree of personal resilience and emotional intelligence.
Main Duties:
- To assess, plan and deliver functional skills in numeracy and literacy, and where required, GCSE English or maths to students on an individual or small group basis according to their individual learning needs and requirements.
- To work alongside tutors and students in craft and practical subjects to embed functional skills.
- To work as a part of the functional skills team to develop a high-quality functional skills programme within the college.
- To be a part of the ongoing assessment of students’ learning needs and to make reasonable adjustments as required minimising barriers to learning and achievement.
- To be flexible in working across college sites including two days per week at our satellite provision Argent College, located in the New Standard Works building in the heart of Birmingham’s vibrant Jewellery Quarter. This beautiful grade 2 listed former jewellery factory has been transformed into a specialist FE college, the highly commended Hive Organic Café and Bakery, a thriving heritage centre, community spaces and an urban rooftop microfarm.
Working at Ruskin Mill Trust is incredibly rewarding; we offer competitive salaries and holiday allowances, an auto-enrolment pension scheme with a salary sacrifice option, a health cash plan and employee assistance programme via Medicash.
In addition, staff receive valuable training opportunities including an in-depth interactive induction to enable our new team members to experience our Practical Skills Therapeutic Education (PSTE) curriculum and also opportunities for further training and academic research including our own MSc in Practical Skills Therapeutic Education.
Full details of our benefits can be viewed on www.rmt.org/careers
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service Enhanced Level Disclosure as well as a medical check, references, evidence of qualifications, plus verification of the right to work in the UK.