Functional Skills Tutor

Job Title:              Functional Skills Tutor
Location:              Swindon, Wiltshire   
Compensation:    £32,000 - £35,000 Dependent on Experience + Benefits
Role Type:            Full time / Fixed Term Contract 12 months
Role ID:                 SF68444

Shape the future of defence education

At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Functional Skills Tutor at MOD Lyneham, near Chippenham, Wiltshire.

The role
As a Functional Skills Tutor, you’ll be at the heart of our mission to support Army apprentices in achieving essential qualifications in English and Maths. This is a learner-focused role where your tailored teaching and coaching will directly impact individual success and strengthen Babcock’s reputation in defence education. You’ll be helping apprentices build confidence, develop core skills, and progress through their career journey making a real difference to their lives and to the future of our armed forces.

Day-to-day you’ll be:
•    Delivering engaging English and Maths sessions to small groups of Army apprentices
•    Coaching learners through their qualification journey with personalised support
•    Adapting teaching methods to suit diverse learning styles and additional needs
•    Tracking progress, providing feedback, and preparing learners for final assessments
•    Collaborating with internal teams to uphold quality standards and meet performance targets

The role is based onsite at MOD Lyneham, and the set working times are Monday to Thursday – 8am to 4.30pm, Friday – 8am to 4pm, totalling 37 hours per week.

Essential experience of the Functional Skills Tutor:
•    Proven experience in delivering Functional Skills English and Maths 
•    A strong understanding of Safeguarding responsibilities 
•    Demonstrates a high level of organisational skills

Qualifications for the Functional Skills Tutor:
•    A recognised training qualification 
•    GCSE grade C or above / grade 4–9 (or equivalent) in Maths and English

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
 

What we offer

• Generous holiday allowance 
• Contributory Pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme 
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave 
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows most employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity

Babcock International 
For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal. 

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email careers@babcockinternational.com with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing Date: 27/10/2025