Online Maths Mentor

Fee: This is a self employed role. Where we pay £45 per session (inclusive of preparation, delivery, and reporting and feedback) with additional paid training.

Hours: We aim to allocate minimum of one hour and maximum of ten hours of maths circles per week. Session run 5-8.30pm Monday to Friday and 9am-1.30pm on Saturday and Sunday. We gather mentors’ availability and preferences prior to each term starting. Sessions run during school term time only.

Location: Online

Safeguarding: At Axiom Maths, safeguarding the children who we work with is our highest priority. As part of safer recruitment, all candidates must be willing to undergo an Enhanced DBS check and provide two professional or academic references.

Application Closing Date: Applications will close Monday November 17th, 11:59pm, closing earlier if all positions are filled.

Interviews: From Wednesday November 5th to Wednesday November 19th.

Start date: January 2025, with paid training beforehand.

What we’re looking for:

We’re looking for a Maths Mentor to join our Online Mentor Team. As an Axiom Maths Online Mentor, you will deliver weekly hour-long online maths circles sessions to small groups of pupils from up and down the country. You will be provided with training and resources so you can deliver impactful sessions. 

We are a small team already realising our big ambitions. We are delivering at scale and growing even bigger, fast. You should be excited about working in a start-up environment where things can change quickly but where you have the opportunity to have a tremendous impact.

We exist to serve pupils from backgrounds that are under-represented in university mathematics, and believe that we do this better when our team includes people who are from these backgrounds themselves. If you consider yourself to be from a background where progressing to university mathematics is not the norm then we strongly encourage you to apply.

About Axiom Maths

Axiom Maths is a charity focusing on helping every child with the heart and head for maths realise the potential of their power. Half of the disadvantaged children who are high attainers in maths at eleven are no longer high attainers by age sixteen. That is a huge loss of human potential that affects both those children as individuals and us as a wider society. We are focused on stopping that loss. We do this by identifying children with mathematical potential, especially those from disadvantaged backgrounds, and guiding them along a path to mathematical excellence. We take a dual-pronged approach: providing a programme to improve their experience of maths, and tackling harmful societal views that stop children from feeling like maths is for them. If you are passionate about our mission we strongly encourage you to apply, especially if you consider yourself to be from a background where progressing to university mathematics is not the norm.

The key responsibilities of this role include:

Maths Circles Delivery

• Deliver the Axiom Maths curriculum, including preparing in advance of the sessions using Axiom Maths’ training videos and mentor guidance
• Deliver high-quality and engaging sessions in line with Axiom Maths’ mission and aims
• Support pupils to identify as mathematicians and feel part of a wider community of mathematicians

Reporting and Feedback

• Report weekly on pupils’ attendance and provide feedback on curriculum resources
• Feedback termly on pupils’ learning in the form of progress reports
• Complete a termly mentor survey

General

• Safeguard and promote the welfare of the pupils
• Adhere to data protection, confidentiality, and IT policies
• Attend initial and ongoing training and engage in our quality assurance process There are more details about our maths circles and the role here What is an Axiom Maths Circle?

You should apply if you have:

• Belief in the value of our mission and want to align closely with our culture and values – putting our users first, moving with momentum towards excellence, feeling high ownership and acting with high agency and as one team.
• A passionate and have a strong conceptual understanding of maths.
• Completed or are pursuing a STEM degree, or you have equivalent experience, for example, through work.
• Experience working with young people.
• Can work flexibly online.

You must have:

• The right to work in the UK
• Willingness to undergo an enhanced DBS check
• Commitment to equality of opportunity and the safeguarding and welfare of all pupils
• Willingness to undertake online training and development, both of knowledge and of skills

For any questions or concerns about the role or Axiom Maths, please contact [email protected]