Education Support Worker

Sheaf Training is looking for a caring, positive and committed Education Support Workerto join our team.

Sheaf is a post-16 SEND education provider supporting young people with High Needs to access learning, build confidence, develop independence and achieve their personal goals. We are passionate about creating a safe, welcoming and inclusive environment where every learner is supported to take part, make progress and prepare for their next steps.

In this role, you will work closely with tutors, managers and wider support staff to help learners overcome barriers to learning. This may include supporting individuals or small groups in sessions, building positive mentoring relationships, helping learners engage with their education programmes, contributing to assessment and target setting, and ensuring learners are safe and well supported throughout the day.

We are looking for someone with excellent communication skills, a caring and professional approach, and the ability to build trusting relationships with young people. You will be organised, flexible, able to work well as part of a team, and committed to supporting the welfare, dignity and progress of learners.

This is a rewarding opportunity to make a real difference to young people’s lives as part of a supportive and values-led team.

We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups. We value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled and LGBTQ+ people, so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly.

It is a great time to join us and we welcome your application.

Under the Guaranteed Interview scheme, applicants who are disabled, care leavers, or armed forces veterans will be guaranteed an interview if they meet the essential criteria and indicate their eligibility on the application form. Sometimes, if lots of people apply, we might not be able to interview everyone who qualifies for the Guarantee. In these cases, we’ll interview the candidates who best meet the essential criteria for the job.

Full-time employees work 37 hours for 52 weeks of the year and we offer a generous holiday entitlement. We are open to discussions about a wide range of flexible working opportunities which benefit you and the Council, including reduced hour contracts, working part time or as a job share.

If you are appointed to this role, your starting salary will be at the bottom of the grade. If you provide payslip evidence that your basic pay is greater than the bottom of the grade, we will consider starting you at the point of minimum advantage within the grade.

Equality of pay is extremely important to us. All roles at Sheffield City Council are going through an evaluation process which may result in changes to some pay arrangements from 2026. Find out more on our Sheff news page.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all individuals, ensuring a safe and supportive environment for everyone and where appropriate to the role the successful applicant will be required to undertake relevant safeguarding checks.