An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Career Development Centre (CDC) as a Tutor, supporting individuals to develop the skills, knowledge, and confidence required to progress into employment, apprenticeships, or further learning.

This role is ideal for a passionate and motivated individual who is committed to improving life chances and supporting learners from a wide range of backgrounds. You will play a key role in delivering high-quality teaching, coaching, and support across a range of programmes, including employability, vocational pathways, and apprenticeship standards.

Key Responsibilities

Plan, deliver, and assess engaging learning sessions tailored to meet the needs of diverse learners.
Support learners to develop both vocational knowledge and employability skills, including communication, teamwork, and confidence.
Deliver and embed knowledge linked to apprenticeships, including management and project management standards.
Monitor learner progress, providing regular feedback and implementing strategies to support achievement and retention.
Maintain accurate records of attendance, progress, and outcomes in line with organisational and funding requirements.
Provide one-to-one support, coaching, and mentoring to learners, identifying barriers and implementing appropriate interventions.
Work collaboratively with internal teams, employers, and external stakeholders to support positive learner outcomes.
Embed health and safety, safeguarding, equality and diversity, and British values within all aspects of delivery.
Contribute to the continuous improvement of programmes through feedback, quality assurance processes, and innovation in delivery.

Knowledge and Experience

Essential:

Experience delivering teaching, training, or coaching within education, employability, or skills-based settings.
Strong understanding of apprenticeship standards, particularly within management and project management.
Knowledge of learner support strategies and ability to engage individuals with varying levels of confidence and experience.
Experience of planning sessions and assessing learner progress against agreed outcomes.
Awareness of safeguarding, health and safety, and equality and diversity in an educational setting.

Desirable:

Level 4 qualification in Housing Delivery or a related field.
Experience working on government-funded programmes or employability initiatives.
Knowledge of quality assurance processes and compliance requirements within education or training provision.

Skills and Attributes

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build rapport quickly.
Strong organisational and time management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
Ability to motivate and inspire learners, promoting confidence and resilience.
A flexible and adaptable approach to delivery, responding to the needs of individuals and groups.
Problem-solving mindset with the ability to support learners through barriers and challenges.
Commitment to continuous professional development and improving teaching practice.

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.