Job Description

Job description
Are you passionate about making a positive impact on young people's lives?





Aldine House, a Secure Children's Home in Sheffield, is seeking an empathetic and resilient English teacher to support and inspire young people in our care. We are looking for talented and motivated teachers to join an expanding team, delivering lessons to young people from 10 to 18 years old.



Aldine House is licensed to provide care and education for up to ten young people, many with significant challenges. We provide a nurturing and secure environment where every young person can grow and thrive. Working in a collaborative and supportive setting, your role will be central to shaping, and in many cases, redirecting future lives.

Your Role Will Include:

Designing creative and educational activities tailored to our young people's interests, age and needs. To contribute to the planning, implementation, and delivery of an appropriate differentiated curriculum for all young people, and to support a designated curriculum area as appropriate. To deliver creative lessons that are adapted to each young person's identified needs, Key Stage and level of engagement. To provide a role model and where appropriate act as in loco parentis to our young people. To contribute to raising standards of student achievement. To monitor and assess young people's progress both formally through regular assessment and informally through professional discussions to improve their quality of learning and personal growth. To undertake the professional duties and responsibilities of a teacher, as set out in the current School Teachers' Pay and Conditions document.

Candidates Will Have:

Creativity and resilience. Enthusiasm, empathy, and the ability to inspire. Excellent subject knowledge and the confidence to be flexible in meeting needs. Strong organisational skills. Experience of working with young people, especially those with complex needs. Strong problem-solving, communication, and teamwork skills. A good sense of humour, emotional maturity.




As an officer of Sheffield City Council you will adhere to and exceed the standards outlined in the Code of Conduct. Sheffield City Council requires that new staff in our service undergo an enhanced DBS check along with other safeguarding checks.



Working in our context is unique and can at times be challenging and frustrating. However, our team have a strong work ethos, are experienced in a range of educational contexts and are committed to developing the young people in their care. The successful candidate will be part of something meaningful and make a real impact!





Both full-time and part-time applications will be considered.



We welcome and strongly encourage pre-booked visits.



To apply or learn more, contact Claire Taylor, Head of Learning on 0114 2621160.





Applicants must be over 23 years of age to work at Aldine House.





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 Disability Confident Scheme, disabled applicants, who meet the essential criteria of this job, are guaranteed an interview.





We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check.





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.

Job details

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Job reference
REQ003473
Date posted
26/06/2025
Application closing date
14/07/2025
Location
Sheffield
Salary
Teachers Main scale 31,650 - 43,607 Pro rata + additional allowances inline with teachers pay and conditions
Package
Permanent, 39 weeks per year
Contractual hours
32.5
Basis
Full Time
Job category/type
Education