Job Description

Job description
Join Opportunity Sheffield, a dynamic part of Sheffield City Council's Employment and Skills Service, as we embark on an exciting period of growth and innovation! With new funding from the Economic Inactivity Trailblazer and the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF), we are looking for a dedicated Tutor to enhance our team.



As a Tutor, your key role will be to teach and facilitate courses aimed at enhancing our employability programs. You will prepare and deliver engaging learning sessions, guide learners through their development paths, and take the lead in designing schemes of learning. Additionally, you will assist in creating learning materials and develop valuable resources tailored to the workforce development needs of our employers, with a focus on key job sectors, including customer services, retail, L1 health and safety, construction, administration and basic digital skills.



We are in search of an enthusiastic, proactive and innovative tutor who is passionate about providing high-quality, person-centred support to our participants. You missing will be to help individuals build essential skills and confident, empowering them to secure longer-term employment.



If you would like to discuss this opportunity further, please contact Becky Hopewell on 01142296170 or Becky.hopewell@sheffield.gov.uk



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.



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.



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 New job evaluation process to be introduced at Sheffield City Council | Sheffield City Council

Job details

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Job reference
REQ003864
Date posted
21/11/2025
Application closing date
19/12/2025
Location
Sheffield
Salary
Grade 6 33,143 to 37,280
Package
Fixed term until 31/03/2027
Contractual hours
37
Basis
Blank
Job category/type
Education