Intervention Tutor

Meadowhead School Academy Trust, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S8 8BR

38 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  13 April 2026 at 10am

• Date listed

  6 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £33,143.00 - £37,280.00 Annually (FTE) Actual salary based on 40 weeks per year plus holiday pay is £29,073 - £32,702 per annum

Intervention Tutor job summary

Meadowhead School Academy trust have a fantastic opportunity for an Intervention Tutor to join our school.

You will deliver high-quality Functional Skills and GCSE-level tuition in Maths and English to small groups of high-needs students, supporting their academic progress and personal development.

You will be part of the wider Behaviour and Inclusion Team and contribute to behaviour support systems, including supervision duties, on-call duties and supervision of the internal suspension room.

Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) is not required; however, strong subject knowledge and experience working with vulnerable or high-needs learners are essential.

The ideal candidate will:

• manage challenging behaviour consistently, confidently and calmly.
• have experience working with young people (ages 11-16)
• have strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• work well as part of a team
• be resilient and emotionally intelligent
• be highly organised with strong record-keeping skills.
• be flexible and solution-focused.
• be committed to raising aspirations and outcomes for vulnerable learners.

Staff benefits include enrolment onto the enhanced package for Smart Clinic which provides health and well-being support for all employees.

Working Hours are 37 hours peek, Monday - Thursday, 8am - 4pm and 8am - 3.30pm on Fridays. Working 40 weeks per academic year.

SAFEGUARDING STATEMENT

Meadowhead School Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We welcome applications from underrepresented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation, or religion.

Any position that involves working with children requires declaration of all convictions/cautions regardless of whether these are deemed as spent and a DBS check will be carried out before any employment commences. Should you be shortlisted for this position, you will be asked to declare any convictions.

In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025 and safer recruitment practices, the school will conduct an online search for all shortlisted candidates. The online search is part of our safeguarding checks and will seek publicly available information on candidates’ suitability to work with children.

References will be obtained before interview at shortlisting stage and may be used in the interview process. If previous employment has included working with children, then at least one referee must be from this employment regardless of whether this is the current or most recent employment. Any gaps in employment must be detailed and an explanation provided in the relevant section.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Meadowhead School Academy Trust

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1960 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Meadowhead School Academy Trust website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/meadowhead-school-academy-trust

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