Education Support Tutor (3 posts)

Position reference:50142114, 50142115, 50142116

Directorate: Children’s Services | Service: SEND & Inclusion

Salary : £28,598 - £31,022 pro rata Plus laptop

Working Arrangements : Mon – Fri, term time only

Hours per week : 33

Contract type: Permanent

We are happy to talk flexible working arrangements with you, please get in touch .

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Closing date : 17/10/2025 a t 23:59

The successful candidate will be required to speak English to an appropriate standard.

This post requires an Enhanced DBS Check

If you are currently living overseas or have lived overseas in the last five years please be aware, if you are the preferred candidate for the post, you will be required to apply for an overseas criminal records check from the country/countries you have resided in. If you experience difficulty in obtaining an overseas criminal record check please email [email protected]

When applying, please ensure you are prepared to start work with all the necessary legal documents, such as a valid visa, relevant to the type of work you will be undertaking. Please be aware that our organisation does not possess a Home Office license and, as a result, is unable to provide sponsorship for anyone seeking a visa as a skilled or temporary migrant worker.

Pensions Regulations have provisions to reduce pension payments in certain circumstances of those who return to work within local government service. If you are in receipt of a pension upon commencing employment with the authority, this may affect your pension entitlements and you should therefore seek advice from the relevant Pensions Authority.

At Barnsley Council you can start a career that makes a real difference to people’s lives, helping our council and residents to be the best they can be.

We’re an award-winning council and one of the biggest employers in the borough, supporting around 243,000 people. We put people at the heart of everything we do, and that includes our employees. As part of the team, we offer lots of benefits and rewards to support you to thrive and grow, like flexible working, employee discounts, support for your health and wellbeing, and opportunities for training and development to grow your career and develop your skills.

There’s so much happening in our thriving borough, and now’s the perfect time to join our excellent SEND & Inclusionteam as we work to make Barnsley the place of possibilities.

• We’re an award-winning team and one of the biggest employers in the borough supporting around 243,000 people.
• Working at Barnsley Council means being part of a team that makes a real difference to people’s lives, where you can develop the skills you need to make change happen.
• If you join the team you’ll receive great pay alongside an excellent pension scheme. With flexible working we’ll also support your work/life balance, helping you to adjust your hours and take time off when you need it.
• We’ll help you to develop your career and grow your skills with opportunities for training and development.
• There’s so much happening in our thriving borough and your talent and skills will help us make Barnsley the place of possibilities .
• Key to our success is working with our residents, partners, businesses and organisations and building these partnerships to bring about change in Barnsley.
  
  

About The Post

We are seeking to appoint to the role of Education Support Tutors to support our teaching team and facilitate the smooth and effective delivery of the curriculum across all school subject areas. This is a full time, term time only position.

Barnsley Education Support Service (BESS), is a borough wide service supporting children and young people temporarily unable to attend school.

The role of an Education Support Tutor is varied and diverse, it demands flexibility, initiative and the ability to build quality, productive working relationships with pupils of all school age students. The role will require you to amend pre-planned learning activities and deliver to pupils unable to attend school through stimulating and creative ways, whilst out in the community. The focus being on supporting progress and the return to school by supplying and delivering a personalised provision. The delivery will be primarily 1:1 but could include some small group work across the BMBC area, to both primary and secondary school age pupils and could include all subject areas.

This is an exciting opportunity for you to become a member of a supportive team, suitable for anyone looking to provide quality education and support to school age children with varying needs.

If you have an appetite for a career in education, are enthusiastic about building positive relationships with learners, are a strong team player and committed to your own professional development – we want to hear from you!

If you would like to learn more about this exciting opportunity or have an informal chat about the post, please contact

Cath Worthington (EOTAS Lead teacher) [email protected]

Or

Bev Bradley (SEND Improvement Service Manager [email protected]

Please use the documents below to help support you with your application form.

Job Profile: Education Support Tutor Job Profile.pdf

Vacancy Exposure Profile: Exposure Profile.pdf

Help with your application form

Why work for us?

Please ensure you view the job profile for this role, as you will need to demonstrate in your application form how you meet the required criteria.

We welcome the opportunity to have a chat about the role and are happy to address any questions you may have about flexible working arrangements, including as a result of caring responsibilities.

We're committed to creating a workplace where differences are valued and everyone truly feels able to be themselves. If you have any support needs during the recruitment process, please let us know.

CV's are not accepted for this role.

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