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Transforming Lives Through Learning
Due to exciting growth and expansion of our King's Trust Programme, we are looking for passionate, energetic, and inspiring individuals to join our King’s Trust Team Programme within the college.
This is a fantastic opportunity to become part of a life-changing programme that supports young people to build confidence, develop employability skills, improve wellbeing, and create positive futures either within the college or in a community setting.
If you believe in second chances, inclusive education, and helping young people realise their potential, we would love to hear from you.
We will be holding an Information Event at our City Campus on 10th June 6:00pm - 7.30pm. This is a drop in event and staff will be on hand to answer any questions and talk to you about the college and the King's Trust. Please email
[email protected] for more information and to register your interest.
About the King’s Trust Team Programme
The King’s Trust Team Programme is a 12-week personal development programme designed to support young people aged 16–25 who may be:
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disengaged from education or employment
- lacking confidence or direction
- facing barriers to learning
- experiencing social, emotional, or personal challenges
looking to improve their future opportunities
The programme combines:
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team-building activities
- community projects
- employability and enterprise skills
- work experience opportunities
- residential experiences
- confidence and wellbeing development
- English and maths support
- progression planning
- At the heart of the programme is the belief that every young person has potential.
About the Role
As part of the college team, you will work directly with young people within community and college settings to deliver engaging, supportive, and meaningful learning experiences.
You will motivate learners, build positive relationships, and help young people overcome barriers while supporting them towards education, employment, training, or volunteering opportunities.
This is an exciting opportunity to help shape and expand provision within the local community while being part of a supportive and forward-thinking college environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Improving and maintaining the quality of the curriculum provision so that it is rated at least "Good" by Ofsted or self-assessed to be at least "Good" by the College.
- Improving student outcomes so that pass rates are maintained at or above National Rates for.
- Developing and maintaining a relevant, future focused curriculum offer that meets local and regional needs/priorities.
- A member of the Academy Team, you'll work closely with other Academy leaders to deliver the Academy's strategy and objectives.
- Leading on the delivery of a high-quality student experience within your Curriculum Area, resulting in outstanding achievement, progression and employability outcomes for all students. Ensuring an academic culture that blends high expectations, innovation and respect.
- Providing outstanding operational educational leadership in the development, planning, delivery and monitoring of the curriculum and of the student experience.
- Implementing and embedding operational plans for your Curriculum Area that drive quality improvement and ensure that staff can flourish and deliver academic excellence in teaching and learning.
- Work with the Academy Director to develop and deliver the Curriculum Development Plan that will drive curriculum development, quality improvement and develop teaching and learning throughout your curriculum area.
- Support the development and embed a relevant and innovative curriculum offer that focuses on student progression and destinations. Developing and implementing new curriculum, where appropriate, in-line with local and national priorities and to meet demand.
- Deliver provision that is inclusive and raises aspirations and secures achievement beyond expectations.
- Oversee the assessment strategy for programmes in your area, reviewing and evaluating the effectiveness of assessment, using findings to instigate change and enhance the curriculum.
- Where require take the role of Lead IV for programmes to ensure that the rule of the awarding organisation is followed, standardisation activities are followed and EQA visits are effectively planned for and managed.
- Supporting the Academy Director and working with other Curriculum managers to ensure all study programme students within the Academy meet the conditions of funding.
- Undertake teaching responsibilities, that includes cover, of 300 hours.
- Ensure that college systems and processes are implemented effectively, including the implementation of relevant college strategies, policies and procedures, ensuring compliance with relevant legal duties.
- Supporting the Academy Director to develop the annual business plan and providing effective information for the college business reviews.
- To deliver value for money by taking day to day responsibility for the efficient and effective deployment of resources.
- Providing day to day management for the curriculum area and its staff, ensuring that there is a solutions focused and supportive culture and clear direction.
- Deputising for the Academy Director if and when required and representing the college at events as required.
- As a member of the Academy Leadership Team, you will work closely with other members of that team to deliver The Sheffield College's strategy and objectives.
What We Are Looking For
We are seeking enthusiastic individuals who are:
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passionate about transforming lives
- committed to inclusion and equality of opportunity
- positive, adaptable, and resilient
- able to inspire and motivate young people
- experienced in working with young people or vulnerable learners
- confident delivering group activities and community projects
- strong communicators with excellent interpersonal skills
- organised and able to work independently and as part of a team
- Experience within education, youth work, employability, SEND,
- community work, coaching, or mentoring would be highly valued.
What we can offer you
As the successful candidate, you will be offered a salary of between £45,182 - £48,748 per annum based upon a combination of the skills, knowledge and experience that you can bring to the role.
Our benefits
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Enhanced Pension contributions scheme with TPS
- Annual leave - 42 Days (310.8 hours) + 8 Bank Holidays (59.2 hours)- this includes a discretionary Christmas closure period
- Health and wellbeing, we offer
- Employee assistance programme through Bupa
- Occupational Health through PAM
- Free eye tests for VDU users
- Free Parking is available at the majority of our campuses
Further information can be found on ourBenefits andCareer Development pages.
Disability Confident
We are a Disability Confidentemployer and are committed to removing barriers for applicants with a disability during our recruitment process, upon appointment and as an employee. Please review our Recruitment Guidelines for Disabled Candidates which provides further information on reasonable adjustments and how the Disability Confident scheme works in practice. If you require any reasonable adjustments or any support at any point throughout the process, please contact
[email protected]
Armed Forces Covenant
As part of our commitment through the Armed Forces Covenant,we’re pledged to support the Armed Forces Community. Recognising the value Personnel, Veterans and military families contribute to our community and country.
Safeguarding
We are an employer who is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students. Successful applicants will be required to have an enhanced DBS check and will be subject to safer recruiting procedures. Further details on our safer recruiting procedures, including the employment of ex-offenders can be found here Safeguarding
Next Steps:
To apply:Click and follow the links to complete the online application. For queries regarding the application process, please contact the Recruitment Team at
[email protected] are currently not accepted.
As a Leader in Diversity employer, we encourage applications from everyone and value diversity in our workforce.
Closing date: 21st June 2026
Please be aware – If we have a high number of applications, we may decide to close the vacancy earlier.
