About us
The Sheffield College is a further and higher education institution dedicated to providing academic, vocational, and professional qualifications to approximately 13,000 young people and adults annually. Our mission is to transform lives through learning, advocating for inclusivity and diversity at every stage.
About the role
As an Advanced Practitionerat Bloom, you will play a vital role in supporting our aims and ambitions of enabling all students to succeed by coaching, mentoring and supporting teaching staff and assessors to improve and enhance their pedagogical practice, leading to high-quality teaching, learning and assessment.
Bloomis a post-16 college for young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), many of whom have Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs). Our provision supports learners with a wide range of learning difficulties and disabilities through bespoke, aspirational pathways designed around their individual goals, abilities and needs. We are committed to preparing young people for adulthood with dignity, purpose and ambition.
This role sits within our specialist setting and therefore requires someone with demonstrable experience in working with learners with SEND, preferably in a post-16 or FE context. You will understand the importance of creating accessible, inclusive, and person-centred learning environments and be confident in using RARPA (Recognising and Recording Progress and Achievement)to support progress where learners are working outside of accredited qualifications.
You will be an advocate for high-quality teaching in SEND, with a deep understanding of how to differentiate, personalise, and scaffold learning to meet diverse needs. You will also understand what effective curriculum and assessment design looks like in a specialist environment and be able to model, coach and lead excellent practice across the team.
Ideally, you will have experience of teaching in this subject area.
What we can offer you
As the successful candidate, you will be offered a salary of £40,728 per annum.
Our benefits
* Enhanced Pension contributions scheme with TPS - 28.68%
* 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
o Employee assistance programme through Bupa
o Occupational Health through PAM
o Free eye tests for VDU users
* Free Parking is available at the majority of our campuses
Further information can be found on our BenefitsandCareer 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 ourRecruitment 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 us.
Armed Forces Covenant
As part of our commitment through the Armed Forces Covenant,were 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: Please follow this link -https://jobs.sheffcol.ac.uk/tlive_webrecruitment/wrd/run/etrec179gf.open?WVID=8317802c4A&LANG=USA&VACANCY_ID=02210938dV
As a Leader in Diversity employer, we encourage applications from everyone and value diversity in our workforce.
Closing date: 19th August 2025
Please be aware If we have a high number of applications, we may decide to close the vacancy earlier.
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