Transition Tutor in Stafford

We have 2 exciting opportunities supporting young people who are Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET). Each Transition Tutor will work across 4 Staffordshire districts. You will be responsible for the recruitment to, and delivery of employability programmes to small groups of young people, to prepare them for progression into Employment, Education and Training. Programme delivery will need to be flexible to meet the needs of individual learners.

Our Careers and Participation Service works with young people at risk of not participating in learning, or those who are not participating in education, employment to provide support to enable them to re‑engage and to improve participation in learning across Staffordshire. If you are passionate about supporting young people to improve their skills and confidence to participate in further education, training, or employment, hold an adult teaching qualification, and have experience of delivering engagement activities, employability skills and careers guidance, this role could be ideal for you.

Main Responsibilities

• You’ll work with a wide range of young people across Staffordshire, providing them with mentoring support, skills development, and careers guidance to enable them to successfully participate in post 16 learning and maximise their future potential.
• Planning a re‑engagement programme that can be tailored to meet individual needs.
• Working with the wider Careers and Participation Service and other agencies to recruit young people to re‑engagement programmes.
• Delivery of one‑to‑one and group sessions in community settings.
• Networking with local providers, support agencies and employers to identify progression routes.
• Monitoring and assessing young people involved in the programme.
• Managing a caseload and maintaining accurate records.
• Enabling young people to successfully progress from your re‑engagement programmes into Employment, Education and Training.

The Ideal Candidate

• You will have effective communication and inter‑personal skills and will be passionate about supporting young people to reach their potential.
• You will have the energy and enthusiasm to be enterprising, innovative and forward thinking to lead and develop a NEET re‑engagement programme.
• You will also need formal adult education and training and advice and guidance qualifications.
• You will have substantial knowledge and experience of developing and delivering engagement programmes and achieving positive outcomes for young people.
• You will have experience of designing, planning, and delivering innovative and engaging programmes of learning for individuals and groups of young people across Staffordshire.
• You will have a vision to adapt the programme of learning and assessment to meet the needs of a diverse range of young people, creating individual plans for routes into education and achievable outcomes.
• You will have knowledge of progression routes and experience of supporting learners into further learning, volunteering and/or employment with training.
• You will have strong time management skills to enable you to manage a caseload of young people.
• You will have the ability to build effective working relationships across a wide range of people and organisations.

Interviews will be held during the week starting 4/5/2026. Don’t feel you meet all the requirements? We value transferable skills, experiences, and qualifications so consider applying anyway or for an informal chat about the role please contact either Janet Kemp or Lisa Taylor, Senior Careers Advisers.

Our Recruitment Process: We anonymise applications during shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered. Please complete your application fully, especially the supporting statement, to highlight what you’ll bring to the role. As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and communities. As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post. As you’ll know safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people/vulnerable adults is important to us and that’s why this position is subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service. If applicable you should disclose details of unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application form.