Lead Tutor (Sports) – Reading, Berkshire

Job Details

Lead Tutor (Sports) – New Meaning Centre, NMT Berkshire (Reading)

Employer: New Meaning Training (NMT) | Job Reference: BERSTS022601RW | Type: Permanent, Full Time, All-year-round

Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday 08:30 – 16:30) | Salary: £33,000 – £50,000 (negotiable based on experience)

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and support a team of tutors, teaching assistants and learning support assistants within the SETPD pathway.
• Contribute to and oversee the planning of SETPD sessions, schemes of work and curriculum design.
• Deliver engaging SETPD sessions with a sport, movement or activity‑based focus, modelling trauma‑informed relational practice.
• Support learners to develop employability and life skills such as routines, goal‑setting, self‑management and positive attitudes to work.
• Work 1:1 and with small groups, adapting sessions to different needs, abilities and confidence levels.
• Encourage regular attendance, participation and engagement, reinforcing the link between effort and progression.
• Guide and support tutors in embedding Functional Skills Maths and English within practical learning.
• Build strong, trusting relationships with learners, using trauma‑informed approaches and supporting staff to do the same.
• Coach staff on behaviour‑support strategies and lead responses to hard‑to‑engage learners.
• Maintain accurate records relating to learner progress, engagement and development, and support staff in doing the same.
• Contribute to learner induction, reviews and progression planning, supporting staff with paperwork and processes.
• Work appropriately with parents/carers, support services and external agencies where required.
• Reflect on your own practice, engage in leadership CPD and support the development of your team.

Essential Qualifications

• A recognised teaching or tutoring qualification (e.g. Level 3 Award in Education & Training).
• Experience working with young people aged 16‑25, particularly those with SEND and/or SEMH needs.
• Experience leading, supervising or mentoring staff (education, youth work, coaching or care).
• A natural ability to build rapport and motivate disengaged young people.
• Confidence using movement, activity or practical approaches as tools to support engagement and wellbeing.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with a calm and consistent leadership style.
• A flexible and adaptable mindset, able to respond to learner and staff needs.
• Openness to trauma‑informed, relational practice and willingness to model this for others.
• Strong organisational skills, including planning, record‑keeping and supporting others to stay on track.
• Emotional resilience, patience and a reflective leadership approach.
• Willingness to learn, develop new skills and engage in ongoing CPD.

Desirable Qualifications

• Experience delivering or supporting Functional Skills English and Maths (Entry Level to Level 2).
• Experience planning structured sessions, schemes of work or curriculum content.
• Experience completing learner records, assessments or qualification paperwork.
• Experience tracking learner progress against EHCP outcomes or programme targets.
• Experience supporting other staff to develop their practice.
• Confident use of digital systems for learning, tracking or reporting.
• A full UK driving licence and access to a business‑insured vehicle.

Benefits

• Generous annual leave: 20 days (plus bank holidays) with up to 10 additional gifted days during school holiday periods; increases to a maximum of 24 days with length of service.
• Auto‑enrolment into The People’s Pension with a 5% employee contribution and 3% employer contribution.
• Blue Light Card for national discounts (retail, food, travel, days out).
• Admin fee fully reimbursed by NMT.
• Service recognition and additional annual leave for long service.
• Gift rewards at key milestones (e.g. 5 and 10 years).
• Wellbeing benefits: annual flu vaccination voucher, birthday gift voucher.
• Sustainable travel schemes: Cycle‑to‑Work and Electric Vehicle scheme via Octopus Energy.
• Green Travel‑to‑Work initiatives with rewards for participation.
• Supportive, values‑led workplace with a strong focus on staff wellbeing, development and collaboration.
• Training and CPD support as part of the role.
• Opportunity to make a meaningful difference in young people’s lives.

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