Teaching and behaviour support jobs in Birmingham

Sessional Counsellor (Subcontracted) Opportunities 

The role 

SAFE! Support for Young People Affected by Crime is a dynamic Oxford based charity working across the Thames Valley.We are looking for Level 5 qualified counsellors based in The Vale of The White Horse, South Oxfordshire & West Berkshire and the surrounding areas to provide counselling support on a freelance basis to young people and parents/caregivers across all our services.Subcontracted sessional practitioners are contracted on a freelance basis to provide one-to-one support to young people.There are also opportunities to co-facilitate group work.Sessions may be delivered remotely or face to face, dependent upon the needs of clients.Freelancers are home-based practitioners who travel to meet young people and /or parents face-to-face (within a 25-mile radius), provide remote support online, or a combination of both.

SAFE! Subcontracted Sessional Practitioners  
Locations: Vale of the White Horse, South Oxfordshire & West Berkshire 

Payment: Practitioners submit invoices monthly and are paid at a rate of £25 per hour for admin and delivery and £10 per hour for travel time.They are liable for all tax and expenses. 

About you  

You’ll have extensive experience of working with young people in a supportive role with a proven track record of building appropriate relationships and providing outstanding support to children, young people, and parents.You will hold or be working towards a Level 5 qualification in counselling. You’ll be confident in designing individual intervention plans based on needs. An enthusiastic self-starter with excellent communication skills, you’ll possess a positive, solution-focussed attitude. With experience of multi-agency working and a commitment to high standards of professionalism, your values will align with SAFE!’s vision, mission, and values. You will be a current member of an ethical body and hold your own liability insurance and have your own clinical supervision in place. Your active commitment to both safeguarding and promoting equal opportunities and diversity will be evident in all you do.You will have a good understanding of confidentiality and safe working practices and be proficient in the maintenance of records in accordance with the Data Protection (GDPR) Act.

We are seeking people with a professional qualification in counselling, social work, teaching, youth work, probation, or equivalent, and extensive experience of working with children and young people. 

Contracts will be subject to references and checks made by the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) satisfactory to SAFE!

Shortlisting will happen on a rolling basis with interview dates offered on 17/09/2026 and 24/09/2026 at SAFE! Head Office, OX4 2BH 

Successful candidates will be required to attend the following: Induction dates (candidates will be required to attend ALL induction sessions: 1, 2 & 3). Induction Session 1 - 08/10/2026, Induction Session 2 - 26/11/2026, Induction Session 3  - 03/12/2026 

The role 

SAFE! Support for Young People Affected by Crime is a dynamic Oxford based charity working across the Thames Valley.We are looking for experienced practitioners to provide face to face support on a freelance basis to young people and parents/caregivers across all our services on a one-to-one basis.Freelancers are home-based practitioners who travel to meet young people and/or parents face-to-face, with very occasional remote support.There are also opportunities to co-facilitate group work.

SAFE! Sessional Practitioners  

Locations: Opportunities across the Thames Valley.

Payment: Practitioners submit invoices monthly and are paid at a rate of £25 per hour, plus £10 per hour travel cost.They are liable for all tax and business expenses. 

About you  

You’ll have extensive experience of working with young people in a supportive role with a proven track record of building appropriate relationships and providing outstanding support to children, young people, and parents.You’ll be confident in designing individual intervention plans based on needs. An enthusiastic self-starter with excellent communication skills, you’ll possess a positive, solution-focussed attitude. With experience of multi-agency working and a commitment to high standards of professionalism, your values will align with SAFE!’s vision, mission, and values.

Your active commitment to both safeguarding and promoting equal opportunities and diversity will be evident in all you do.You will have a good understanding of confidentiality and safe working practices and be proficient in the maintenance of records in accordance with the Data Protection (GDPR) Act.

We are seeking people with a professional qualification in social work, teaching, youth work, probation, or equivalent, and extensive experience of working with children and young people. 

Contracts will be subject to references and checks made by the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) satisfactory to SAFE!

Shortlisting will happen on a rolling basis with interview dates offered on 17/09/2026 and 24/09/2026 at SAFE! Head Office, OX4 2BH 

Successful candidates will be required to attend the following:  

• Protective Behaviour Training in Oxford (OX4 3BH) 2 Sessions face-to-face on 13/10/2026 and 20/10/2026 or 4 Sessions Online 04/11/2026, 11/11/2026, 18/11/2026 & 25/11/2026.

• Induction dates (candidates will be required to attend ALL induction sessions: 1, 2 & 3). Induction Session 1 - 08/10/2026, Induction Session 2 - 26/11/2026, Induction Session 3- 03/12/2026 

Who Are We Looking For? 

Ygam is seeking a proactive, adaptable and resilient individual with a strong interest in gaming culture, esports and the digital lives of children and young people. 

You will be confident working autonomously and remotely, as well as collaboratively within a team. You will bring excellent communication skills, strong organisation, creativity in engagement approaches, and the ability to build trust with diverse stakeholders. 

At Ygam, safeguarding children and vulnerable people is central to everything we do. We are committed to safer recruitment and expect all staff to uphold the highest safeguarding standards. 

Ygam is an equal opportunities employer. We value diversity and welcome applicants from underrepresented backgrounds, including people with lived experience of gaming and gambling harms, people with disabilities, people from minority ethnic groups, LGBTQ+ people, neurodivergent people and armed forces veterans. 

Main Role & Responsibilities

The post holder will be an active member of Ygam’s Programmes Team, with a primary focus on gaming, esports and new and emerging digital harms affecting children and young people.

They will lead on the delivery and development of gaming‑focused and wider digital harms education, including alumni activity, stakeholder engagement and programme growth. The role will support professionals, parents, carers and young people to understand and prevent harm related to gaming, online environments and related digital behaviours.

The post holder will be responsible for recruiting, engaging and supporting stakeholders into Ygam’s gaming and digital harms programmes, promoting Ygam training, and maintaining strong long‑term relationships. This includes recruiting suitable delegates from education, youth services and other frontline sectors.

They will deliver high‑quality training and assured workshops (online and face‑to‑face) focused on gaming, esports and digital harms, and represent Ygam at conferences, events and sector forums.

The role involves ongoing support to organisations, schools and youth settings to embed Ygam’s resources in their practice. Regular visits to schools and organisations are a core requirement. The post holder will also gather and record data to help Ygam evidence the impact of our gaming and digital harms prevention work.

Role Requirements 

Planning & Stakeholder Engagement 

• Build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders across education, youth services, community organisations and digital sectors. 

• Lead the recruitment of delegates to Ygam’s gaming, esports and digital harms programmes. 

• Promote Ygam’s training and resources to organisations, ensuring clear understanding of programme content, outcomes and long‑term support. 

• Develop and sustain a strong pipeline of stakeholders and delegates to ensure workshops are consistently well attended. 

• Understand stakeholder needs and tailor information and support accordingly. 

• Identify and attend relevant gaming, esports, digital safety and education conferences, seminars and events. 

• Signpost organisations and families to Ygam’s Parent / Family Hub to increase awareness of gaming and digital harms. 

• Work closely with the Programme Lead: Delivery and Outcomes to set objectives, review performance and contribute to programme development. 

Delivery 

• Deliver Ygam’s portfolio of programmes with a focus on gaming, esports and digital harms workshops online and face to face. 

• Deliver workshops directly to children and young people in education and non‑education settings, ensuring content is age‑appropriate and engaging. 

• Provide high‑quality training to professionals working with children and young people, in line with Ygam’s Quality Assurance processes. 

• Deliver independently and as part of a team‑teach approach. 

• Respond to delegate questions with confidence, sensitivity and subject knowledge. 

• Promote Ygam’s complementary offers such as Alumni, Let’s Explore and other digital harms resources. 

• Provide an excellent, professional experience for all delegates and partners. 

Outcomes & Impact 

• Provide ongoing support to schools and youth organisations to embed Ygam’s gaming and digital harms materials into practice. 

• Accurately record data and engagement activity using Ygam’s CRM system. 

• Develop and deliver team‑teach opportunities that empower teachers and professionals to implement Ygam resources independently. 

• Identify and contribute to case studies that demonstrate the impact of Ygam’s gaming and digital harms education. 

• Work with the Insight and Evaluation teams to support measurement of outcomes, impact and performance. 

Learning & Development 

• Proactively identify knowledge gaps, particularly related to gaming culture, digital trends and emerging online risks, and undertake relevant CPD. 

• Ensure mandatory and role‑specific training is completed and kept up to date. 

• Attend regular supervision and support sessions with line manager. 

• Reflect on and record performance and development in monthly 1‑to‑1 meetings. 

Administration 

• Manage workshop administration using the CRM system, including sending joining instructions. 

• Record attendance and gather feedback post‑workshop. 

• Maintain accurate records in line with GDPR and data protection requirements. 

Person Specification 

Essential 

• Experience delivering training to both adults and children/young people. 

• Ability to explain complex topics such as gaming risks, online behaviours and digital harms in a clear and accessible way. 

• Experience delivering online and face‑to‑face learning. 

• Stakeholder engagement experience within education, youth work or children’s services. 

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. 

• Strong IT skills (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint). 

• Experience developing and managing a delegate or sales pipeline and meeting KPIs. 

• Experience driving projects to achieve agreed outcomes. 

• Highly organised, detail‑oriented and self‑managing. 

• Experience promoting or selling a service or programme. 

• Experience working effectively within a team to meet shared targets. 

• Willingness to travel regionally and nationally to deliver training. 

• Right to live and work in the UK. 

Desirable 

• Knowledge of the English education system, including PSHE and RSE curriculum. 

• Strong interest in or understanding of gaming, esports and online youth culture. 

• Understanding of a public health and prevention‑based approach to harm reduction. 

• Strong networking and relationship‑building skills. 

• Experience using CRM systems, particularly Salesforce. 

Midlands ETS has been providing Education and Employment services to young people aged 16 to 24 in Birmingham for the last 15 years and the service has grown in size over this time. 

Due to Midlands ETS continuing to grow, we are excited to announce that we are now looking for a tutor who is able to deliver both Business and Functional Skills, who has a passion for helping young people aged 16 to 24 be successful in education.  This is a full tome role work term time only over 42 weeks of the year.

This role would be based in our Centre at Hedingham Grove, Chelmunds Cross, Birmingham, which we deliver Study Programme and Apprenticeships.

 Job Summary:

We are seeking a dedicated and knowledgeable Business Admin & Functional Skills Tutor to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering high-quality training and assessment for Business Adminstration Level 1 and 2.  The successful candidate will need to have the following:

• • Teaching qualification (e.g., PTLLS, Cert Ed, or equivalent) - essential.
  • Minimum of Level 2 in both English and Maths
  • Some Business Administration background
  • Previous experience as a tutor delivering functional skills and/or Business Administration
  • Evidence of working with young people who have Special Educational Needs and have Educational Health Care Plans
  • Experience of working with young people aged 16 to 25
  • Enjoys working in a team environment

Do you feel you can meet these qualities and skills?  Do you have a passion for making a difference to learners' journeys?  Do you have the necessary experience?

If so please apply!!

Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date.  We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.

Pay & Reward Framework

We know that our colleagues go above and beyond in delivering our vital work, driven by their passion and commitment to Barnardo'svalues. We also know that we can only realise our ambitions and achieve better outcomes for more children, thanks to the talent, hard work and creativity of our people. 

For all these reasons, we are committed to a new approach to pay and reward, to ensure it is fair, attractive and progressive, which was rolled out in April 2023. This is a positive change for the charity, and a part of ourPeople & CultureStrategy. It will assist us in supporting colleagues to belong, thrive and grow in their colleague journey at Barnardo's and in time will offer clear routes of progression for colleagues in both their career and their pay. 

Whilst the full pay band and salary range is advertised, our approach to starting salaries is to appoint between the minimum to mid-point of the pay band – this ensures that pay steps are available to reward our colleagues annually based on their contribution to excellence and alignment to our values and behaviours. More details on Barnardo's pay framework can be found upon application. 

Benefits

Workplace Offer: What it means for you

Our hybrid working initiative is based on trust, flexibility and empowerment. We understand our workplace offer means different things to different people, and we encourage those conversations. This may mean working at one of our stores, services, working at home, in the community, at one of our Collaboration Hubs or depending on the role any combination of these. Please read through the advert carefully to understand the remits of hybrid working that will be specific to the role.

Barnardo's require colleagues to be UK residents, based in the UK and to complete their roles from within the UK (with the exception of colleagues providing Barnardo's services in Jersey and colleagues who live in the Republic of Ireland providing services in Northern Ireland)

• Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore open to offering flexible working arrangements.
• Annual Leave entitlement for full-time colleagues is 26 days per annum, increasing to 27 days per annum, after 3 years Barnardo's service, 29 days per annum, after 5 years Barnardo's service and 30 days per annum, after 7 years Barnardo's service. Those working less than full time are entitled to the same level of holiday pro rata
• The ability to buy up to another 5 days annual leave via our Buy Your Leave scheme
• A host of family friendly leave options including company Maternity Paternity and Adoption pay; together with all family additional leave options
• Service related sick pay from day 1
• Access to a Group Personal Pension with a matched 4% or 6% contribution from Barnardo's. Ability to pay via salary sacrifice to garner both tax and NI savings on your own contribution
• Death in service cover of 4x annual earnings for all staff contributing to our Group Personal Pension
• Cycle2work scheme
• Interest free season ticket loans
• Discounts and cashback from at high street shops including major supermarkets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via our Benefit Portal
• 20% discount at Barnardo's stores
• Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc
• Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support
• Access to Barnardo's Learning and Development offer

*T&C's apply based on contract

About Barnardo's

We are committed to being an inclusive employer and cultivating a culture where everyone can belong and thrive through inclusion and connectivity. We want our workforce to be reflective of the communities we work with, and for equality, diversity and inclusion to be embedded in everything we do. We are a Disability Confident Leader, are progressing our ambition to be an anti-racist organisation with Anti-Racism Commitments and actions in place and have networks for colleagues who are disabled, LGBT+, Black and Minoritised Ethnic and Women. We particularly encourage applications from Black and Minoritised Ethnic and/or disabled candidates who are currently underrepresented in our workforce. For disabled applicants, we offer reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.

Our basis and values