Shine: Transition Worker

Teaching Vacancies; Chilton Moor; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A local educational institution in Chilton Moor is looking for a passionate Transition Worker to enhance Year 6 learners' confidence and readiness for secondary school through performing arts. This dynamic role involves delivering engaging activities that support emotional resilience and curriculum continuity, while fostering collaboration among learners and educators. Enjoy great benefits, including onsite parking and gym access, as part of a supportive team focused on learner success.

Benefits

Free onsite parking

Free gym access

Excellent catering

Membership of the LGPS pension scheme

Qualifications

• Passion for creative education and learner wellbeing.
• Confidence in leading activities that enhance emotional and social skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-impact drama, music, and storytelling activities.
• Support emotional resilience and curriculum continuity.
• Promote relationships between learners, staff, and families.

Skills

Creative education

Leading performing-arts interventions

Emotional resilience support

Oracy development

Job description

Join Us in Shaping a Bold New Chapter for Learners in Transition!

We’re launching an exciting new initiative across Kepier and our partner primary school, and we’re looking for a dynamic Transition Worker who will take the opportunity to build confidence, creativity, and curriculum readiness in Year 6 learners through the power of performing arts in preparation for starting secondary school.

You’ll deliver high‑impact drama, music, storytelling activities that support emotional resilience, oracy development, and curriculum continuity; you’ll embed Voice 21 principles to elevate spoken communication and self‑expression, while offering enrichment that inspires and challenges.

This is a hands‑on, collaborative role that spans multiple schools, reinforcing Kepier’s transition programme and strengthening relationships between learners, staff, and families. You’ll be instrumental in boosting engagement and ensuring every learner feels seen, supported, and ready for Key Stage 3.

If you’re passionate about creative education, confident in leading performing‑arts‑based interventions, and ready to make a lasting impact on learner wellbeing and progression we welcome you to join us and help shape a transition experience that’s joyful, empowering, and unforgettable.

What the school offers its staff

Join a team where support, positivity, and respect are part of everyday life. Enjoy great benefits including free onsite parking, free gym access, excellent catering, and membership of the LGPS pension scheme—helping you feel secure now and in the future.

Further details about the role

Location: Based within Kepier and working with primary schools within the Coalfields and Shiney Row cluster.

Commitment to safeguarding

The school is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. As part of our due diligence and to comply with our obligations in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, an online search of publicly available information will be undertaken for all shortlisted candidates. All School posts are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants will be subject to appropriate background checks and vetting including an enhanced DBS check and checks against the children’s barred list.