Specialist Personal Tutor

This is a brilliant opportunity to join our expanding community of talented, committed and inspirational colleagues.  

Working in a dynamic, values led organisation, this role is for those who are passionate about development and innovation, within a lively college community.

We offer a range of benefits, including health and wellbeing support, flexible working, discounts on travel, parking and gym memberships through our exciting Benefits Platform, Green Car Scheme, personal development opportunities and attractive pension schemes.

We are seeking an outstanding ‘Specialist Personal Tutor’ who has experience of working with and supporting students both in and out of the classroom to join our highly effective ‘Heads of Studies’ team.  You will thrive on working in a fast paced, energetic and exiting environment striving to ensure the very best outcomes for our students. 

The primary focus of this role is to guide and support students to successfully achieve beyond their Minimum Expected Grades and to embed a culture of respect, kindness and ambition.  

The successful candidate will draw on past experiences to identify progression routes, employability opportunities and to help students to develop softer skills which will enhance their opportunities and skills set. They will also motivate and support our students and closely monitor any welfare concerns, escalating where necessary.

As part of the role, you will be delivering bespoke in-class and on-line Tutorials to a range of different students. You will embed best practice in your teaching and focus on current trends which are prevalent in everyday life. During Tutorial sessions, you will be expected to build a strong rapport with students and develop a broader understanding of their individual requirements. Reporting directly to the Head of Studies on site, you should also have the confidence to liaise and work with Heads of Department and all teaching colleagues.

You will utilise college systems to record and extract data, whilst also identifying areas for development. From data that has been gathered, you will communicate with individual students to address concerns and offer strategies to align their learning requirements with that of the College.

Strong communication skills, accurate recording of information and providing effective feedback are areas which are paramount to the role, it is important that the successful candidate feels comfortable working both solely and within a wider team. The successful candidate will be part of a friendly, productive, supportive and motivated team culture.

The College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Employees will, in accordance with statutory guidance, be subject to a comprehensive checking process including references from current and previous employers, health, right to work in the UK, an enhanced DBS check and a further check against the appropriate barred list. To comply with legislation, you are required to obtain a DBS check for your role. We will be asking Protocol National Ltd/Esafeguarding Ltd to undertake this process on our behalf.