Senior Personal Progress Tutor Job description
- West Suffolk College, Bury St Edmunds
- Commencing August 2024
- 37 hours per week, 40 weeks per year - Permanent
- Salary: £30,295 per annum - £33,944 per annum - Actual Salary £26,376 per annum - £29,553 per annum (Based on skills and experience)
We are looking for a Senior Personal Progress Tutor, to be responsible for coordinating the work of the Personal Progress Tutors, ensuring that we have an overall consistent approach to services being offered.
You will also be responsible for supporting the Head of Pastoral Care in assessing the quality of the provision on offer and implementing supportive improvement measures with staff if and when required. In addition you will have small cohort of students to work with delivering an effective tutorial entitlement and Personal Development Reviews which will enable students to achieve to their full potential, while developing wider skills at the same time. You will be a source of support, advice and guidance for the PPT team.
We also offer a wide range of staff benefits including: - Membership into Local Government Pension Scheme
- Family friendly policies and flexible working
- Access to our employee assistance programme
- Employee wellbeing initiatives
- Free parking
- Canteen
- Company Events
- Memberships and discounts - employees can sign up to various membership cards and discount schemes.
- Learning and development opportunities - including staff development days
- Funded Subject Course Development for your Role
- Range of Staff communities, including EDI and Neurodiverse Communities
- Career Progression Opportunities Available
Suffolk Academies Trust is currently comprised of One Sixth Form College in Ipswich and Abbeygate Sixth Form College in Bury St Edmunds. Together with West Suffolk College in Bury St Edmunds, we have formed the Eastern Education Group, which is a collective of visionary post-16 education providers. Sharing the same ambitious strategic aims, we are committed to providing outstanding vocational and academic excellence to over 15,000 students across the region.
As a College, our Character Strengths and Mission Statement underpin our expectations of all our students and employees. Please familiarise yourself with these and incorporate them into your personal statement; this will be of benefit if you are invited to attend for an interview.
This is an opportunity to join a hugely supportive organisation where we value, support and facilitate your professional development, as well as offering many other benefits including an attractive pension scheme, staff wellbeing initiatives and employee assistance.
This College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
For further information please contact our recruitment team at:
[email protected] Completed application forms should be made via out recruitment portal - if you have not heard from a member of the HR Team within 14 working days, please presume your application has not been successful on this occasion.
Closing Date: 8.00am on Friday 24th May 2024
Interviews: Monday 3rd June 2024
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, gender, gender reassignment, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age in accordance with the requirements of the Equality Act 2010.
The College is committed to safeguarding children and safer recruitment practices and will undertake all the required pre-employment checks on the successful candidate including an enhanced DBS Disclosure.
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