Progress Tutor

Progress Tutor - 37 hours per week, 41 weeks per year
Actual Salary - £24,632 - £26,116
Are you passionate about making a positive impact on young people's lives? Are you eager to support their educational journey and help them achieve their full potential?
An exciting opportunity has arisen within our Student Support Service as a Progress Tutor. These full-time, 41-week positions offer a rewarding role for individuals who are keen on working with young people and potentially pursuing a future in teaching.
As a Progress Tutor, you'll play a pivotal role in our students' success by overseeing the progress of a caseload of students, delivering engaging group tutorials, and providing personalised pastoral support and guidance. You'll work closely with students to set and monitor targets related to achievement, retention, attendance, and progression, while also collaborating to develop pastoral resources to support their learning experience and wellbeing.
You will promote and nurture a culture focused on growth, purpose, and a sense of belonging to help students achieve, find their best fit for the future and to be their best selves. You will do this by engaging all relevant stakeholders (both within the college and externally) to provide a complimentary service to address the needs of students who require support to overcome the barriers to learning they may experience both inside and outside the college (social, emotional and mental health), in order that they are able to reach their full potential.
The ideal candidates will possess excellent communication skills, attention to detail, and the ability to thrive under pressure while managing multiple deadlines. You'll need to be self-motivated, a strong team player, and proficient in IT skills. Most importantly, you'll have a genuine passion for working with young people and providing them with the support they need to succeed. You must be motivated to enabling student achieve their very best - balancing a caring and compassionate approach with the level of focus, engagement and encouragement required both in the classroom and outside. The role may also work in support of vulnerable students with mental health needs so experience, or a qualification (such as mental health first aid training), in this area would be desirable. You must have the ability to work in sometimes challenging situations, remaining calm and de-escalate situations effectively.
While a graduate degree is desirable, we welcome applications from individuals with relevant experience and a commitment to making a difference in the lives of our students. A full training package will be available to develop and support you in this role. Join our vibrant, enthusiastic, and friendly team and become part of a community dedicated to supporting young adults thrive and flourish.
You will be joining a team that is dedicated to providing outstanding support to students in order to maximise learning progress.
This job vacancy will have a start date of 20 August 2024.
Based on the quality and quantity of applications received, we may shortlist, interview or close this vacancy sooner than the specified closing date. Therefore, early applications are encouraged.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

We strive to be representative of the community we serve and know that diverse talent builds a better College and provides an enhanced experience for our students. Were committed to building an organisation where everyone is welcome, supported and able to thrive.
Equality and diversity are fundamental to our core beliefs and values. Thats why we welcome people from all ethnicities, genders, sexual orientations, socio-economic classes, religions, disabilities and ages in everything we do.
Keeping children safe in education

We are values-driven and our vision is to provide an inclusive, aspirational and academic education for all our students, so that all of them will learn, thrive and lead successful lives.
The safeguarding of all students is paramount and this approach is embedded into everything we do. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
In line with Keeping Children Safe In Education guidelines and having regard to all relevant guidance, any offer of employment will be subject to a comprehensive checking process including satisfactory references from current and previous employers, DBS Enhanced Disclosure and online searches will also be conducted for successful candidates.

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