Personal Tutor

Job Title: Personal Tutor

Location: Sixth Form Campus, Portsmouth

Salary: £22,750 – £24,023 (Full Time Equivalent)

Job Type: 40 Weeks per year, Full-Time or Part-Time, Permanent

About City of Portsmouth College:

As the newly merged City of Portsmouth College, we aspire to be the employer of choice in the Portsmouth area, with a progressive, supportive, and rewarding workplace culture and one that offers competitive benefits for its staff. By joining us, you will personally be part of the change we are driving and will play a pivotal role in supporting the growth and development of our brilliant students, turning them into future leaders and innovators. Everyone at City of Portsmouth College is part of the bigger picture and together, each role makes an impact and in turn a difference to our students learning journey.

We have an unrivalled curriculum of courses on offer for students of all ages and stages covering A-levels, Apprenticeships, Vocational & Technical courses. We also offer Higher Education, Online learning and Community courses that appeal to the needs of the local community.

What we offer:

• Annual Leave: 41 days which includes 25 days, 8 days for Christmas closure plus 8 bank holidays
• Local Government Pension Scheme 26.10%
• Learning & Development programmes by The Community Adult Education Department.
• Onsite discounts: COPC Hair Salon & 50% off at the COPC Sports Centre.
• Online discounts: Unidays, Student Beans and Totum with a COPC email address.
• Free car parking across all campus sites.

About the role:

The purpose of the Personal Tutor is to work with a cohort of assigned students to ensure that each individual receives effective pastoral support and that they make significant progress on their courses/study programme and achieve their learning goals leading to sustained destinations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Act as a Personal Tutor to a cohort of students providing effective support and challenge through all stages of the learning journey
• Support students with change of course/study programme
• Contribute to and deliver the weekly tutor sessions to each tutor group, following the College’s Personal Development Programme
• Run and oversee weekly Directed Study/Coursework support sessions with each tutor group and utilise the time to carry out 1:1s on a continuous cycle
• Monitor progress of each student in allocated cohort using the ILP and Progress and Monitoring Points, paying particular attention to any gaps in relation to those in receipt of bursary, free college meals etc
• Monitor attendance data of each student in tutorial cohort and ensure that attendance issues are challenged

To be successful in this role, below is what we would need from you:

• A good standard of basic education (Maths and English GCSE pass or equivalent)
• 2 to 3 A Level passes or equivalent in a relevant subject
• Level 2 IAG/Safeguarding Training or willingness to undertake these
• Experience working in a post 16 educational setting and 19+/Adults
• Experience working with 16-18-year-olds in a group and 1:1 setting
• Experience of delivering sessions in an education or training setting

Diversity and Inclusion

Equality, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion are central to the work of City of Portsmouth College. This underpins the vision of the College to transform lives through providing exceptional education and training.

The College’s commitment to Equality, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion is reflected in the continued successful promotion of these strands through the curriculum, enrichment activities and the range of direct and indirect student support services.

Pre Employment Checks

The City of Portsmouth College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in our college. All successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and two references.

We reserve the right the close the job advert when we have had successful applications, and it may not run for the full duration of the advert.

We do not accept CV’s from agencies for these roles.