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Pastoral Tutor (GCSE 14-18)
Salary - £28,260- £32,310
Working Hours: 37 hours per week Monday- Friday (8.30am-4.30pm)
Your future is here
A place to thrive
As a Pastoral Tutor, you’ll be joining a dynamic and high-achieving team that takes pride in supporting GCSE students aged 14-18 to reach their full potential—academically, personally, and professionally. Our students consistently achieve excellent results, and we’re looking for someone who can provide the guidance, encouragement, and pastoral care to help them thrive. Beyond supporting student well-being, you’ll have the opportunity to co-develop a forward-thinking curriculum that reflects the demands of the future job market, ensuring our learners are equipped with the future ready skills they need to succeed. With a strong focus on professional development, this role offers the perfect platform to grow your career while making a meaningful impact on the next generation. You will be working alongside A Level Pastoral Tutor colleagues both at High Pavement and across the college with opportunities for collaboration across pastoral tutorial delivery, enrichment, and so on.
Who we need
We have an exciting opportunity to become part of our Pastoral Tutor Team at our College High Pavement Sixth Form Campus supporting our students to become ‘Future Ready’. and progress to university, apprenticeships, and careers. The successful candidate for this role will focus on 14-18 GCSE, whilst working alongside and collaborating with colleagues who focus on A Level students. Many of our GCSE students progress to A Level, BTEC and other studies, both at Nottingham College and other providers in the area. The Pastoral Tutor Team are also involved in supporting enrichment and other college events and trips with our students where we create – and have - a lot of fun.
As a Pastoral Tutor, you will work closely with your colleagues in the ALS, Enrichment, and Curriculum Teams at High Pavement to develop and deliver an effective and efficient tutorial programme. This will include facilitating sessions designed to develop personal skills and characteristics and social skills, employability skills and provide students with the support and guidance to enable them to achieve success, develop their potential and progress to their next level.
You should hold GCSE A* – C in English and Maths, or equivalent, be able to demonstrate evidence of managing groups of student, good ICT and administration skills. Other qualifications will be considered in context. As this is a post requiring group delivery of tutorials, there is an expectation that you will hold a relevant teaching qualification or be willing to work towards one.
What you’ll bring
You will play a pivotal role in ensuring the student experience is of the highest quality and support students to broaden their experiences and take advantage of opportunities from a college wide perspective and beyond.
You should be passionate about students achieving their potential and be proactive in putting the mechanisms of support in place to make sure we prepare students not only for college life but also for life and work beyond college. You will be responsible for looking after a number of tutor groups, delivering group tutorials, meeting with students on a 1-1 basis (where appropriate), supporting attendance, providing enrichment, supporting social action projects, and liaising with parents/guardians.
The ideal candidate will have experience and a passion for the pastoral care of students and be able to signpost students to the most appropriate support mechanisms efficiently.
This post will have a training/induction period and then ongoing training throughout your time with the college to ensure we maintain the highest standards of education for our students and professional development for our staff.
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Close date 13/03/2025
Interviews are planned for: Tuesday 18th March, 2025
We are looking for someone to start as soon as possible after the Easter holidays.
A place to belong
Join a diverse, vibrant community of over 1,300 staff and feel welcome from day one. Whether it’s enjoying a cuppa and a chat at our Wellness Cafes, collaborating with your colleagues or making the most of the facilities on our campuses, this is a place you can feel involved, connected and supported. With an attractive benefits package including 35 days annual leave, flexible working opportunities, access to a generous pension scheme and perks package, this is a place where you will feel valued and where you can grow and develop. It’s a place where you can share your ideas, work with people from all kinds of backgrounds and together, make a positive difference.
Be a part of a dynamic and diverse team that thrives on innovation, creativity, and outstanding outcomes. Our aim is for our workforce to mirror the rich diversity of the individuals and communities we serve, creating an environment where a range of experiences, skills, and viewpoints are valued. Within our inclusive workplace, everyone is given the opportunity to belong. As part of this we are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that successful candidates may need.
Our College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of our students and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks including employer references and an enhanced DBS check will be required for this role.
