Pastoral Support Tutor

Chichester College Group; Chichester; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

LGPS 15%

25 days annual leave

Discount schemes

Employee Assistance Programme

Family friendly policies

CPD opportunities

Job summary

Chichester College Group is seeking a dedicated Pastoral Support Tutor to help learners succeed. You will deliver pastoral and academic guidance to full-time learners in 1:1 and group settings, including weekly Personal Development Programme sessions.

The role emphasises supporting attendance, progression for 16–18-year-olds, and a positive, inclusive learning environment. You will work Monday to Thursday and contribute to a supportive team with extensive staff benefits.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering learning advice to students in 1:1 or group settings.
• Understanding of study needs and progression opportunities for 16–18-year-olds.
• Administrative experience with Microsoft applications, including creating Personal Development Programme sessions.
• Ability to deliver weekly Personal Development topics to groups with engaging activities.

Responsibilities

• Provide pastoral and academic support to full-time learners 1:1 and in groups, including weekly Personal Development Programme sessions.
• Support and motivate students to achieve their potential and ensure a positive college experience.
• Contribute to achieving high attendance and success targets for each student.

Skills

Pastoral support delivery

Student motivation

Attendance improvement

Group session delivery

Initiative & creativity

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Pastoral Support Tutor

Do you want a rewarding role, making a real difference to learners' lives?

As our Pastoral Support Tutor, you will:

• providepastoral and academic support to ourfull-timelearners on a 1:1 and group basis, including weekly sessions of the Personal Development Programme.
• support and motivate our students to achieve their full potential at college, ensuring they have an outstanding and fulfilling experience at college.
• take an active role in the achievement of high individual student attendance and success rates, meeting or surpassing the relevant targets for each.

What we can offer you in this role:

• A very supportive and friendly team.
• A diverse student body, positive atmosphere, ample support services, community engagement and a celebration of individual differences.
• An environment that fosters personal growth and collaboration, to change lives through learning and support.

What you will bring to the role:

• Experience of delivering learning advice to students in a 1:1 or group situation.
• Understanding of the study needs of and progression opportunities of 16-18-year-olds.
• Administrative experience, including the use of Microsoft applications, including creating sessions to be delivered in Personal Development Program.
• Confident to deliver to a group of students on Personal Development topics on a weekly basis, with engaging activities to support engagement.
• Self-motivation with the ability to be innovative and to display initiative.

Our Staff Benefits - see attached job pack for further information.

• Local Government Pension Scheme, with the Group contributing 15% of your actual pensionable pay.
• 25 days annual leave, increasing to 28 days in line with continuous service, plus bank holidays and college closure days over the Christmas period which are not deducted from annual leave entitlement.
• Access to a range of discount schemes including shopping, restaurants, gym, travel, cinema and onsite facilities.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Enhanced family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave.
• Continuous professional development opportunities.

The working pattern for this role will be Monday to Thursday 8:30am to 5pm (with an hour lunch break) and Friday 8:30am to 4:30pm

For an informal discussion about this role, please contact Neil Oldfield (Pastoral Support Manager at [e-mail])