Personal Development Tutor - Team Leader (EL416)

Cheshire College - South & West; Crewe; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equality & Diversity

Guidance & IAG

Safeguarding training

Professional development

Pension scheme

Annual leave

Job summary

Cheshire College South and West is seeking a Team Leader for the Personal Development Tutor Team at Crewe Campus. You will line manage tutors, deliver tutorials, monitor attendance and provide pastoral and safeguarding support to learners.

The role requires strong leadership, safeguarding awareness and effective collaboration with curriculum areas to ensure positive learner outcomes.

Qualifications

• Level 4 qualification in a relevant subject.
• GCSE Grade C/4 in Maths and English (or equivalent).
• PGCE/Cert Ed/Level 3 Education and Training (or actively working towards).
• Ability to lead a team and achieve departmental outcomes.
• Good understanding of personal development themes covered in tutorials.
• Awareness of safeguarding and welfare requirements.
• DBS check is required.

Responsibilities

• Line manage and support Personal Development Tutors within the campus.
• Challenge attendance levels and monitor learner attendance.
• Carry a small caseload and conduct group tutorials and 1:1s.
• Provide pastoral, welfare and initial safeguarding support.
• Act as a referral point and make appropriate referrals.
• Collaborate with curriculum and departments to assure attendance, progress and progression quality.

Skills

Leadership

Coaching

Mentoring

Meeting chairing

Planning & delivery

Target setting

Deadline oriented

Interpersonal skills

Education

Level 4 qualification

GCSE Maths & English (C/4)

PGCE/Cert Ed/Level 3 ET (or working towards)

Job description

Salary: £32,579 - £36,656 pro rata per annum

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: 37 hours per week, 40 weeks per year

Location: Crewe Campus

Do you have great communication skills, enjoy helping young people and supporting them?

We are seeking an inspiring individual to join our Personal Development Tutor Team at our Crewe Campus as the Team Leader. This role involves line managing a team of Personal Development Tutors, delivering high quality and effective tutorials, monitoring and ensure attendance is high, undertaking group tutorials and 1:1s and working closely with curriculum areas and other departments to ensure good outcomes for all learners. This position will also play a key role providing pastoral, welfare and initial safeguarding support for learners and supporting the College to provide wrap around care for learners.

Do you have experience of leading a team?

This could be through;

• Previous work experience
• Previous line management experience
• Youth / community groups
• Voluntary group work
• Charity work

And have the following skills or experience?

• Leading, guiding, coaching and mentoring
• Chairing meetings
• Planning and implementing
• Setting and review targets
• Working to deadlines
• Reviewing with a view for continuous improvement
• Forming working relationships which result in positive outcomes
• Managing difficult situations such as safeguarding concerns, with a calm approach

Key Responsibilities

• Line manage and support a team of Personal Development Tutors within the campus area in the delivery of a high quality, engaging, relevant tutorial programme and effective 1:1 reviews;
• Overview and ensure attendance are robustly challenged and monitoring arrangements are in place to support learners to attend;
• To carry a small case load of learners and support them in group tutorials and 1:1s;
• Undertake a key role providing pastoral, welfare and initial safeguarding support for learners and support the College to provide wrap around care for learners;
• Act as a point of contact for referrals and to make appropriate referrals; and
• To work closely with curriculum and other departments to oversee the support and the quality assurance for attendance, progress and progression.

Key Person Specification Requirements

• Level 4 qualification in a relevant subject (or equivalent);
• GCSE Grade C (4/5) in Maths and English (or equivalent);
• PGCE/Cert Ed/Level 3 Education and Training (or equivalent) or actively working towards one of the qualifications;
• The ability to lead a team and ensure that departmental outcomes are achieved;
• Good understanding of the personal development themes covered in a group tutorials;
• Ability to deliver effective group tutorial sessions, including those on more sensitive topics;
• Awareness and understanding of what constitutes excellent pastoral, welfare and academic support;
• A clear understanding of the importance of student target setting, monitoring and reviewing to ensure achievement and a positive outcome for students; and
• Enhanced DBS check.

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for further details.

Benefits

• Equality and Diversity
• Information, Advice and Guidance
• Understanding Safeguarding and Prevent
• Principles of Customer Service
• Financial support offered to obtain your teacher qualification
• Extensive upskilling and professional development opportunities
• Competitive salary
• Pension scheme with generous employer contributions (28.68% for TPS and 20% for LGPS)
• Up to 51 days of annual leave, including bank holidays, Christmas closure, and a dedicated Wellbeing Day
• Onsite fitness and childcare facilities
• Employee benefit platform
• Onsite Costa, café, shop, restaurants and hair and beauty salon
• Free onsite parking
• Employee Referral Scheme
• Staff Awards

Cheshire College South and West is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. Successful applicants will be required to provide a DBS Disclosure, Right to Work evidence and original qualification certificates. Online checks will be carried out and references will be sought.