Personal Learning Advisor Animal Welfare & Vet Nursing - CS11968

Warwick College Group; Lighthorne; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading education provider in Lighthorne seeks a Personal Learning Advisor to support learners through tutorials and monitor their progress. Applicants should have relevant qualifications and experience working with young people, as well as excellent IT and administrative skills. The role is pro rata with a salary of £20,014.23 - £21,364.53 per annum, based on qualifications and experience. A DBS check is mandatory.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting young people under 19 in an educational context.
• Ability to make own travel arrangements to various sites.
• Maintaining accurate records and effective administration.

Responsibilities

• Provide pastoral tutorial support to students.
• Monitor attendance and lateness.
• Facilitate access to student services like counselling.

Skills

Excellent IT skills

Effective administration skills

Experience working with young people

Education

Professional qualification at Level 3 or above

English language qualification at Level 2 or willingness to achieve

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Overview

The Personal Learning Advisor (PLA) is responsible for delivering tutorials to groups of learners and individuals to meet study programme requirements. This includes monitoring the progress of students, delivering the pastoral tutorial programme; and providing support by signposting the students to other support services in the college. PLA's will work with a defined caseload of individuals and cohorts of learners. The PLA will report directly to an identified Head of Department and receive direction, support and supervision from the Tutorial Manager for tutorials for standardisation of practice, training and development. Ensure that the College tutorial entitlement is available to all their students and that pastoral support is delivered as appropriate.

Responsibilities

• Pastoral tutorial support.
• Attendance and lateness monitoring.
• Follow up on poor behaviour identified on the Tutorial Notification Form.
• Act as a conduit to facilitate access other student services in the College such as learning support, counselling and welfare.
• Maintaining the electronic tutorial records and 'At Risk Register'.
• Ensuring cross-College surveys are completed as required.
• Supporting the development of the College's behaviour framework.
• Supporting the development of employability skills via work placements and enterprise opportunities.
• Supporting career progression to university, an apprenticeship, employment or other destinations.
• To constantly improve attendance, punctuality and retention for all students.

Offers of Work and Pre-employment Checks

• Offers of Work: for the successful candidate a conditional offer of work will be made. Our offer of work will be conditional upon a number of mandatory pre-employment checks, to include but not limited to DBS, Barred List check, right to work check, internet search, TRA check (academic posts).
• A professional, academic or vocational qualification at Level 3 or above, preferably related to the subject area in which you will be working.
• English language qualification at Level 2 (e.g. GCSE) or above or a willingness to undergo personal skills development to achieve Level 2 English during the first 12 months of the post.
• Experience of working with and supporting young people under 19 years old within the broad context of education.
• Ability to make own travel arrangements to all sites of Warwickshire College.
• Demonstrate excellent IT skills and have previous experience of using Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Effective administration skills and the ability to maintain accurate records.
• In order to comply with our mandatory pre-employment checks, the successful candidate will be required to provide original identification documents in person to our UK based People Services Department.
• This role is pro rata so the salary you will be receiving is £20,014.23 - £21,364.53 per annum. For any roles that start part way through the academic year, the annual salary will be pro rata to the remaining months.
• Protection of Children and Young Persons (The Children’s Act 1989): Any offers of appointment will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check (formerly CRB), a certificate of good conduct if applicable, plus receipt of satisfactory references, Occupational Health clearance, an understanding of safeguarding and qualifications verification. An Enhanced DBS check is required for this position, as you will be working within 'Regulated Activity' within a specific place (i.e. the College).