Personal Progress Tutor

Teaching Vacancies; Bury St Edmunds; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Local Government Pension Scheme

Family friendly policies

Employee Assistance Programme

Canteen

Memberships and discounts

Staff development days

Career progression opportunities

Job summary

Teaching Vacancies on behalf of West Suffolk College in Bury St Edmunds invites applications for a Personal Progress Tutor to provide academic and pastoral support to a defined student cohort across college departments. You will monitor academic progress, personal development and engagement to help learners achieve positive outcomes throughout their programmes.

You will conduct Personal Development Reviews, provide coaching to set SMART targets, monitor attendance, and follow up for individuals

Qualifications

• Provide academic and pastoral support to a defined student cohort.
• Monitor progress and personal development across college departments.
• Carry out Personal Development Reviews and mentor students.

Responsibilities

• Monitor attendance and follow up for individuals and groups.
• Coach and mentor to help students set SMART targets.
• Maintain records and contribute to student support plans.
• Identify safeguarding or wellbeing concerns and refer appropriately.
• Communicate with teaching staff and support teams to manage progress.

Skills

Pastoral support

Coaching

Attendance monitoring

Behaviour management

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

• West Suffolk College, Bury St Edmunds
• 37 hours per week, 38 weeks per year - Permanent
• Salary: £26,703 - £29,058 per annum (Dependent on qualifications and experience)

We are seeking a Personal Progress Tutor to provide academic and pastoral support to a defined student cohort across a range of college departments. The role focuses on monitoring academic progress, personal development and engagement, supporting learners to achieve positive outcomes throughout their programme of study.

You will carry out Personal Development Reviews and provide coaching and mentoring to help students set and review SMART targets. You will also be responsible for attendance monitoring and follow-up for individual students and targeted groups, maintaining accurate records and contributing to student support plans.

The role includes identifying and responding to safeguarding or wellbeing concerns, making appropriate referrals to services such as careers advice, and communicating effectively with teaching staff and support teams to manage behaviour, attendance and progress.

What the school offers its staff

• Membership into Local Government Pension Scheme
• Family friendly policies and flexible working
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Canteen
• Access to various memberships and discount schemes
• Learning and development opportunities, including staff development days
• Funded subject course development for your role
• Range of staff communities, including EDI and neurodiverse communities
• Career progression opportunities

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.