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About usTake the next step in your career now, scroll down to read the full role description and make your application.The Sheffield College is a further and higher education institution dedicated to providing academic, vocational, and professional qualifications to approximately 13,000 young people and adults annually. Our mission is to transform lives through learning, advocating for inclusivity and diversity at every stage.About The roleAs a Personal Tutor you will play a pivotal role in supporting our ambitions to provide all students with the best possible experience at the College. This role will help improve outcomes for all academy students through formal 121s and other pastoral interventions, participation and satisfaction rates and maintaining positive destinations of students, including through internal progression and UCAS applications.As a personal tutor you will be responsible for increasing the breadth of SHAPE (Staying Safe, Health and Well-being, Active Citizenship, Progression and Careers and Equality Matters). You will be required to improve outcomes for all academy students through formal 121s and other pastoral interventions, focussing on those with protected characteristics and in priority groups.Main Responsibilities:Supporting the delivery and recording of the academys interview, enrolment and induction processes, as directed by the Head of Student Experience.Provision and recording of late induction for appropriate students, on agreed college electronic systems.Ensuring student starting points, including qualifications on entry and diagnostic assessments, are accurately recorded, shared and effectively utilised to support student progress.Ensuring that target and aspirational grades, which have been discussed and agreed with all allocated academy students, are recorded on agreed college electronic systems.Contributing to student progress against recorded starting points and target grades by working with curriculum teams to ensure appropriate pastoral interventions are implemented, monitored and updated.Completing Right Choice Reviews for appropriate students, in line with college guidance, recording completion on agreed college electronic systemsAppropriately signposting allocated academy students to careers support and guidance and refer any student identified through the Right Choice Review process, or other processes, to the Head of Student Experience for managed internal transfers.Completing and recording further pastoral 1:1s with allocated academy students, in line with college policy, assessing pastoral risk and engaging the allocated Student Mentor where the risk level is increased to high.Checking that all allocated academy students wider support needs are being met referring them appropriately to support teams.Delivering 800-830 hours of high-quality student contact time through a mix of mandatory group tutorials tailored to the group, and further 1:1s or 1 to small group tutorials.Ensuring high student attendance at group tutorial sessions and enrichment events above the college and academy attendance targets.Planning and embedding bespoke academy enrichment activities which meet student need, utilising cross-college resources.Supporting the Academy to facilitate a student first culture by listening and responding effectively to students by supporting the selection of student representatives for each group allocatedEnsuring robust and appropriate parent / carer liaison and communication for all allocated academy students, including supporting open events and parent / carer consultation meetings and evenings.Completing internal progression processes to ensure all allocated academy students have an agreed progression destination.What we can offer youAs the successful candidate, you will be offered a salary of between 31,885- 35,849 (before pro-rata adjustment) per annum based upon a combination of the skills, knowledge and experience that you can bring to the role.Our benefitsEnhanced Pension contributions scheme with SYPA- 17.1%Annual leave - 30 Days (222 hours) + 8 Bank Holidays (59.2 hours)- this includes a discretionary Christmas closure periodHealth and wellbeing, we offerEmployee assistance programme through BupaOccupational Health through PAMFree eye tests for VDU usersFree Parking is available at the majority of our campusesFurther information can be found on our Benefits and Career Development pages.Disability ConfidentWe are a Disability Confident employer and are committed to removing barriers for applicants with a disability during our recruitment process, upon appointment and as an employee. Please review our Recruitment Guidelines for Disabled Candidates which provides further information on reasonable adjustments and how the Disability Confident scheme works in practice.Armed Forces CovenantAs part of our commitment through the Armed Forces Covenant , were pledged to support the Armed Forces Community. Recognising the value Personnel, Veterans and military families contribute to our community and country.SafeguardingWe are an employer who is?committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students. Successful applicants will be required to have an enhanced DBS check and will be subject to safer recruiting procedures. Further details on our safer recruiting procedures, including the employment of ex-offenders can be found here SafeguardingAs a Leader in Diversity employer, we encourage applications from everyone and value diversity in our workforce.Closing date: 29 June 2025Please be aware If we have a high number of applications, we may decide to close the vacancy earlier.TPBN1_UKTJ