Personal Development Tutor - Team Leader (EL416)

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, deliver high quality and effective tutorials, monitor and ensure attendance is high, undertake group tutorials and 1:1s and work 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:

Access to world-class facilities
Access to new qualifications to support your career in education such as short online courses in the areas below. If you’re interested in learning more about this, please email [email protected].

• 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

How to apply:

If you’re interested in this excellent opportunity, you can apply by completing the application form by the closing date.

We are unable to accept CVs.

Please note that applications submitted via recruitment agencies cannot be considered.

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.