Job Description
PROGRESS TUTOR – TERM TIME ONLY
REF: SL0044-594
The Appointment:
The post of Progress Tutor involves working across a range of level 1, 2 and 3 curriculum areas. The post holder will be responsible for delivering the College’s tutorial programme to full-time students as well as monitoring student progress and attendance across their course. This includes providing students with a high level of support, monitoring progress and facilitating sound careers advice and guidance. This will involve delivering weekly group tutorials, contributing to pastoral and careers related workshops and conducting and recording regular high quality one-to-one reviews supporting high achievement and progression.
The post holder may be required to work across both College sites.
Responsible to:
The post holder will be responsible to the Head of Studies.
The Post:
The roles and responsibilities below reflect the crucial aspects in delivering a successful tutorial programme.
- To contribute towards the delivery of the College induction programme including late starters.
- To deliver themed group sessions as directed.
- To manage and support a case load of students, meeting on a one-to-one and group basis
(approximately 9 groups) to ensure excellent attendance and progress.
- To operate the College’s ‘Maintaining Student Responsibility’ policy.
- Monitor student attendance in line with College targets, setting supportive and stretching SMART targets for students where necessary.
- Monitor the progress of students based on targets set including the value-added tracking system on
ProMonitor, providing every student with focused 1:1 reviews.
- To liaise with course teams and undertake systematic reviewing of student progress and welfare.
- Contribute to student reports and review with students on a one-to-one basis.
- To assist in setting minimum target grades and aspirational targets and recording achievement using the
College’s ProMonitor system, including individual learning plans for students.
- Liaise with parents including the promotion of the parent portal use.
- To support students in appropriate aspects of progression planning, including UCAS, Apprenticeship and employment.
- To provide references for students as applicable.
- To regularly attend Department and team meetings and relevant staff development.
- To liaise with Student Engagement Officers, Learning Support, and other internal and external agencies as appropriate.
- Attend scheduled parents’ evenings and promotional College events.
- To provide information relating to course or College wide events.
- To actively promote and contribute to the Learner Voice mechanisms
- The post holder may be required to cover additional classes during the year, to cover staff shortages / sickness where appropriate.
- Administrative tasks as appropriate to the post.
The above duties are indicative of the requirements of the post at the time of recruitment. It is management policy that roles and responsibilities are reviewed on a regular basis leading to possible modifications where appropriate.
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The Person:
The successful candidate will be the one whose professional and personal qualities correlate most closely with the following profile:
Essential/ Method of
Desirable Assessment
Qualifications & Training:
An appropriate teacher training certificate (or willingness to work towards within 2 years) E A
Level 3 Support or careers qualification (or willingness to work towards within 2 years) E A
Level 2 qualification in Numeracy and Literacy (or willingness to undertake and achieve within 2 years). E A
Have undertaken safeguarding training in the last 12 months E A
Skills and Abilities:
Excellent communication / interpersonal skills E AS
Ability to generate and prioritise own workload E A
Ability to work in team E A
Ability to maintain accurate records E A
Ability to work collaboratively internally and externally E A
Ability to achieve objectives and meet targets E I
Commitment to equal opportunities and continuous improvement E AS
Willingness to work flexibly E A
Excellent IT, administration and organisational skills E A
A commitment to the College’s programme of delivering a high level of support E AS
Experience:
Experience in delivering relevant student support E I
Experience of working in FE E A
Experience of working with students aged 16-18 E AS / I
Good knowledge of current trends in education and FE in particular D I
A commitment to support students in terms of retention and achievement E I
Knowledge and understanding of the barriers students may face in achieving their goals E I
Ability to work in a way that promotes the safety and wellbeing of children
& young people E I
To work in accordance with and promote the College’s Staff Charter, “Our
Values” E I
Be prepared to undertake staff development E I
Willingness to commit to adhering to college policies and procedures with regards to Safeguarding, Prevent, Equality & Diversity, Health & Safety E I etc.
Method of Assessment: A – Application, I – Interview, AS – Assessment
Summary of the Terms and Conditions of Employment:
The post is offered on the Southport College contract for newly appointed lecturers. This consists of a normal working week of 35 hours, comprising duties consistent with the position of lecturer.
The postholder will be entitled to receive normal remuneration for all Bank and Public Holidays usually observed in England and Wales and to a further 236 hours holiday in each holiday year (1 September - 31
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August). In addition there are a possible 8 extra days holiday awarded at the discretion of the College for efficiency purposes.
The postholder will be eligible to contribute automatically to the Teachers’ Pension Scheme (subject to qualifying conditions). Details of the scheme in operation can be found in the vacancies area of the
College’s website.
During their employment with the College the postholder will be expected to conduct themselves in a manner appropriate to the professional image of the College. They will be expected to provide a prompt and efficient service and to maintain appropriate standards of personal appearance at all times.
An enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) will be requested in the event of a successful application to this post.
All applications for disclosures are dealt with in accordance with the DBS’s Code of Practice and the
College’s Policies on The Recruitment of Ex- Offenders and on The Storage, Handling, Use, Retention and
Disposal of Disclosures and Disclosure Information. Copies of the Code of Practice are available from the
Personnel Department on request. Copies of the policies are available on the College’s website on www.southport.ac.uk and the College’s Intranet.
Salary
£22,127.55 to £24,428.55 per annum * (for information purposes the full time/all year round salary equivalent ranges from £26,253.00 to £28,983.00 per annum).
*In order to ensure that employees who are employed on a term time only basis receive regular payments throughout the year, annual salaries are paid in 12 equal monthly instalments in line with the College’s leave year (1 September to 31 August).
Please note, in the event of an appointment, contractual change or termination of employment mid-way through the College’s leave year, the annual salary for the relevant leave year will need to be recalculated in order to ensure that the correct payment is received based on the projected working hours/weeks or actual working hours/weeks including any entitlement to accrued holiday pay.
Timetable for Appointment:
Deadline for receipt of applications: Friday, 2nd June 2023 (10:00am)
Interviews will be held: within one month of closing date
Application Procedure:
The enclosed application form should be completed and supported by a letter of application, which succinctly but comprehensively identifies your reasons for applying and how your career to date may have equipped you for the post.
Completed applications should be returned via email to personnel@southport.ac.uk
Upon receipt of your emailed application form, we will acknowledge your application via return email. If you haven’t received a confirmation email prior to the closing date for the vacancy, please check your
‘spam’ or ‘junk mail’ folder. If the email is in this folder, please mark it as ‘not spam/junk’. This should ensure that any further emails we send to you are not missed.
In the interests of economy you will not hear from us again unless you are shortlisted. Your interest in the post is greatly appreciated.
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Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £22,127.55-£24,428.55 per year
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 02/06/2023
Reference ID: SL0044-594
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