At a Glance
- Tasks: Support students' success through one-on-one mentoring and pastoral care.
- Company: Sheffield College, a diverse and inclusive education community.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, generous leave, health support, and pension scheme.
- Other info: Flexible working options and a supportive, people-focused culture.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in students' lives while developing your own skills.
- Qualifications: Experience in tutoring or mentoring, with a passion for student development.
The predicted salary is between 33824 - 38026 £ per year.
The Sheffield College is a thriving further and higher education community, empowering around 13,000 learners each year to achieve their goals. Driven by our mission to transform lives through learning, we foster an inclusive environment recognised through our 2026 Investors in Diversity Gold award and 3rd-place ranking in the National Centre for Diversity's 2025 Top 100 Most Inclusive UK Employers.
This is a part-time term-time role working 29.6 hours across 40 weeks. The salary range will be pro-rata'd to reflect the hours and weeks worked. This is a temporary maternity cover role due to end on May 2027, or when the original post holder returns to work.
As 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.
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, focusing on those with protected characteristics and in priority groups.
As the successful candidate, you will be offered a salary of between £33,824 - £38,026 per annum (this will be pro-rata'd to reflect the hours and weeks worked) based upon a combination of the skills, knowledge and experience that you can bring to the role.
Alongside your salary, your pension is one of the most valuable benefits of joining the College. The Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), administered locally by SYPA, provides financial security in retirement and support for your loved ones.
Our Full Benefits Package includes:
- SYPA with a generous employer contribution
- Annual leave - 30 Days (222 hours) + 8 Bank Holidays (59.2 hours) - this includes a discretionary Christmas closure period
- Health and wellbeing support, including: Employee assistance programme through Bupa, Occupational Health through PAM, Free eye tests for VDU users
- Free parking is available at the majority of our campuses
- Hybrid and flexible working opportunities
- Continuous professional development opportunities
- A people-focused working culture where you can grow and thrive
We 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. If you require any reasonable adjustments or any support at any point throughout the process, please contact us.
As part of our commitment through the Armed Forces Covenant, we are pledged to support the Armed Forces Community, recognising the value Personnel, Veterans and military families contribute to our community and country.
We 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 on our website.
To apply: Click apply online and follow the links to complete the online application. As a Leader in Diversity employer, we encourage applications from everyone and value diversity in our workforce.
Closing date: 17th August 2026. Please be aware if we have a high number of applications, we may decide to close the vacancy earlier.
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