Bank College Tutor in Cambridge

ABOUT CATS COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE

CATS College offers an outstanding international pre-university educational experience to students aged 14+ from all over the world. Students live and work at the custom built Cambridge campus, studying for GCSEs, A levels and University Foundation Programmes, and preparing for admission to universities across the country and elsewhere. We pride ourselves on our approach to teaching and learning, with small class sizes and an informal atmosphere ensuring that students are treated as individuals and build great relationships with staff. We are committed to the safeguarding, health and well-being of our students.

JOB OVERVIEW

Bank College Tutors work within the boarding team assisting with the personal, moral, spiritual and intellectual development of each student. In addition to this, they provide dedicated academic support to students, helping them develop confidence, independence and positive study habits as well as organising and facilitating extra-curricular activities. They must model the high personal and academic standards of responsible adults that students respect and have the personality to contribute to a secure, stable and caring environment.

The role is a bank position supporting the full-time Boarding Team when absences arise.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

Responsibilities include but not limited to the following:

• 1. Aiding the well-being, safety, discipline and pastoral care of students
• 2. Helping to create a calm, quiet and tidy living and working environment
• 3. Helping supervise the day-to-day routines of normal boarding school life, such as wake-up duties, laundry, and bedtimes
• 4. Provide dedicated academic support to help with the studies of the students.
• 5. Plan, organise and facilitate extracurricular activities.
• 6. Maintaining confidentiality and other professional standards of the education sector, such as the implications of the National Minimum Standards for Boarding
• 7. Responding to circumstances of individual boarders, including those from different cultural backgrounds or with specific health needs
• 8. Knowing and treating each student as an individual and encouraging self-discipline and a sense of responsibility
• 9. Supporting, helping run, and enthusing students to participate in the Guildhouse School extra-curricular programme
• 10. Helping with any emergency that may arise, such as fire alarms, and to accompany students to medical appointments
• 11. Any other reasonable request of the Headteacher.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

The characteristics we seek are:

• 1. Suitably qualified to work with young people
• 2. A good understanding of the academic processes involved with Further and Higher Education
• 3. A fluent speaker of English with strong written skills
• 4. Energy and enthusiasm
• 5. Flexibility to work as part of a team
• 6. A calm and pragmatic approach
• 7. Confidence and resilience when dealing with students and the ability to relate to young people
• 8. Ability and willingness to work in a multi-cultural environment

ABOUT CATS GLOBAL SCHOOLS (CGS)

CATS Global Schools is a leading education group committed to inspiring the next generation of world shapers. With a history dating back to 1899, but a focus on the future, our group brings together 16 institutions comprising independent boarding schools, an Arts University College, English language schools and a variety of summer programmes in the UK, US, Canada, and China.

Each year, we provide 18,000 students around the globe with the education they need to develop real-life skills for the future. We are dedicated to academic excellence and our students benefit from our well-developed links to over 40 top global universities.

We create a positive learning environment where every student is empowered to make a contribution to shape their world. This is made possible because of the commitment of our pioneering, persevering people who do the very best for our students.

OUR COMMITMENT TO INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY

We are committed to diversity, inclusion and belonging. Building on our core values – Pioneering, Persevering, People – We pledge to deliver a series of events, guest speakers and focus groups to make CATS Global Schools and employer of choice for all.

SAFEGUARDING

CGS is dedicated to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and well-being of children and young people. As such, appointment is subject to the satisfactory completion of safer recruitment employment checks in line with KCSIE guidelines. This will include satisfactory references, enhanced DBS from the Disclosures and Barring Service and, where applicable, any international equivalent being obtained. Shortlisted candidates will be subject to online checks which may include social media.