Personal Tutor in Construction in Redditch

Closing Date: 07/08/2026

Pay: Actual Salary: £12,862 - £13,980.50 based on 18.5 Hours x 52 Weeks. Starting salary is dependent on experience and qualifications.

Hours: 18.5 Hours x 52 Weeks

Type: Part Time

Please note: HoW College reserves the right to extend the advertising period for this vacancy or close the vacancy early in line with volume of applicants. We would therefore advise interested candidates to apply promptly.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

To become a Personal Tutor in our Construction department, we need someone who is motivated, dedicated and ambitious. The successful candidate will have the chance to acquire new skills and develop their abilities in a wide range of activities. We have a variety of students from the surrounding area; we are a welcoming and inclusive community that champions diversity and equality across our college. Our departments collaborate to establish and uphold the inclusive HoW culture, we keep this in mind as we manage interactions with the public, fellow employees, and nearby schools. Although this position is based at our Redditch campus, all applicants must be prepared to travel to our other campuses or surrounding areas as required.

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING:

• Provide pastoral and academic support to students, helping them achieve their educational and personal development goals.
• Deliver engaging group tutorials, inductions, and study skills sessions tailored to the curriculum area.
• Monitor student attendance, progress, and wellbeing, identifying learners at risk and implementing appropriate support and intervention strategies.
• Work collaboratively with curriculum staff, learner support services, parents/carers, and external agencies to promote student success.
• Support students with career planning, progression opportunities, and the development of independent learning skills.
• Maintain accurate student records and utilise college systems to track learner progress and support achievement.
• Advocate for vulnerable learners, ensuring they access appropriate support and guidance.
• Contribute to the planning, delivery, and assessment of learning activities, including the use of digital learning technologies.
• Assist with student recruitment, interviews, references, reports, and progression to further study or employment.

ABOUT US:

Heart of Worcestershire College, the county's largest further education institution, offers a diverse range of academic, vocational, and community courses throughout its campuses. In all we do, our principles of diversity, integrity, partnership, and trust come through, enabling us to offer timely and knowledgeable services both within and outside of our immediate neighbourhood. By 2030, we also intend to be 90% green! Our goal is to advance, innovate, and inspire. We're looking for people who want to come along for the journey because our growth will be your growth.

THE PERKS:

• Confidential Employee Assistance Programme (available 24/7, 365 days a year); giving access to free confidential counselling.
• Regular Continuing Professional Development Opportunity to gain further qualifications and enhance professional development through our Awards process.
• Agile and Flexible working (Dependent upon role).
• Employee discounts & benefits package including high street and travel discounts.
• Fantastic progression opportunities.
• A mentor to support you in your new role.
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• Free onsite parking (Certain Campuses only).
• Opportunities of volunteering within local community and charities.

WE HIRE PEOPLE:

Every person we hire has a different mix of experiences, cultures, and identities, as well as a unique background and physical make-up. Together, we strengthen HoW. The College is striving to attract, develop and retain the very best people by offering a motivating and inclusive workplace in which talent is truly recognised. We want you to know that HoW is an equal opportunity employer.

This College expects everyone to share its commitment to promoting and protecting children, young people, and vulnerable adults' welfare and equality of opportunity. For us, this means that we always work to be as inclusive as possible in all areas of employment and that we will not allow any form of discrimination.

BIT MORE INFO:

All successful applicants will be required to complete and pay for a Disclosure & Barring Service check. Along with online verification to ensure the safety of our pupils.

AIM AND PURPOSE OF THE JOB:

The purpose of the role is to act as a personal tutor for pastoral and academic matters, providing tutorial support for full-time students, supervising their academic progress, setting ambitious targets and encouraging students to raise their aspirations to ensure students achieve their individual potential.

KEY ROLES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• To follow the direction of the Curriculum Resource and Quality Leader for the department regarding the content and delivery of group Tutorial programmes and to liaise and collaborate with Learner Services Staff and Learning Centres where needed.
• To participate in the design and delivery of curriculum specific induction and tutorial programmes.
• To encourage the development of a positive group identity amongst students and a “sense of belonging” to the College and their course group.
• To assist students during induction to facilitate a smooth transition so that learners are well-informed and prepared for the demands of the new course.

Group Tutorial Support:

• To co-ordinate and deliver an active group and support tutorial programme bespoke to the curriculum area.
• To provide advice and guidance to students on strategies, study skills, etc. to improve their own learning and performance and independence.
• To provide students, in collaboration with the Careers Service, with information on a range of career and progression pathways.

Support (1:1) Tutorial Support:

• To collaborate with CRQ Leaders, Personal Learning Coach and curriculum staff to set target grades, monitor and track academic progress to assist learners in achieving their agreed grades.
• To monitor attendance and progress, identify those at risk and supporting intervention tactics working CRQ Leaders, curriculum staff, parents/guardians to get learners back on target.
• To provide feedback to students to enable them to improve grades and performance and assist them in developing personal development skills.
• To use the College ILP systems to monitor and address attendance, track progress and take appropriate action to maintain the students’ progress and support students to access their own ILPs to monitor their own progress.
• To liaise with Student Support Services and Personal Learning Coach Services to secure the appropriate support for students.
• To act as an advocate for vulnerable students groups, such as Looked After Children, Care leavers, young carers, etc.
• To maintain accurate student records to inform others of potential issues, difficulties and support requirements.
• To support the completion of references required for progression into further or higher education and employment.
• To assist students in meeting the actions from any disciplinary processes and any subsequent disciplinary outcomes.

Delivery and Support of Curriculum:

• To work with CRQ Leaders and curriculum teams to ensure learners achieve targets and meet set deadlines.
• To deliver learning based on collaboratively produced materials and resources. This includes preparing lesson plans and resources which contribute to an identified scheme of work, specific to the level or programme of study or identified learning outcomes.
• To make use of appropriate ILT, teaching & learning techniques and strategies in delivering learning in classroom and workshop settings.
• To support students in undertaking and completing ILT-based delivery and assessments.
• To assess portfolios of evidence or assessments and moderation activities for additional qualification aims.
• To assist in devising and delivering assessment plans/materials.

Additional Duties:

• To work as an integral part of a curriculum staff team, within College Directorates.
• To liaise with curriculum and support staff to compile and produce reports for parents and employers as required.
• To support curriculum staff with student interviews.
• To liaise with curriculum delivery and support staff.
• To contribute to college self-assessment processes.
• To attend internal and external staff development events when required.
• To undertake such other duties as are reasonably allocated either permanently or from time to time.
• To complete First Aid qualification and act as a duty first aider as required.

GENERAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• To commit to the safeguarding and promotion of the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.
• To participate in the College’s Performance Management Scheme and attend such training events as are necessary to enable him/her to carry out the duties of the job description.
• To continually improve teaching, learning and assessment through proactive CPD and sharing best practice.
• To actively participate in the College’s Quality System, including quality improvement strategies and initiatives.
• To undertake such other duties as may be assigned commensurate with the grade and purpose of the post.
• To take reasonable care for the health and safety of him/her and for others affected by his/her work.
• To actively support College Safeguarding, Equality and Diversity policies.
• To operate/conduct all HR tasks and functions within the principles of GDPR.

CONDITIONS OF SERVICE:

The appointment is subject to the Conditions of Service for Business Support Staff. All successful applicants will undergo the following checks: Enhanced DBS, 2 x References, one of which must be your current or most recent employer, Qualification validation check.

SALARY:

The salary range for this post is from £12,862 to £13,980.50. Your starting salary will be dependent upon your qualifications and experience. Once you have successfully passed your probationary period, your salary will increase within the salary band on an annual incremental basis, until you reach the top of the salary scale.

HOURS OF WORK:

The hours of work will be based on 18.5 hours per week, 52 weeks per annum.

ANNUAL LEAVE:

The post carries 25 annual leave days, plus eight public bank holidays plus a further five concessionary days as ‘leave to be taken at the principal’s discretion’. After 2 years continuous service, your annual leave entitlement will increase to 30 days per annum.

PENSION SCHEME:

The College operates an occupational pension scheme, namely the ‘Local Government Pension Scheme’.

PROBATIONARY PERIOD:

All newly appointed staff must serve a 9 month probationary period. During the probationary period you will have to attend the corporate staff induction day, a Teaching and Learning Induction session if you deliver learning and additional mandatory courses on: Equality & Diversity session, Prevent, Safeguarding Training session and Health & safety training session. Failure to attend these will prevent you from successfully completing your probation.

FIRST AID & FIRE MARSHALL:

As defined in the person specification of the job description, those staff with these responsibilities are required to undertake first aid and or fire marshal duties across the College, when called upon to do so. Staff must ensure they are up to date with the relevant training.

REFERENCES:

Please note that without 2 satisfactory references being received before the end of the probationary period, new staff will not be able to successfully pass their probation.

LOCATION:

The successful applicant will be based at our Redditch campus but may be required to work at other locations from time to time.

VALIDATION OF QUALIFICATIONS:

The College will undertake qualification validation by writing to the appropriate educational institute. Only those qualifications which are essential for the post will be followed up.

CONTRACTUAL REQUIREMENT TO OBTAIN A QUALIFICATION:

If you are required to obtain a qualification as a contractual requirement, the College reviews its CPD budget on an annual basis regarding availability of funds and cannot therefore guarantee that newly appointed staff will receive either part or full funding for the course fees. However, student loan facilities are available.

MATHS AND ENGLISH:

All staff are required to have a minimum level 2 qualification in both English and Maths. If you are not already in receipt of one or both of these qualifications, you will be expected to obtain it (them) during your employment at the College.

SAFEGUARDING:

The College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All newly appointed staff will be required to undertake safeguarding training during their probationary period.

Heart of Worcestershire College adheres to the Department of Education’s guidance on ‘Keeping children safe in Education’. As part of your induction, you will be required to read and understand part 1 of this document.

DISCLOSURE & BARRING CHECK:

All successful applicants will be required to complete and pay for a Disclosure & Barring Service check. The costs of this check will be deducted from the applicants first salary payment from the College. The College adheres to the DBS Code of Practice and has policies covering the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders and the Secure Storage, Handling, Use, Retention and Disposal of Disclosures and Disclosure Information. Copies of these are available on request.

RECRUITMENT OF EX-OFFENDERS:

The College is committed to the fair treatment of its staff, potential staff or users of its services, regardless of race, gender religion, sexual orientation, responsibilities for dependants, age, physical/mental disability or offending background. As an organisation we use the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) to assess the suitability of all prospective appointments. We undertake not to discriminate unfairly against any subject of a Disclosure on the basis of conviction or other information revealed.

Applicants/employees are required to declare any pending criminal prosecutions they may have as well as any spent criminal convictions, cautions, reprimands and final warnings as defined under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. The only exception to this requirement is that applicants/employees do not need to disclose any ‘protected’ cautions, or convictions as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2013.

Please read the ‘Guidance Note to applicants on disclosing information about cautions and convictions in their application’ document before you complete your application form. Having a criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working with us. This will depend on the nature of the position and the circumstances and background of any offences.

TRAINING:

All successful applicants will be required to undertake all mandatory training and update sessions and any appropriate training and development as required, including Health and Safety.

NO SMOKING POLICY:

HoW College is a Smoke Free environment from the effects of direct/indirect contact with smoking, including using the following: Cigarettes, E-cigarettes, Vaporisers, Pipe smoking, Cigars and all other associated smoking products.

APPLICANTS WITH DISABILITIES:

Candidates with a disability should contact the HR Department before interview if they require any adjustments to be made for the interview and/or selection tests.

APPLICATIONS:

A completed application form should be submitted. Curriculum vitae will not be accepted as a substitute. It would greatly assist the shortlisting panel if the information submitted on your application clearly identifies and demonstrates how your qualities match those listed under the essential requirements on the person specification. Please remember that it is not sufficient to merely repeat what is in the specification – you must show how you meet each requirement. You must also provide details under ‘previous employment’ which must include all employment undertaken since leaving full time education. Completed application forms should be submitted by 7th August 2026 via our website.

INTERVIEWS:

The Interview date for this post is; TBC, short-listed candidates will be notified with the details for interview. In view of the high cost of postage, it is not our intention to notify unsuccessful applicants. If you have not heard from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful and accept our thanks for your interest in applying. College reserves the right to withdraw a position before the closing date if the appointment has been arranged or no longer required.

DATA PROTECTION/GENERAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATION (GDPR):

Please be aware that HoW College complies with the current Data Protection Act. GDPR is a European wide update to the Data Protection Act, with more requirements and stronger enforcement. As such we expect all staff to fully comply with the requirements of this legislation. Failure to do so will lead to formal disciplinary action. Members of staff will be provided with guidance in relation to GDPR to ensure that full compliance is achieved and maintained within the College.