Personal Tutor in Sheffield

£33,160- £37,283 per annum (this will be pro rata'd for weeks worked). Enhanced pension contributions scheme with SYPA. Annual leave - 30 Days (222 hours) + 8 Bank Holidays (59.2 hours) - this includes a discretionary Christmas closure period.

The Sheffield College is a further and higher education institution dedicated to providing academic, vocational, and professional qualifications to approximately 13,000 young people and adults annually. Our mission is to transform lives through learning, advocating for inclusivity and diversity at every stage.

This is a term time role working 37 hours X 40 weeks. The Sheffield College is a large, vibrant and diverse further education college and we are proud of how the college contributes to transforming lives through learning by meeting local skills needs. 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.

As a personal tutor 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.

Main Responsibilities

• Supporting the delivery and recording of the academy’s interview, enrolment and induction processes, as directed by the Head of Student Experience.
• Provision and recording of late induction for appropriate students, on agreed college electronic systems.
• Ensuring student starting points, including qualifications on entry and diagnostic assessments, are accurately recorded, shared and effectively utilised to support student progress.
• Ensuring that target and aspirational grades, which have been discussed and agreed with all allocated academy students, are recorded on agreed college electronic systems.
• Contributing to student progress against recorded starting points and target grades by working with curriculum teams to ensure appropriate pastoral interventions are implemented, monitored and updated.
• Completing Right Choice Reviews for appropriate students, in line with college guidance, recording completion on agreed college electronic systems.
• Appropriately signposting allocated academy students to careers support and guidance and referring any student identified through the Right Choice Review process, or other processes, to the Head of Student Experience for managed internal transfers.
• Completing and recording further pastoral 1:1s with allocated academy students, in line with college policy, assessing pastoral risk and engaging the allocated Student Mentor where the risk level is increased to high.
• Checking that all allocated academy students' wider support needs are being met and referring them appropriately to support teams.
• Delivering 800-830 hours of high-quality student contact time through a mix of mandatory group tutorials tailored to the group, and further 1:1s or 1 to small group tutorials.
• Ensuring high student attendance at group tutorial sessions and enrichment events above the college and academy attendance targets.
• Planning and embedding bespoke academy enrichment activities which meet student need, utilising cross-college resources.
• Supporting the Academy to facilitate a “student first culture” by listening and responding effectively to students by supporting the selection of student representatives for each group allocated.
• Ensuring robust and appropriate parent/carer liaison and communication for all allocated academy students, including supporting open events and parent/carer consultation meetings and evenings.
• Completing internal progression processes to ensure all allocated academy students have an agreed progression destination.

From time-to-time these responsibilities may be reviewed so that they evolve as part of the college’s strategic growth and success. You may also be required to take on other tasks related to the job to support the college in the delivery of its strategic aims, without changing the role's main purpose.

Cross College Responsibilities

You may be required to participate in cross-college teams and working groups on key projects. You will act as a role model to colleagues, ensuring that the responsibilities of the post are carried out in line with the college’s FREDIE+ values and behaviours.

Student Related Responsibilities

Anyone who has regular contact with children and young people in their day-to-day responsibilities must ensure they are safe. You will work with the Safeguarding Team, ensuring concerns regarding students/apprentices are shared in a timely, accurate manner. You will be involved in supporting college open days, during the exam season student enrolment, and any other required events.

Other Responsibilities

All staff have a responsibility to ensure that the college provides a safe and sustainable environment for students, staff and visitors. You will support this by:

• Understanding and undertaking specific responsibilities for their role as documented within the Health and Safety Policy and Procedures.
• Ensuring compliance with data protection regulation.
• Ensuring that environmental sustainability is a key consideration in the actions we take, working towards the college’s environmental strategy and net zero ambition.

What We Can Offer You

As the successful candidate, you will be offered a salary of between £33,160- £37,283 per annum (this will be pro rata'd for weeks worked) based upon a combination of the skills, knowledge and experience that you can bring to the role.

Our Benefits

• Enhanced pension contributions scheme with SYPA.
• Annual leave - 30 Days (222 hours) + 8 Bank Holidays (59.2 hours) - this includes a discretionary Christmas closure period.
• Health and wellbeing, we offer 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.

Disability Confident

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 jobs@sheffcol.ac.uk.

Armed Forces Covenant

As part of our commitment through the Armed Forces Covenant, we’re pledged to support the Armed Forces Community. Recognising the value Personnel, Veterans and military families contribute to our community and country.

Safeguarding

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.

Next Steps

As a Leader in Diversity employer, we encourage applications from everyone and value diversity in our workforce. Closing date: 25 May 2026. Please be aware – If we have a high number of applications, we may decide to close the vacancy earlier.