Personal Tutor

About Us

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.

About the Role

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.

• Deliver 121s and pastoral interventions to improve student outcomes and satisfaction.
• Support internal progression and UCAS applications.
• Expand the SHAPE framework, focusing on diversity and protected characteristics.
• Work term time only: 37 hours week, 40 weeks per year.

What We Can Offer You

Salary: £32,523 – £36,566 per annum (pro‑rated to reflect the weeks worked).

Our Benefits

• Enhanced Pension contributions scheme with SYPA – 17.1%
• Annual leave: 30 days (222 hours) + 8 bank holidays (59.2 hours), including a discretionary Christmas closure period.
• Health and wellbeing programs:
  • Employee assistance programme through Bupa
  • Occupational Health through PAM
  • Free eye tests for VDU users
• Free parking available at the majority of our campuses.

Further information can be found on our Benefits and Career Development pages.

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 for further information on reasonable adjustments and how the Disability Confident scheme works in practice. If you require any reasonable adjustments or support at any point throughout the process, please contact us.

Armed Forces Covenant

As part of our commitment through the Armed Forces Covenant, we 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 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 here.

Next Steps

To apply: Click apply online and follow the links to complete the online application. Closing date: 4th January 2026. Please be aware that if we have a high number of applications, we may decide to close the vacancy earlier.