Personal Tutor

Job description

About us

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 Diversitys 2025 Top 100 Most Inclusive UK Employers.

About the Role

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.

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, focussing on those with protected characteristics and in priority groups.

What we can offer you

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

• 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

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?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.

Armed Forces Covenant?

As part of our commitment through the?Armed Forces Covenant, were 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 iscommitted 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.

Next Steps:

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.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Sheffield

Type of Contract

Temporary full-time jobs

Salary indication

£35,000 Per Month

Published at

09-08-2026

Profession type

Training

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English