Achievement Tutor

We welcome applications for this support post to take up post 21st August 2024.

The Role

At Cardinal Newman College the individual student is central to all our endeavours. All teaching staff at Cardinal Newman College have a pastoral role in their everyday dealings with students. The Achievement Support Tutor has a specific role in pastoral support and will act as coach to provide students with individualised support and challenges which will stretch their potential to the full as well as to provide student support when welfare and safeguarding issues arise. Being able to motivate and energise young people, manage 1:1s, track attendance and achievement through data monitoring, deliver the tutorial programme, agree motivational targets and produce student progress reviews. You will also be responsible for initiating, monitoring and overseeing the timely completion of students’ university and other progression applications. You will be expected to work flexibly to ensure that the responsibilities of the role are fulfilled effectively. Working within the existing Tutor team and with the support and guidance of a Senior Tutor, you will provide support, guidance and encouragement to students in your care.

The pastoral care at Cardinal Newman is a key strength of the college and ensures we remain the preferred choice of school leavers and the top performing college in the North West. For this reason the Achievement Tutor team is a highly valued team within the college community.

Achievement Tutors are a high performing team of staff dedicated to providing this specialist pastoral support and guidance to c.4000 students across the college in both years 12 and 13. The AT team is long standing and currently consists of 19 members of staff with a mix of part and fulltime working hours. The team are based in 2 main offices, geographically central to the college environment, and work with students both in person and online via Microsoft Teams.

The AT team is actively involved in cross college events such as Taster Days, Enrolment, Results Day & HE progression events and are central to the daily life of students at college.

The main duties and responsibilities of this role include:

• Contribute to the interviewing of potential students in year 11 of high school
• Contribute towards the delivery of the college Induction programme
• Monitor and support the progress of all tutees based on the valued-added tracking system, providing every tutee with supportive and focused 1:1 interviews
• Deliver the tutorial programme as planned
• Maintain college records including students’ pastoral log, 1:1 interviews, progression plans, course changes, referrals, attendance and tracking data

For the full job description please see attached ‘Job Pack’.

The Successful Candidate

Cardinal Newman College is a wonderful place to work, and this is an exciting opportunity for a enthusiastic candidate to join our friendly and well established Achievement Tutor team.

The pastoral department is looking for someone who has a Degree or equivalent qualification, ability to motivate groups of young people and good interpersonal skills.

You should display the values, attitudes, and behaviours consistent with the Catholic Ethos of the College and have a commitment to equality/diversity and the safeguarding of young people and vulnerable adults.

Terms and Conditions

Hours: 37 hours per week, term time plus 2 weeks. Starting and finishing times as agreed.

Salary: The post will be paid on the Sixth Form Colleges’ Support Staff Pay Spine at points 10 to 14 - pro rata to £25,276 to £28,549 per annum. Actual Salary £22,927.32 to £25,896.19 per annum.

Closing date for receipt of applications: 11.59pm on 4th June 2024.

Why work at Cardinal Newman College?

We are a happy and thriving Catholic Sixth Form College committed to equality and diversity, welcoming colleagues from all backgrounds into our community irrespective of their religion or belief, ethnicity, age, gender, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, marital or pregnancy status.

An outstanding college in every aspect, Cardinal Newman is one of the highest performing Sixth Form Colleges nationally for Value Added. We recognise the invaluable contribution our dedicated staff make to the success of our students and the College as whole. As such, our aim is to foster a culture where staff feel valued and supported.

We also offer a range of excellent staff benefits, including: 

• Generous Pension schemes for both teachers and support staff 
• Pro rata to 22 days holiday (increasing to 25 days after 5 years’ service) plus 4 concessionary days and bank holidays for support staff
• A genuine commitment to staff health and wellbeing
• Access to a salary sacrifice electric vehicle scheme
• Access to the Cycle to Work Scheme and Techscheme
• Free use of the on-site gym 
• Access to professional development and the opportunity to undertake professional qualifications through apprenticeships
• Flu Vouchers
• Staff savings scheme

More detailed information on further staff benefits can be found within our staff perks document attached.

Apply Now

Completed application forms should be returned by 11.59pm on 4th June 2024.

We do ask that you accept, in the interests of economy, that if you have not heard from us by the end of June that you have not been selected for interview on this occasion.

Further Information

Further details are available at http://www.cardinalnewman.ac.uk/ or by telephone to the college on 01772 460181 or 07730 521 540. All offers of appointment are subject to Disclosure and Barring Service Clearance as well as a range of other safer recruitment checks.