Progress Tutor

Southport Education Group is seeking a dedicated Progress Tutor to support students in their personal development and academic progress.

About the Role

You will deliver weekly group sessions on key themes such as personal growth and safeguarding, as part of the College’s tutorial programme. Alongside this, you will provide one-to-one support to a caseload of students, monitoring attendance and progress, and setting meaningful targets to promote achievement. 

Working closely with Careers Co-ordinators, you’ll provide advice and guidance to help students progress to positive destinations within or beyond the college. You’ll also collaborate with Student Engagement Officers to support student welfare and implement strategies to boost retention and achievement including liaison with parents, carers, and external agencies.

About you

The successful candidate will possess experience gained within an educational setting, particularly supporting 16–18-year-olds. A background in delivering effective student support is essential. 

Please note: A part-time Progress Tutor position is also available. For further details, please visit: https://www.tes.com/jobs/vacancy/progress-tutor-sefton-2219787

Working For Us 

We value our staff and the contribution that everyone makes to the success of our College. For this reason, we offer fantastic support for all staff and staff development is encouraged throughout all departments. We offer a family friendly environment and support our staff so that they get the best out of their job and their time here.

Many of the team have been here for many years, growing with us and progressing on to new challenges and roles. With mentoring available for all new starters, a free counselling service for all staff, we know that you would relish being part of our team.

Benefits We Offer 

• Generous Annual Leave Entitlement: 49 days for lecturing staff, 41 days for management staff and 39 days for support staff, including up to 9 efficiency days to coincide with Christmas and Easter closures. Staff are also not required to work bank holidays.
• Staff can take one additional day off per year to celebrate their birthday
• Free eye tests and flu vouchers, and access to supported health care plan with discounted cost
• Annual Christmas Celebration: previous years included Christmas party, hampers or vouchers
• Annual Health & Well-being Day: including a range of activities from Crotchet to Golf, finishing with a staff BBQ
• Outstanding Staff Contribution Awards and Long-Service Awards: All staff are also eligible for our weekly term time Feel-Good Friday Draw.
• Auto Enrolment into Teachers Pension Scheme: for Lecturers (28.68% employer contribution) and Local Government Pension scheme for support staff (20.7% employer contribution)

For further details and to download an application form, please click the apply button.

Completed applications should be returned via email to personnel@southport.ac.uk. 

The deadline for applications is 10:00am on Monday 2nd June 2025.

Southport College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and all employees are expected to share this commitment.

All appointments are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, including a satisfactory Enhanced criminal records check, with Barred List check if appropriate, through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).