Personal Development Tutor

Your future is here

A place to thrive

As a Pastoral Tutor, you’ll be joining a dynamic and high-achieving team that takes pride in supporting GCSE and A Level students aged 14-19 to reach their full potential - academically, personally, and professionally. Our students consistently achieve excellent results, and we’re looking for someone who can provide the guidance, encouragement, and pastoral care to help them thrive. Beyond supporting student well-being, you’ll have the opportunity to co-develop a forward-thinking curriculum that reflects the demands of the future job market, ensuring our learners are equipped with the Future Ready skills they need to succeed. With a strong focus on professional development, this role offers the perfect platform to grow your career while making a meaningful impact on the next generation. You will be working alongside Pastoral Tutor colleagues both at High Pavement and across the college with opportunities for collaboration across pastoral tutorial delivery, enrichment, and so on.

Who we need

We have two exciting opportunities to become part of our Pastoral Tutor Team at Nottingham College High Pavement Sixth Form Campus supporting our students to become ‘Future Ready’ and progress to university, apprenticeships, and careers This will be across the range of 14-18 GCSE and A Level. Subject to negotiation, the successful candidates will negotiate roles that focus on one or both of these ranges. The Pastoral Tutor Team are also involved in supporting enrichment and other college events and trips with our students where we create – and have - a lot of fun.

As a Pastoral Tutor, you will work closely with your colleagues in the ALS, Enrichment, and Curriculum Teams at High Pavement to develop and deliver an effective and efficient tutorial programme. This will include facilitating sessions designed to develop personal skills and characteristics and social skills, employability skills and provide students with the support and guidance to enable them to achieve success, develop their potential and progress to their full potential.

You should hold GCSE A* – C in English and Maths, or equivalent, be able to demonstrate evidence of managing groups of student, good ICT and administration skills. Other qualifications will be considered in context. As this is a post requiring group delivery of tutorials, there is an expectation that you will hold a relevant teaching qualification or be willing to work towards one.

What you’ll bring

You will play a pivotal role in ensuring the student experience is of the highest quality and support students to broaden their experiences and take advantage of opportunities from a college wide perspective and beyond.

You should be passionate about students achieving their potential and be proactive in putting the mechanisms of support in place to make sure we prepare students not only for college life but also for life and work beyond college. You will be responsible for looking after a number of tutor groups, delivering group tutorials, meeting with students on a 1-1 basis (where appropriate), supporting attendance, providing enrichment, supporting social action projects, and liaising with parents/guardians.

The ideal candidate will have experience and a passion for the pastoral care of students and be able to signpost students to the most appropriate support mechanisms efficiently.

This post will have a training/induction period and then ongoing training throughout your time with the college to ensure we maintain the highest standards of education for our students and professional development for our staff.

For further details on this post, which the job description and person specification cannot answer for you, please contact Jonathan Doering by email: jonathan.doering@nottinghamcollege.ac.uk

Interviews are planned for: 18th and 19th June 2026

We are looking for someone to start on 01/08/2026.

Why Join us

• Competitive salary – £29,390 - £33,602 per annum FTE. (This will be pro-rata for term time only or part time posts)
• 35 days Annual Leave + 8 Bank Holidays + Opportunity to purchase up to 5 days annual leave  
• Access to Teacher's Pension Scheme 
• Discounts at various stores and services across the UK via our Vivup App  
• Various travel schemes including cycle to work, local transport season tickets and car salary sacrifice scheme 
• Opportunities for professional development including 8 dedicated Continued Personal Development (CPD) days and our Request to Invest Programme 

A place to belong

At Nottingham College, we’re committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels supported, valued, and understood.

We’re proud to be recognised as a Carer Confident employer, acknowledging the tailored support we offer to staff who balance their roles with caring responsibilities. As part of the Endometriosis Friendly Employer scheme, we’re actively tackling the stigma around menstrual health and providing meaningful support to those affected.

Our commitment to wellbeing continues as we work towards becoming a Menopause Friendly accredited employer, ensuring those experiencing menopause and peri-menopause feel heard and supported.

Mental health matters here too — our network of accredited Mental Health First Aiders is always growing, helping to foster a culture of compassion and understanding across the college.

Through our Wellness Cafés – informal gatherings that invite open conversation – colleagues are encouraged to share experiences and support one another. Whether navigating health challenges or balancing work and personal life, wellbeing is prioritised at Nottingham College, allowing you to thrive in your career.

Nottingham College is a place where you can share your ideas, work with people from all kinds of backgrounds and together, make a positive difference. Within our inclusive workplace, everyone is given the opportunity to belong. As part of this we are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that successful candidates may need.

Nottingham College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of our students and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks including employer references, and an enhanced DBS check will be required for this role.

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If you’re ready to be part of something special, the future is here.
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