Personal Tutor

Derby College Group

Location: Derby

Salary: £27,765 per annum pro rata (actual salary £22,212 per annum)

Hours: Part Time

Contract Type: Permanent

Specific Hours: 29.6 hours per week, 52 weeks per year

Proposed interview date: 7th May 2026

Optimistic – Equity – Kindness – Innovation – Collaboration

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Personal Tutor to join our GCSE Plus team at the Joseph Wright Centre to deliver valuable tutorial and coaching sessions to our GCSE resit students and support their progression within and beyond the College.

The Opportunity

As a Personal Tutor, you will play a leading role in ensuring your caseload of students receive the appropriate support to succeed in their courses. The role includes delivering a contextualised tutorial programme and conducting one-to-one sessions with students. You will cover topics such as Prevent, positive relationships, progression sessions, and study skills. Additionally, you will promote opportunities for students to engage in wider tutorial events, seminars, guest speakers, and industry events.

For a full explanation of the roles and responsibilities, please click here.

About you

You are an individual with a desire to work with a range of students from diverse backgrounds. You have substantial knowledge of tutoring and student tracking methods needed to ensure stimulating learning experiences. You’ll also have experience working in a post-16 educational environment and delivering pastoral advice and guidance services to young people. You are committed to delivering an outstanding learning experience and can motivate students to maximise their potential. You hold, at least, a Level 3 Award in Education and Training (or are willing to work towards it).

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The Benefits

• Salary of £27,765 per annum pro rata (actual salary £22,212 per annum)
• 34 days holiday pro rata (inclusive of 8 bank holidays and 6 closure days where these occur)
• Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme with a 19.9% employer contribution
• Discount at our Ofsted rated ‘Outstanding’ onsite Little Explorers Nursery
• TOTUM discount card (aka NUS/Student Discount Card) / discounted Tastecard
• Discounts on East Midlands Railway Annual Season Tickets
• Microsoft Office for FREE with 1TB of OneDrive cloud storage
• Discount on treatments at SENSI our onsite salon at the Roundhouse
• Flint Bishop Solicitors – free will writing, 1-hour free consultation with family department, 10% discount on Conveyancing services
• Continuous development and progression opportunities
• Free eye tests with Specsavers
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace which promotes and values diversity. We welcome all talent irrespective of age, disability, neuro-divergence, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race, ethnicity, religion, belief, sexual orientation or other personal circumstances. We ensure that our policies and procedures treat all applicants consistently and fairly during our recruitment process.

If you have any questions about the recruitment process, reasonable adjustments, or about the role, please contact us at hrrecruitment@derby-college.ac.uk.

Safeguarding statement

DCG is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and all successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. An online search of the preferred candidate is also completed to help to identify any incidents or issues that have happened, and are publicly available online, which the college may need to explore with the candidate further. Please be advised that it is an offence to apply for this position if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

If you require visa sponsorship

Please note that unfortunately, this role is ineligible for sponsorship under the UK Visas & Immigration points-based immigration system. Applications are welcome from candidates who do not currently have the right to work in the UK but would be eligible to obtain a valid visa via another route. Please consult the Home Office website for further information.

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