Location: | Loughborough |
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Salary: | £29,905 per annum |
Hours: | Full Time |
Contract Type: | Permanent |
Placed On: | 16th July 2024 |
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Closes: | 30th July 2024 |
We have an exciting opportunity for a talented and committed Academic Tutor to join our Higher Education team.
At Loughborough College, we're determined to ensure that all our students reach their full potential and develop the skills, knowledge and behaviours required to lead successful futures. We have high ambitions for our students and Academic Tutors are a key part of our support network.
Our curriculum provision within Higher Education ranges from Level 4-6 and includes HNC/D, Foundation Degrees and BSc/ BA (hons) Degrees, as well as Degree Apprenticeships. We're one of the largest Higher Education in Further Education providers in the country, with high levels of student satisfaction and graduate employment.
As an Academic Tutor, you'll be responsible for supporting students, both pastorally and academically, across Higher Education, up to Level 6. You'll have excellent knowledge of the higher-level study skills required in Higher Education and will provide advice, guidance and support to students through a range of approaches. These will include group tutorials, formal meetings and one-to-one meetings, alongside signposting students to relevant college services.
You'll have experience of motivating young people to achieve excellent results and will help students to reflect on what they need to do to improve, ensuring that appropriate interventions are in place for them to succeed.
We are looking for someone who, as a minimum, has a degree and is a strong communicator, with excellent presentation skills, including delivery to groups. Experience of working in an education and a Higher Education setting is preferable, however we're keen to hear from applicants who can display transferable skills of flexibility, communication, initiative and building positive relationships. These skills are crucial to working effectively with lecturers, support staff and students.
The College is striving to attract, develop and retain the very best people by offering a motivating and inclusive workplace in which talent is truly recognised. We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community with the belief that diversity plays an important role in the success of our business.
We're proud to have achieved the Investor in Diversity award. We actively encourage applications who are current under-represented and where we are using positive action under the Equality Act. We welcome everyone to consider becoming a part of our journey.
Alongside our commitment to your professional and personal development, we offer a generous benefits package including:
A competitive pension scheme
Cycle-to-work scheme
On-site parking
One campus facility
Access to healthcare scheme
Subsided nursery fees
Up to 25 days annual leave per year
Additional annual leave available
Generous Maternity/Paternity pay
Fantastic CPD and inclusive resources for development
Well-being hours
Opportunities of volunteering within local community and charities
We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and agile working where the business allows. We provide staff forums, staff working groups for sustainability, staff steering groups for Investors in Diversity and support services for mental health and wellbeing for staff from different backgrounds.
We are and have consistently invested in providing our learners and employees with an outstanding and unrivalled range of modern facilities and resources.
Due to the limits put upon sponsorship allocations, we are currently unable to offer sponsorship candidates for this role. This remains under review
If you require support to apply for this job, please email recruitment@loucoll.ac.uk
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