About the role
Salary: £27,259 per annum FTE (prorated to part‑time hours).
Contractual hours: 37. Basis: Full‑time and part‑time hours available / Term time only.
Coastland College is looking for a Personal Development Tutor (PDT) to join our team across both the Weymouth and Kingston Maurward sites. This role is rewarding for someone passionate about supporting young people to achieve their full potential academically and personally.
Key Responsibilities
- Deliver impactful tutorial sessions that support students’ personal development and college engagement.
- Conduct regular 1:1 progress reviews, offering challenge, motivation, and wellbeing support.
- Assist students with employability skills including CV writing, job applications, and interview prep.
- Promote high standards of attendance, behaviour, and engagement.
- Identify wellbeing concerns and refer students to internal support services as needed.
- Collaborate with colleagues to improve and evolve tutorial resources and delivery.
- Maintain up‑to‑date safeguarding and Prevent knowledge and embed it into sessions.
Contact
Please contact Martin Oliver (martin.oliver@coastland.ac.uk) or Conor Wilson (conor.wilson@coatland.ac.uk) for an informal conversation about the role.
Safeguarding
Coastland College is committed to the safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults. An online search will be conducted for successful candidates, and all new employees are required to complete and obtain an enhanced DBS disclosure. A copy of our Safeguarding Policy can be found on the College website.
Benefits
We offer generous benefits to support your health, wellbeing and personal development:
- Generous annual leave entitlement of 25 holiday days, plus bank holiday increasing by 1 day per annum up to a maximum of 5 years (30 days). Prorated to part‑time hours.
- Additional 3 efficiency closure days over Christmas and an additional 4 days over Easter.
- Generous Pension Scheme through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
- Access to Optima Health – a free confidential emotional support and practical advice scheme.
- Dedicated CPD learning days to support learning and development.
- Family friendly policies.
- A person‑centred annual appraisal focusing on wellbeing and CPD.
- Free on‑site parking.
- Free on‑site gym.
- Employee discounts at on‑site facilities such as Signature Hair & Beauty Salon, The Avenue Restaurant and The Bay Theatre.
- Wide range of health and wellbeing initiatives to support staff including corporate eyecare voucher scheme, free and confidential staff counselling and a trained team of Mental Health First Aiders.
Additional Information
We do not engage with recruitment agencies for this role. Any CVs received from agencies will be considered unsolicited and the property of Coastland College, with no obligation to pay agency fees.
If you have a medical condition or a specific need for an adjustment to our processes, let us know so we can discuss how we can best support you.
We recognise that talent comes in various forms and are committed to an inclusive environment. If your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every requirement, please apply anyway and note any pronouns you use.
#J-18808-Ljbffr…