Job Description – Pastoral Tutor Support Assistant Reports to: Hours: Type: Salary: Personal Tutor Monday – Friday / 8:30am – 4:30pm - 37.5 hours pw (52 week) Fixed Term Contract until 31st December 2025 £26,111.88 per annum The College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Landmarks is an independent specialist day college for young people with learning disabilities and difficulties. The college offers a wide range of programmes that are tailored to each individual’s needs. Landmarks operates from several sites across; Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and South Yorkshire, with our main site located in Eckington, S21 4EF. Landmarks has several satellite provisions in Rotherham, Nottingham city Centre and a “real- life” hospitality and catering facility in Rainworth, Mansfield. These environments enable us to provide a range of personal and vocational training opportunities including: ▪ Music ▪ Animal Care ▪ Work Experience ▪ Art ▪ Employability ▪ Performing Arts ▪ Conservation ▪ Duke of Edinburgh ▪ Creative Media ▪ Horticulture ▪ Hospitality & Catering ▪ Travel Training ▪ Personal and Social Development ▪ Functional Skills ▪ Enterprise ▪ Supported Internships ▪ Community Access Our staff are required to work on a range of different sites, including; college campuses, employer’s premises or communities local to your learners home - therefore willingness to travel is essential. There may be a requirement to transport learners in your own car, insurance implications are reimbursed. Mileage and expenses are provided for travel during the working day. Job Description – Pastoral Tutor Support Assistant Purpose: A Pastoral Tutor Support Assistant (PTSA), works closely with the Tutor, providing practical and pastoral support, maintaining learner engagement, and covering for the Tutor when required. The PTSA will provide cover for their designated Tutor when needed. If cover is required for a different Tutor, pay will be aligned to the unqualified or qualified tutor pay scale, as appropriate. Temporary cover should be limited to a maximum of one academic term. The position of Pastoral Tutor Support Assistant has the following functions within the organisation: Working with the Pastoral Tutor • Assist the Pastoral Tutor in the creation, preparation and management of pastoral duties, session preparation and resource creation • To link with a designated Pastoral Tutor and tutor group and work with them directly for most of their working week • To work alongside the Pastoral Tutor during their non-contact time, to ensure pastoral duties are carried out as per tutor checklist and as directed by the Pastoral Tutor or college leadership team • To support the Pastoral Tutor to create and maintain a purposeful, orderly, and supportive environment, in accordance with session plans and assist with the display and recording of learners work and achievements • To support the Pastoral Tutor to maintain accurate learner records for their tutees at all times • To be a second point of contact for parents in relation to the pastoral group • To support the completion of individual tutee paperwork as directed by the tutor • To support the tutor to delivery high quality sessions at all times • To help set learning targets that stretch and challenge learners to learn new things and progress towards their goals • To axssist the tutor to implement individual learning plans, using the support plans and risk assessments to good effect • To provide cover support for the designated Tutor when required • Support the Tutor to resolve learner issues and concerns Supporting Learners • Support learners in group sessions or on an individual basis • Assist learners to ensure safe and efficient arrival and departure to/from college • Motivate and engage learners in planned activities • Ensure learners are always safe with considerations for health and well-being • Support learners with behaviours that may challenge and help develop strategies to overcome behavioural issues • Assist learners with their care at breaktimes/lunchtimes Job Description – Pastoral Tutor Support Assistant • Deliver personal care and support which meet or exceed learners’ requirement, promoting independence throughout, for example helping the learner with care needs to have a shower, to go to the toilet or to care for their skin or hair • Embed mathematics, English and ICT skills wherever possible in sessions Professional Development and Compliance • Undertake training as and when necessary • Participate in the staff appraisal process • Attend internal meetings, briefings and other forums as required • Promote Equality & Diversity in the curriculum area • Carry out the duties and requirements of the post in compliance with Landmarks Equal Opportunities, Health & Safety, Child and Vulnerable Adult Protection and other policies and procedures This list of duties should not be regarded as exclusive or exhaustive as the post holder may be required to undertake other reasonably determined duties and responsibilities commensurate with their role as a member of the team at Landmarks. Allocation of PTSA support: As a guide, the College may allocate a Pastoral Tutor Support Assistant (PTSA) to a tutor group once it reaches 8 tutees, subject to learner need, timetable, and available resource. Where a tutor group has more than 8 tutees on a sustained basis, the College will allocate a dedicated PTSA. Decisions will also consider the complexity of learner needs and safeguarding requirements. The allocation of PTSA support will be reviewed at each annual staffing review. Job Description – Pastoral Tutor Support Assistant Person Specification: Pastoral Tutor Support Assistant Essential Desirable - Level 2 Maths and English - Relevant, recent training and development - Learning Support Qualification (willingness to work towards) - MS Office expert - Able to work as part of a team and communicate clearly - Able to understand and carry out instructions - Team Teach Qualifications - (willingness to work towards) IAG Level 2 (willingness to work towards) - Basic computer skills - Full UK Driving License and access to own vehicle - PTLLS or equivalent (willingness to work towards) Experience - Experience of working with Knowledge and understanding adults with learning difficulties/disabilities - Using Databridge MIS - Understanding around SMART target setting - Organised and efficient - Able to work under instruction and independently when required - Good level of written English - Behaviour management strategies. - Equal opportunities - Safeguarding - Prevent (Radicalisation & Extremism) In return we will offer: • Westfield Health Scheme following a successful probation. • Life cover following a successful probation. • Standard life pension. • 30 days holiday – plus bank holidays (pro rata – 52-week employees) - addition of 1 extra day’s holiday after your third anniversary, up to a maximum of 5 additional days. Job Description – Pastoral Tutor Support Assistant Landmarks is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our learners and to ensure our learners are protected from abuse. Landmarks is therefore exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. All offers of employment will be subject to enhanced DBS checks, which it deems satisfactory (you will be viable for the cost of a DBS if you leave within your probationary period). Where a post is eligible, a check against the barred lists will be undertaken. There are different types of regulated activities that employees will need to undertake as part of their role to qualify to be checked on the adult and child barred list. It is an offence to apply for a role that involves regulated activity to children, if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. To find out what makes Landmarks a remarkable place to work, visit our website www.landmarks.ac.uk, and follow Landmarks Specialist College on Facebook for more information. If you have any further queries or would like to arrange a discussion regarding the terms and conditions of employment at Landmarks please contact a member of HR – 01246 433788 or HR@landmarks.ac.uk.