Key Role Information

Salary
£32,597.00 - £35,412.00 (£27,959 - £30,373)
Job type
Full Time
Contract type
Permanent
Closing
03/09/2026 09:00
Interview
Shortly after closing date
Contract term
TTO - Term time only
Pay grade
Support Staff | 20 - 24
Department
Sixth Form
Key stage
Key Stage 5
Hours per week
37.00
Weeks per year
38.000
Visa sponsorship
No

Your Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Sixth Form Tutor Team. Duties will include having tutorial/mentoring responsibilities for Post 16 Students. They will monitor attendance and progress, deliver tutorials and pastoral care, support students with their UCAS or other destination applications and help them to succeed. They will be involved in the disciplinary and intervention strategies implemented by the team. The successful candidate will clearly demonstrate an interest in young people and feel empathy with their needs and concerns. They will communicate effectively and sensitively with students to support their learning, promoting inclusion and acceptance of all students in our Sixth Form. They will also support the work of the Post 16 Management Team.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

  1. Ability to relate well to children and adults and in particular able to establish positive relationships with pupils
  2. A clear understanding of pastoral, progression and safeguarding
  3. Ability to organise, lead and motivate students and to work constructively as part of a team
  4. Ability to communicate effectively with students, parents and colleagues
  5. Excellent ICT skills and the proven ability to use them effectively to support learning
  6. Ability to respond positively and effectively to unexpected problems and situations
  7. A working knowledge of Post 16 issues, progression routes Post 18.
  8. A relentless drive to secure the best possible outcomes for students of all abilities

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU

  1. A competitive salary - as an accredited Living Wage Employer, you’re guaranteed a wage that meets, and often exceeds, the real cost of living.
  2. Benefits including; excellent pension scheme, cycle to work scheme, free on-site parking
  3. An opportunity to work with highly-skilled professionals 
  4. Enthusiastic and motivated students 
  5. An exciting and extensive commitment to professional development 
  6. A school with its community at heart 
  7. Wider career development opportunities to be involved across the Gosforth Group

If you would like to discuss this vacancy further, or you are unable to complete the online application form and require this in another format please contact us by email: peoplegosforth@gosforthgroup.org.uk or telephone: 0191 429 9797, option 4.

We do not accept CV's. If you attach a CV to you application this will not be considered as part of the recruitment process.

Applications are shortlisted for interview as they are received, and so early application is encouraged. We reserve the right to commence the interview process and close the vacancy prior to this date. 

The Trust is committed to equality, inclusion and diversity and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates.

Skills

Abilities, Skills and Knowledge

Excellent oral and written communication skillsessential
Effective organisation and management skillsessential
Knowledge of the wide range of agencies working in the areas of learning supportessential
Ability to maintain paper and electronic recordsessential
Ability to advise and monitor development and performanceessential
Ability to form effective professional relationships with a wide range of contactsessential
Ability to plan own workload and meet deadlinesessential
Able to work under own initiativeessential

Experience

Knowledge of High Education system opportunities/applicationsessential
Understanding of the issues that create barriers to High Education entryessential
Knowledge/understanding of 16+ curriculum including accreditation available to students
Awareness of the UCAS system
Experience of working in a school or HE environment

Personal Attributes

Sympathetic to and supportive of the Multi-Academy Trust model and ethos of the Gosforth Groupessential
Ability to form and maintain appropriate relationships and personal boundaries with studentsessential
A commitment to child protection and safeguardingessential
Empathy with young people facing barriers to Higher Educationessential

About Us


Gosforth Academy

People & Culture Team

peoplegosforth@gosforthgroup.org.uk

Great North Road
Knightsbridge
Gosforth
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE3 2JH

Safeguarding Information

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.  This means certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide and you can view our Policy on the Employment of Ex-offenders on our website within Trust Policies.    

Gosforth Group are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. References will be requested prior to interview for those candidates shortlisted. The successful candidate will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check, along with other relevant pre-employment checks.