Higher Education Academic Tutor

Type: Temporary - Full TimeSalary: £30,066 Per AnnumClosing Date: Wednesday, 7th January 2026 We have an exciting opportunity for a talented, dynamic and committed Academic Tutor to join our Higher Education team. Here at Loughborough College, we are determined to ensure that all of our HE Blended learning students reach their full potential and develop the skills, knowledge and behaviours required to lead successful futures. Academic Tutors are a key part of our support network.
Our curriculum provision within the Higher Education Blended Learning department ranges from Levels 4-6 and includes HNC and BSc (hons) programmes in Sport and Exercise Science and Sport Coaching with Development, as well as HNC/D programmes in Business. We are part of one of the largest Higher Education in Further Education providers in the country, with high levels of student satisfaction and graduate employment.
As a dedicated academic tutor for our blended learners, you will be responsible for supporting students, both pastorally and academically, across all HE Blended programmes. You will 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, as well as signposting students to relevant college services. The role also includes the development and delivery of academic skills learning resources, both face to face and online through our virtual learning environment.
You will 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.
Experience of working in an education and a Higher Education setting is preferable, however we are keen to hear from applicants who can display transferable skills of flexibility, communication, initiative and building positive relationships. Loughborough College Group is formed of Brooksby College, Loughborough College, Stephenson College and IGNITE Performing Arts. We are and have consistently invested in providing our learners and employees with an outstanding and unrivalled range of modern facilities and resources.
Loughborough College Group 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 the college.
We are proud to have achieved the Investor in Diversity award and we actively encourage applications from individuals who are currently under-represented and from all areas of the community. Alongside this, we are a disability confident employer, and we welcome everyone to consider becoming a part of our journey.
As well as our commitment to your professional and personal development, we also offer a generous benefits package including:
A competitive pension scheme
Cycle-to-work scheme
On-site parking
Access to healthcare scheme
Subsided nursery fees
Up to 25 days annual leave per year
Additional annual leave available
Generous Maternity/Paternity pay
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 to support with mental health and wellbeing for staff from different backgrounds.
The successful candidate will be employed by The Leicestershire College a subsidiary company of Loughborough College. The terms and conditions of employment offered by the Leicestershire College are different to those of Loughborough College. Please note that employees of the Leicestershire College are based at one of the campus' of Loughborough College Group.
Loughborough College Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all students and expects all staff to share this commitment. xxuwjjq Please note, all applicants will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.