Progress Tutor: Professional Policing

At Leeds Trinity University, we aspire to make a difference to the people, the professions, and the places that we serve, and we are looking for talented and enthusiastic people to join our University community.  We are ranked top in Yorkshire for learning community and pride ourselves on being the University where our students are a name, not just a number. The University has a distinctive, employability-focused educational offer and works closely with employers to address the skills needs of today’s workforce. Applications are invited for the following post:

Progress Tutor – Professional Policing

Hours of work: Full-time (1.0fte)

Duration: Permanent

Salary: The starting salary will be from £35,333 up to £37,474 per annum in Grade 7a, depending on qualifications and experience

Applications are invited for the role of Progress Tutor, to support and monitor student officers on our two work-based programmes: the Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship and the Graduate Diploma in Professional Policing Practice which are delivered in partnership with West Yorkshire Police.

The successful applicants will be responsible for supporting a group of student officers throughout their programme, through induction, regular Progress Review meetings, and as a point of contact for additional personal, academic or progress-related support. You will develop a good knowledge of the programmes, and the services available at both Leeds Trinity University and West Yorkshire Police. We are seeking individuals with some experience of supporting students in a work-place setting. Knowledge of degree/higher apprenticeships would be an advantage, as would professional experience and/or experience of Further or Higher Education delivery in academic areas such as police studies, criminology, law, sociology and other social sciences. Above all the successful applicants need to be able to demonstrate a passion for learning and a commitment to providing the highest level of student and learning support.

Hours of work will be 35 hours per week. Progress review meetings will be held at a variety of locations in West Yorkshire as well as via Microsoft Teams.

Further information about our Criminology, Sociology and Policing provision can be found at: www.leedstrinity.ac.uk/courses/criminology-and-sociology

Informal enquiries may be addressed to Professor Tony Blockley, Head of School – Criminology, Investigation and Policing t.blockley@leedstrinity.ac.uk.

Interviews for this post are expected to take place on Wednesday 15^th March 202

Further details and the online application are available at: www.leedstrinity.ac.uk/jobs.

If you have any queries about the application process, please email jobs@leedstrinity.ac.uk or call 0113 283 7130.

Leeds Trinity University values diversity and inclusion and particularly encourages applications from the following groups as they are currently under-represented at this level within the University: Women, LGBT+ and Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic applicants, as well as candidates with disabilities, whether hidden or otherwise. The University will consider all forms of flexible working arrangements.

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