Learning Mentor

Salary: From £24,720 per annum (Pro-Rata), DOE and Qualifications

Expires: 24/03/2025 23:59

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Role: Learning Mentor

Location: Shuttleworth College – Old Warden

Salary/Benefits: Salary from £24,720 per annum (Pro-Rata) DOE and Qualifications, People’s pension, Retail and Leisure Discounts, excellent professional and personal development opportunities, accessing college courses.

Hours/Weeks: (0.5)

Contract Type: Permanent – Part Time – Term Time

About The Role

We are currently seeking Learning Mentor to join our Student Services department at The Bedford College group.

As a Learning Mentor, you play an important role in the success of our students through:

• Attendance and Punctuality – Collect and record data; follow up with learners; communicate with parents; promote good attendance; reduce persistent absence; maintain records.
• Behaviour Improvement – Mentor learners; support personal, social, and academic development; facilitate sessions for ‘at risk’ learners; liaise with stakeholders; update records and portals.
• Reporting – Produce half-term reports on mentoring activities and progress of ‘at risk’ learners.
• Team Work – Collaborate with teachers and support teams; plan and deliver one-to-one support; report to the manager.
• Professional Values – Embrace development opportunities; maintain work-life balance; promote college values; safeguard learners; support college policies and procedures.

About You

• Qualifications – GCSEs in Maths and English (Grade A-C) or equivalent; willingness to work towards Level 2 Safeguarding and Youth Mental Health First Aid.
• Experience – Student support or related role; providing careers advice and guidance; working with young people and adults.
• Skills – Verbal and written communication; organisational, interpersonal, and prioritisation skills; ability to work with vulnerable students; handle sensitive data confidentially.
• Attributes – Ability to work alone and in a team; travel to campus locations; adapt working hours to business needs.
• Knowledge – Awareness of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion.

For a more detailed breakdown of the job role and the requirements, please see the Job Description attached to this vacancy.

Interviews to be held: 31 March 2025

Successful candidates must also be able to demonstrate alignment to our organisational VISION values:

• Valuing Teamwork – We are one team who by working together can achieve great things, respecting the opinion and valuing the contribution each of us makes.
• Improving Continuously – We challenge ourselves to always do better by trying new things, sharing knowledge, reflecting on practice and learning from others.
• Student Centred – At our heart is always doing what is best for our students. We consider students in all of our decision making to create positive outcomes and memorable experiences for every student.
• Inclusive – We celebrate differences and diversity, recognising that we can learn from each other.
• Open and Caring – We care about the wellbeing of our staff, our students, our community and wider society, creating an environment built on trust where we listen, engage with and support each other.
• Nurturing Education Excellence – We promote educational excellence by delivering programmes that challenge our students to achieve their ambitions.

About The Bedford College Group

The Bedford College Group was formed in 2017 following the merger of Bedford College and Tresham College and is now the largest provider of education in the South East Midlands, with over 15,000 students passing through our doors each year.

Today, the Group is made up of a family of colleges across Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire:?Bedford College, Central Bedfordshire College and?Tresham?College?in the towns of Bedford, Dunstable, Leighton Buzzard, Corby, Kettering and Wellingborough;?Shuttleworth?College,?a specialist land-based college; The Bedford Sixth Form, (the only dedicated sixth form in Bedford); The Corby Sixth Form, (opened in September 2023); and the National College for Motorsport?alongside?Silverstone?race circuit.?To widen accessibility to education and training, the Group also has community-based Learning Centres in Bedford, Corby and Kettering which offer IT training.

Safeguarding our Students

The Bedford College Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to thorough vetting process which includes, an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide. The Bedford College Group’s policy on Employment of Ex-Offenders is attached to this vacancy.

Candidates who are barred from working with children are reminded it is a criminal offence to apply for this post.

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