Progress Mentor

Progress Mentor Do you have experience of providing support and guidance to young people? Can you demonstrate a student-centred approach whilst delivering the pastoral curriculum and offering support and guidance? If you have answered yes to these questions then we want to hear from you! Blackpool Sixth is an outstanding college specialising in 16-19 education. We have an exciting opportunity for a Progress Mentor to join our Student Services team, this post is initially on a fixed term maternity cover basis with the possibility of the contract being extended or being made permanent. The successful candidate will be working 36.25 hours a week over 5 days, college staff term time only. This is a fantastic opportunity to be a part of the college-wide pastoral team where you will be supporting a wonderful group of highly ambitious students studying on a range of courses. Our main goal is to support every individual to fulfil their full potential. Each Progress Mentor is responsible for the pastoral care of a cohort of students and acts as the central point of advice and guidance, signposting to other support services where appropriate. Progress Mentors deliver timetabled sessions to each of their groups to provide key information and deliver the pastoral curriculum. The remainder of the time is devoted to pastoral care and one-to-one meetings which monitor attendance, academic progress and personal development. This is an ideal post for a person who is passionate about the pastoral care of students, establishing a strong rapport with students, removing barriers to learning and working with individuals to maximise their progress. At the same time, post-holders must be rigorous about maintaining high expectations, standards and discipline in line with college systems. A day in Student Services could see you: * Delivering pastoral curriculum group sessions * Holding one-to-one support meetings with students, discussing attendance, academic progress, personal development and setting appropriate SMART targets * Following up student absences and setting high expectations for attendance * Liaising with wider support teams to help students overcome any barriers to learning * Providing advice and guidance to students about steps after college, including university, apprenticeships, employment and gap years Closing date: 5th February 2025 Interviews: 12th February 2025 (subject to change) The benefits Our people are extremely important to us and we are therefore delighted to provide the following benefits:- * Cycle to work scheme for contracts over 12 months * Free use of the college gym * Generous pension contributions * Education specific learning and development * Free car parking * Subsidised Costa Coffee on site and a wide range of catering outlets * An in house People & Wellbeing site with loads of self-help guidance * Access to wellbeing and counselling services for you and your family * Long service awards recognising loyalty and dedication * 15 hours of gifted TOIL (pro-rata) to use for flexibility throughout the year * Family friendly policies to support our staff with parenting and caring responsibilities * Be yourself; enjoy being part of a culture and community with different backgrounds, interests, faiths and lifestyles If this sounds like you, please hit apply now! Reference: SE3838 Vacancy: Progress Mentor Location: Blackpool Salary: £24,385 to £25,790 per annum for a term time only plus 5 days' role Hours: Fixed term; full time (36.25 hours a week over 5 days) National World / Smart Hire are advertising on behalf of an external company. INDSH Equal Opportunities and Safer Recruitment Practices We are an equal opportunities employer and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of a protected characteristic, or is disadvantaged by any conditions or any related individual requirements. We welcome applications from all sections of the community and all diverse groups. The college provides equality of access, services and care to everyone, regardless of people’s age, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression or trans status, race, religion or belief or sexual orientation. All staff will be carefully selected using recruitment and selection procedures designed to emphasise the college’s commitment to safeguarding. All posts, including volunteers, are subject to enhanced DBS clearance. All shortlisted applicants will be asked to complete a self-declaration of any criminal record or information that will make them unsuitable to work with children. Any offer of employment may be withdrawn should any information come to light that has not been included in the self-declaration. It is an offence to apply for a role if you are barred from regulated activity relevant to children, anyone caught doing so will be reported to the police immediately. Please note that we reserve the right to review your online presence in line with keeping children safe in education guidance