Progress Mentors (Full and Part time posts available)

There’s never been a more exciting time to join West Nottinghamshire College Group. West Nottinghamshire College Group has grown from a local college to an international organisation with a reputation for dynamism and success.   The college group is made up of a number of separate companies all with education and training to the very highest level at their heart.  

We embrace and encourage all those who are driven to better themselves, achieve their goals and reach new heights. Outstanding resources combined with exceptional tutors and student support means that whatever your ambition, we can help you to achieve it.

The college is widely-regarded as one of the most successful colleges in the country, based on students’ results, Ofsted inspection and reputation.  Each year approximately 3,500 young people choose to continue their studies with us either as an apprentice or full-time student, a further 600 choose to undertake a university-level qualification with us and around 2,000 adult students.

JOINING OUR JOURNEY

When you join our college, our staff have access to numerous benefits and facilities:

• Pension Scheme
• Occupational Health Service
• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity provision
• Staff Development days/week (July)
• Free confidential counselling service
• Free car parking
• On-site Butterflies Day Nursery (Derby Road)
• On-site hair and beauty salon, Revive Spa, fine dining Refine Restaurant and Create Theatre

ABOUT THE ROLE

You will undertake the vital role of co-ordinating, monitoring and supporting a cohort of up to 150 learners throughout their learner journey. You will work closely with subject tutors, managers and cross college teams to ensure every individual learner has an individual timetable and personalised learning plan to enable each to maximise their academic, personal and social development, and support their progression planning

You will provide support, mentoring and coaching for all designated students including those who may be at risk due to a number of factors including: under performance, poor attendance and behaviour, lack of motivation or other personal barriers to their learning and progress towards their chosen career.

You will work with a variety of learners either 1:1 or in groups to deliver the tutorial programme which will include the development of the learners’ academic, personal and social development, and support their progression planning via the development of the learners’ employability skills. You will monitor the learners’ progress on their Study Programme and conduct regular 1:1 meetings and interventions to ensure all learners are achieving their aspirational targets.  

You will intervene on a range of issues which may include punctuality, attendance, behaviour, self-management, time management, study skills across the whole School of Learning as agreed by the needs of learners and teams.  You will liaise closely with curriculum managers, their teams and other specialist services and areas both internally and externally to identify and support ‘at risk’ learners in a range of learning settings.

You will have a good understanding of the curriculum areas, learners and their learning and pastoral support needs in order to assist in the identifying the needs of students to ensure appropriate support is put into place.

You must have proven experience of working with young people and ideally in a supportive and mentoring role and to have worked in a college/school/youth environment.

You will be involved in the delivery of appropriate tutorial sessions and work closely with the tutors, curriculum and School management teams and have an involvement with organising and taking part in enrichment and wider learning activities.

You will demonstrate energy, passion and enthusiasm for making a difference and have the proven ability to lead group sessions, to engage, motivate and support young people both individually and in groups. 

It is essential that the person appointed has the ability to build positive relationships, displaying excellent communication and organisational skills.

The role will require you to embed the college’s values; working with Professionalism, taking Responsibility for your actions, and giving Respect to clients and colleagues alike.