Student Engagement Mentor - Routes

Derby College; Devon and Torbay; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution is seeking a Student Engagement Mentor to support 16-18-year-olds facing learning challenges. The role involves guiding students to improve their English and maths skills while addressing social and emotional barriers. The ideal candidate will possess strong communication skills and a Level 3 qualification in coaching or mentoring. Benefits include a generous pension scheme, discounts, and continuous development opportunities.

Benefits

Local Government Pension Scheme with 20.5% employer contribution

Discount at onsite nursery

TOTUM discount card

Discounts on railway season tickets

Free Microsoft Office with OneDrive storage

Discount on salon treatments

Free will writing and consultation

Continuous development opportunities

Qualifications

• Support young people facing social, emotional, and behavioral challenges.
• Help students improve their learning and progress.

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance to students with learning difficulties.
• Assist in overcoming barriers to learning.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal Skills

Attention to Detail

Education

Level 3 qualification in coaching and/or mentoring

Job description

Derby College Group (DCG) are recruiting a Student Engagement Mentor to join our new Routes Provision, based at our Roundhouse Campus. The Routes academy is a new provision for 16–18-year-olds who enrol at college with low level English and maths grades which do not meet the entry requirements for vocational level one programmes or have social, emotional challenges / barriers to learning. The intent is to improve students’ maths and English grades as well as develop their knowledge, skills and behaviours to support them into vocational study programmes.

The Opportunity

Within this role you’ll provide support and guidance to young people who are experiencing difficulties in learning due to social, emotional and/or behavioral support needs. You’ll help students overcome social, emotional and / or behavioral support needs which are hindering learning and progress.

About you

You’ll be highly capable of communication effectively with a wide range of people and have excellent interpersonal skills. Accuracy and attention to detail are essential to be successful within this role, along with competency when using IT systems. If you have a minimum of a Level 3 qualification in coaching and/or mentoring then that’s great, but if not, we will support you to gain this qualification!

The Benefits

• Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme with a 20.5% employer contribution
• Discount at our Ofsted rated ‘Outstanding’ onsite Little Explorers Nursery
• TOTUM discount card (aka NUS/Student Discount Card) / discounted Tastecard
• Discounts on East Midlands Railway Annual Season Tickets
• Microsoft Office for FREE with 1TB of OneDrive cloud storage
• Discount on treatments at SENSI our onsite salon at the Roundhouse
• Flint Bishop Solicitors – free will writing, 1-hour free consultation with family department, 10% discount on Conveyancing services
• Continuous development and progression opportunities

Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace which promotes and values diversity. We welcome all talent irrespective of age, disability, neuro-divergence, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race, ethnicity, religion, belief, sexual orientation or other personal circumstances. We ensure that our policies and procedures treat all applicants consistently and fairly during our recruitment process.

Safeguarding statement

DCG is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and all successful applicants will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. An online search of the preferred candidate is completed to help to identify any incidents or issues that have happened, and are publicly available online, which the college may need to explore with the candidate further. Please be advised that it is an offence to apply for this position if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

If you require visa sponsorship

Please note that unfortunately, this role is ineligible for sponsorship under the UK Visas & Immigration points-based immigration system. Applications are welcome from candidates who do not currently have the right to work in the UK but would be eligible to obtain a valid visa via another route. Please consult theHome Office websitefor further information.

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