English and Maths - Engagement and Achievement Mentor

onlyFE; Melton Mowbray; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Cycle-to-work

On-site parking

Healthcare scheme

Nursery subsidies

25 days annual leave

Maternity/Paternity pay

CPD opportunities

Well-being hours

Volunteer opportunities

Job summary

Loughborough College Group is recruiting an English & Maths Engagement and Achievement Mentor at Brooksby College to support students toward GCSE and Functional Skills outcomes.

You will provide one-to-one and small-group coaching, monitor attendance, identify gaps, and implement interventions to build confidence for further study, apprenticeships or employment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience mentoring young people in an educational environment.
• Able to monitor attendance and intervene to raise outcomes.
• Grounded in inclusive values and able to support a diverse student body.

Responsibilities

• Deliver targeted one-to-one and small-group coaching for GCSE and Functional Skills.
• Work alongside curriculum teams to monitor progress and attendance.
• Identify underachievement and implement tailored interventions to remove barriers.
• Build student confidence for further study, apprenticeships or employment.

Skills

Mentoring

Student support

Attendance monitoring

Small-group coaching

Job description

Loughborough College Group is seeking a dedicated English & Maths Engagement and Achievement Mentor at Brooksby College.

This role will mentor to deliver targeted one-to-one and small-group coaching for students working toward their GCSE and Functional Skills qualifications.

Working alongside curriculum teams, you will monitor attendance, identify underachievement and implement tailored interventions to break down learning barriers and build student confidence for further study, apprenticeships, or employment.

Candidates should have a proven experience mentoring young people in an educational environment. Grounded in our FREDIE values-Fairness, Respect, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion, and Engagement,we offer a collaborative environment focused on student success.

Loughborough College Group is formed of Brooksby College, Loughborough College, Stephenson College and IGNITE Performing Arts. We have a vast curriculum across campus's offering challenging and engaging learning experiences for our students. We are and have consistently invested in providing our learners and employees with an outstanding and unrivalled range of modern facilities and resources.

Loughborough College Group is striving to attract, develop and retain the very best people by offering a motivating and inclusive workplace in which talent is truly recognised. We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community with the belief that diversity plays an important role in the success of the college.

We are proud to have achieved the Investor in Diversity award and we actively encourage applications from individuals who are currently under-represented and from all areas of the community. Alongside this, we are a disability confident employer, and we welcome everyone to consider becoming a part of our journey.

As well as our commitment to your professional and personal development, we also offer a generous benefits package including:

• Cycle-to-work scheme
• On-site parking
• Access to healthcare scheme
• Subsided nursery fees
• Up to 25 days annual leave per year
• Additional annual leave available
• Generous Maternity/Paternity pay
• Fantastic CPD and inclusive resources for development
• Well-being hours
• Opportunities of volunteering within local community and charities

We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and agile working where the business allows. We provide staff forums, staff working groups for sustainability, staff steering groups for Investors in Diversity and support services to support with mental health and wellbeing for staff from different backgrounds.

The successful candidate will be employed by The Leicestershire College a subsidiary company of Loughborough College. The terms and conditions of employment offered by the Leicestershire College are different to those of Loughborough College. Please note that employees of the Leicestershire College are based at one of the campus' of Loughborough College Group.

Kindly be advised that we are unable to provide skilled worker sponsorship for this position. Applicants must have the right to work in the country without the need for sponsorship.

Loughborough College Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all students and expects all staff to share this commitment. Please note, all successful applicants will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.