Learning Mentor

Crawley College; Crawley; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 22,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Local Government Pension Scheme 15% of

25 days annual leave

Discount schemes

Employee Assistance Programme

Enhanced family leave

Professional development

Job summary

Crawley College is seeking a Learning Mentor to support students in a part-time, term-time role. You will provide mentoring, monitor progress, and encourage reflection to help learners succeed.

You will work alongside teaching and support colleagues, bringing experience of advocating for young people and helping them access progression opportunities. The role offers development opportunities within education and a pension scheme.

Qualifications

• Experience of supporting and advocating for young people.
• Understanding of the needs and progression opportunities for young people.
• Qualified to level 3, with level 2 literacy and numeracy.

Responsibilities

• Provide students with a high level of mentoring support needed to achieve their programme of study.
• Motivate learners and monitor their progress in learning, encouraging personal evaluation, reflection and target setting.
• Encourage and support students in attended learning sessions.

Skills

Mentoring experience

Youth advocacy

Education

Level 3 qualification

Level 2 literacy and numeracy

Job description

Do you want to make a real difference to young people’s lives in a part-time, term-time role at Crawley College?

As a Learning Mentor, you will:

• Provide students with a high level of mentoring support needed to achieve their programme of study.
• Motivate learners and monitor their progress in learning, encouraging personal evaluation, reflection and target setting.
• Encourage and support students in attended learning sessions.

What we can offer you in this role:

• Work alongside a breadth of dynamic teaching and support experts who love making a difference each and every day to the lives of their students.
• A great opportunity to enable young people to exceed their potential.
• Training and development opportunities to enable you to progress your career within education.

What you will bring to the role:

• Experience of supporting and advocating for young people
• Understanding of the needs and progression opportunities for young people.
• Qualified to level 3, with level 2 literacy and numeracy

Our Staff Benefits - see attached job pack for further information.

• Local Government Pension Scheme, with the Group contributing 15% of your actual pensionable pay.
• 25 days annual leave, increasing to 28 days in line with continuous service, plus bank holidays and college closure days over the Christmas period which are not deducted from annual leave entitlement (paid as part of the salary for Term-Time-Only roles).
• Access to a range of discount schemes including shopping, restaurants, gym, travel, cinema and onsite facilities.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Enhanced family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave.
• Continuous professional development opportunities.

The working pattern for this role will be discussed at interview. We have a range of hours available.

This role is fixed term until 30 July 2027