Learning Mentor

Crawley College; Northgate; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

LGPS 15%

Annual leave 25/28 days

Discount schemes

Employee Assistance

Enhanced family policies

CPD opportunities

Onsite facilities

Job summary

Crawley College is seeking a part-time Learning Mentor to provide high-level mentoring and guidance to students, helping them achieve their study programme. You will motivate learners, monitor progress, and support attendance in learning sessions.

The role is term-time and fixed-term until 30 July 2027, with varied hours to be discussed at interview. Ideal candidates will have experience supporting young people and a Level 3 qualification with Level 2 literacy and numeracy.

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 mentoring support to help students achieve their programme of study.
• Motivate learners and monitor progress with reflection and target setting.
• Encourage and support students in attended learning sessions.

Skills

Experience with young people

Student progression understanding

Literacy and numeracy Level 2

Education

Level 3 qualification

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.