Learning Mentor

Chichester College Group; Worthing; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Discount schemes

Employee Assistance Programme

Enhanced family friendly policies

Continuous professional development

Job summary

Chichester College Group in Worthing is seeking a Learning Mentor to provide mentoring support and help students reach their programme goals. The role is on-site, full-time in term-time, and fixed-term until 30 July 2027.

You will mentor, motivate, and monitor progress while supporting attendance at learning sessions. Experience with young people, an understanding of progression opportunities, and a Level 3 qualification with Level 2 literacy and numeracy are required.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Mentoring

Student support

Progress monitoring

Motivation

Education

Level 3 qualification

Level 2 literacy and numeracy

Job description

Learning Mentor

Company: Chichester College Group

Salary: Pro rata of £27,224 per annum

Hours: Full-time

Location: Worthing, BN14 9FD

Working pattern: On-site

Job type: Temporary

Posting date: 29 Oct 2026

Closing date: 16 Nov 2026

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

For an informal discussion about this role, please contact Matt Vaughan (Interim Executive Principal) at [e-mail].

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