Personal Career & Apprenticeship Mentor

Buckinghamshire College Group; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A forward-thinking college in Aylesbury is seeking two Personal Careers & Apprenticeship Mentors to guide students toward apprenticeships and further education. The role requires developing personalized action plans, mentoring students to secure successful outcomes, and engaging with employers. This is a full-time position with a fixed-term contract until August 2026, offering various employee benefits including a pension scheme and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Pension scheme - LGPS (21% employer contribution)

30 days holiday entitlement plus Bank Holidays

Access to free training & professional development

Flexible working policy

Discounts at local businesses

24/7 Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Experience in developing personal action plans for students.
• Expertise in supporting students to find career opportunities.
• Ability to engage with local and national employers.

Responsibilities

• Develop bespoke personal action plans to raise student ambition.
• Support students in finding matching opportunities.
• Engage with employers to stimulate interest in students.

Skills

Careers or recruitment experience

Mentoring skills

Engagement with employers

Job description

We are delighted to launch this exciting opportunity to join an ambitious and forward-thinking College to support students' progression to apprenticeships or Higher Education. Do you have careers or recruitment experience?

We are looking to recruit two Personal Careers & Apprenticeship Mentors, to work with selected students from across Buckinghamshire to discover career or further study opportunities and mentoring them at every stage to secure a positive destination.

The Personal Careers & Apprenticeship Mentor will:

• Develop bespoke personal action plans which raise student's ambition, encouraging and monitoring their progress.
• Support students in finding opportunities matching their ambitions, mentoring them at every stage to maximise their opportunity of success.
• Engage with local and national employers to stimulate interest in students and successfully match students to apprenticeship roles.

This is a Fixed Term Contract up until 31st August 2026, working 37 hours per week / 52 weeks per year. Successful candidates will be based at our Aylesbury Campus.

If you're ready to take on this challenging yet rewarding role, apply now and join us in our mission to empower every student to reach their full potential!

We will encourage you to develop new skills and expand your opportunities within the College. We are also flexible and accommodating, allowing you to be as productive as possible.

While working at Buckinghamshire College Group you can also take advantage of a host of employee benefits including:

• Pension scheme - LGPS (21% employer contribution)
• 30 days holiday entitlement plus Bank Holidays & Additional annual leave purchase scheme
• A wide range of learning - access to free training & continuous professional development
• A bespoke package of intensive induction and probation support
• Flexible working policy and a commitment to employee wellbeing
• Discounts in the Aylesbury Day Nursery & Aylesbury Hair & Beauty (HAB) Salon
• 24hrs/7days a week access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Cycle to work and local business employee corporate discount schemes

Buckinghamshire College Group is a Further Education college with three campuses located in Aylesbury, Amersham and Wycombe. We are proud to be a skills-based college supporting over 5000 learners each year to achieve their study and career goals and play a pivotal role in the Buckinghamshire community working with a wide range of employers for example, Pinewood Studios, NHS Trusts and Flannery Plant Hire to name but a few.

You will have an unwavering passion for learning and for supporting learners and staff to achieve more than they ever thought possible - we call this the Bucks College Factor!

If you have the Bucks College Factor, this sounds like a role for you and Buckinghamshire College Group sounds like a place you'd like to be part of, then we'd love to hear from you.

Commitment to Safeguarding

BCG is committed to equal opportunities for all, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students and staff alike; all posts are subject to enhanced DBS checks.

For more information on the role please CLICK HERE for the job description and CLICK HERE for Terms and conditions.

Only completed applications will be considered for this role.

For more information on the role please contact HR directly.

Closing date for applications is the 23/10/2025 , with interviews taking place from the 03/11/2025.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, if we receive sufficient applications or source a suitable candidate. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.