Student Mentor

East Surrey College; Greater London; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent pension scheme

Generous holiday package

Free onsite parking

Gym access

Spa and salon discounts

Job summary

East Surrey College is seeking a dedicated mentor/support worker to engage with students across the campus and support positive behavioural development. You will work with staff to identify-at-risk learners and deliver targeted mentoring, aiming to improve attendance and learning potential.

The successful candidate will have knowledge of KCSiE and the Prevent Duty, experience with young people, and a collaborative, forward-thinking approach in a fast-paced environment with excellent facilities

Qualifications

• Knowledge of KCSiE (Keeping Children Safe in Education).
• Knowledge of the Prevent Duty.
• Experience with young people displaying challenging behaviour and de-escalation.
• Awareness of issues affecting learners in the current climate.

Responsibilities

• Engage with students around campus to maintain safe, welcoming spaces.
• Identify and support students at risk through mentoring.
• Help students develop action plans to build resilience and skills.
• Contribute to enrichment and attendance improvement.

Skills

De-escalation techniques

Behaviour management

Student mentorship

Resilience building

Job description

Do you have the experience to establish positive relationships with students through engagement and interaction, increasing skills and confidence and helping them to develop positive attitudes and behaviours that prepare them for independence, future studies and employment? If yes, we would like to hear from you. You'll be playing a key role in engaging and interacting with students around the campus, ensuring social spaces, corridors and communal areas are safe and welcoming, and that students maintain good standards of behaviour. You will work collaboratively with staff across the college to identify and support students at risk through targeted mentoring interventions. You will be supporting young people to make positive changes in their lives, helping them to develop action plans to build resilience, develop new skills and achieve their learning potential, while contributing to enrichment and engagement activities and improving the student attendance and experience. The successful candidate must have:

• Knowledge of KCSiE (Keeping Children Safe in Education)
• Knowledge and understanding of the Prevent Duty
• Experience of working with young people who may present with challenging behaviour and using de-escalation techniques and professionally resolving conflict
• Awareness of the issues impacting learners in the current climate

  Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK as we do not sponsor work permits, and work permits from other organisations are unacceptable as proof of right to work in the UK.

  If this sounds like you and you will enjoy working in a forward thinking, friendly, fast paced, changing environment with state of the art facilities, we would love to hear from you. In return, we offer a competitive salary, as well as staff benefits such as an excellent pension scheme, generous holiday package, free onsite parking and access to our fully equipped gym along with discounted in house Spa and Salon treatments.