Student Mentor

Inspire Education Group; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 27,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading educational organisation in Peterborough is seeking a Student Mentor to support students' personal development and well-being. The role involves planning engaging sessions, providing pastoral care, and promoting student attendance. Ideal candidates should have experience working with young people and a solid understanding of educational practices. Competitive benefits and supportive work environment are offered.

Benefits

30 days of annual leave

Local Government Pension Scheme

Access to employee assistance programme

Ongoing training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience of identifying young people's needs and developing appropriate responses.
• Evidence of understanding and effective implementation of safeguarding policies.
• Knowledge of issues relating to confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver high-quality, dynamic, and engaging personal development sessions.
• Provide initial and continued pastoral support for all students.
• Work towards targets for retention of At Risk students.

Skills

Experience of working with young people in a support or related role

Experience of delivering group sessions

Professional practice in an educational environment

Emotional resilience when working with challenging behaviours

Ability to form and maintain appropriate relationships

Ability to determine priorities and make decisions

Tools

IT systems including Microsoft office applications

Job description

Actual Salary - £19,025.22
FTE 1 Salary - £ 26,994
Hours - 22.5 hours per week, 39 weeks per year in term time
Location - Peterborough Campus, Park Crescent, Peterborough, PE1 4DZ
Closing Date - 02/10/2025
Interview Date - morning of 15/10/2025

Could you be our next student mentor, could you plan and deliver weekly personal development sessions and provide support to our students during their college experience?

What the role includes

• Plan and deliver high-quality, dynamic, and engaging personal development sessions that reflect the OFSTED Revised Inspection Framework in your assigned curriculum area. Ensure sessions are enjoyable, engaging, and clearly demonstrate value to students, fostering positive attitudes and behaviors to be active, responsible, and respectful citizens in modern society.
• Ensure that personal development sessions are relevant and specific to your caseload of students and to the curriculum area you are assigned to work with, and that they are designed to be unmissable experiences.
• Provide initial and continued pastoral support for all students in your caseload and assist students in accessing internal Support Services.
• Work with department administrators and curriculum staff to regularly monitor and track student absence/lateness, liaising with parents/carers, and outside agencies where appropriate, to ensure students are supported to achieve an overall attendance rate of 90% across their study programs.
• Work closely with the Student Services Teams to develop specific retention interventions for all student, but particularly those vulnerable groups e.g. 19+, EHCP, students on non-mainstream study programmes, Looked After Children and Young Carers.
• Utilise the data management systems and appropriate reports, ensuring clear and accurate data is available for curriculum teams to access to maximize a collaborative approach to improving student attendance and retention.
• Attend weekly meetings with curriculum managers to discuss student attendance and retention strategies while supporting students to succeed. Particular attention should be paid to those students that fall into vulnerable categories.
• Work towards targets for the reduction in withdrawal of At Risk students to ensure student retention is as high as possible.
• For more information please read the job description

What we're looking for

• Experience of working with young people in a support or related role
• Experience of delivering group sessions
• Professional practice in an educational environment
• Experience of providing advice, guidance and/or education to young people and/or adults
• Identifying young people's needs and developing appropriate responses
• Experience of working collaboratively with learners, curriculum and business support areas and external agencies
• Experience of using IT systems including Microsoft office applications
• Evidence of understanding and effective implementation of safeguarding policies
• Knowledge of issues relating to confidentiality
• Understanding of Equality and Diversity and its importance within the College
• Ability to relate to young people and adults positively both as individuals and in groups, encouraging participation, involvement, empowerment and achievement
• Ability to form and maintain appropriate relationships and personal boundaries with young people and vulnerable adults
• Emotional resilience when working with challenging behaviours
• Ability to determine priorities and make decisions, supported by excellent organisational skills.
• For more information please read the job description

Why work for IEG?

• Competitive Leave: 30 days of annual leave, plus Bank Holidays and Christmas close down. (Pro-rata for part time staff)
• Financial Security: Local Government Pension Scheme
• Supportive Environment: Benefit from a gym, free on-site parking, access to employee assistance programme and a friendly team atmosphere
• Professional Growth: Ongoing training and development opportunities.

Safeguarding Statement

IEG is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and any vulnerable groups within the college community and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful candidates will be subject to a thorough vetting process which includes an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

Candidates are reminded that if they are barred from working with Children it is a criminal offence to apply for this position.

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