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Join Ashford College as a Student Progression Mentor and empower students to thrive. In this vital role, you'll support academic and personal growth, work with disaffected youth, and provide crucial guidance and care. This position offers access to training, competitive salary, and the chance to make a real impact in education.
About The Role
Make a Real Difference – Empower Students to Thrive
Join us as a Student Progression Mentor and become a vital part of our student support network, helping young people develop the confidence, skills, and independence they need to succeed in both education and life.
In this rewarding role, you will:
Support students in their personal and academic growth, encouraging them to become resilient, independent learners
Work with disaffected and disengaged young people, helping them re-engage with education and maximise their learning opportunities
Build strong relationships with students, offering consistent guidance, motivation, and pastoral care
As part of the EKC Group, you’ll also have access to a range of training and development opportunities, including:
Mental Health First Aid
Autism Awareness
Counselling Concepts
Safeguarding
DUST (Drug Use Screening Tool) Referrals
If you’re passionate about student welfare and want to make a lasting impact, this could be the perfect next step in your career.
Alongside our priority of excellent student experience, we also focus on our employees. Here are just some of ourbenefitswhen working for the East Kent Colleges Group:
About You
We’re looking for a proactive, solution-focused individual to join our team as a Student Progression Mentor. If you're someone who enjoys helping others succeed, thrives on variety, and wants to make a real difference in young people’s lives — this could be the role for you.
In this role, you’ll:Build meaningful connections with students, providing guidance, structure, and support to help them stay on track and reach their goals
Work closely with parents, staff, and external agencies to make sure students get the right support at the right time
Help students overcome challenges, including mental health difficulties, disengagement, or personal struggles
Stay organised by keeping accurate records and using tools like Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
A strong communicator who’s comfortable talking to students, staff, and professionals
Empathetic, non-judgmental, and calm under pressure – someone students can trust and turn to
Flexible in your approach – every day is different, and your adaptability will make the difference
Confident using tech for documentation and communication
You’ll have a direct impact on students’ personal and academic journeys
Gain valuable experience and access to training in areas like Mental Health First Aid, Autism Awareness, Safeguarding, and more
Join a supportive team where your input matters
Ready to get started?
No need to update your CV – just click apply and fill in our short online form (you can save your progress as you go).
Got questions or want a quick chat before applying? Drop us a line at jobs@ekcgroup.ac.uk– we’d love to hear from you
About Us
Outstanding Ofsted Provider
East Kent Colleges Group is an Ofsted Outstanding rated provider. It is proud to be the first General Further Education college organisation in the country to have received the Outstanding grade against each of the strands under the new Ofsted inspection framework. An inclusive provider, our colleagues place our students and the communities we serve at the heart of everything they do across EKC Group and this is illustrated in our ‘Strong’ skills grading by Ofsted.
Commitment to Safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and we ensure that all staff are aware of their responsibilities for upholding these principles.
As a designated establishment, we are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore have an obligation to carry out checks to ensure that staff are suitable to work with children and vulnerable adults. These checks include conviction/caution self-declaration, Enhanced DBS check and obtaining sufficient referencing.
It is a criminal offence to apply for a post which involves engaging in regulated activity relevant to children if you are barred from doing so.
If you are successful in being shortlisted to interview, your suitability to work with children and vulnerable adults will be explored as part of the interview process.
Commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
East Kent CollegesGroup is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all members of our communities. We are particularly keen to increase the diversity of our staff body and encourage applications from candidates where there is underrepresentation in our workforce.
We are proud to hold thePositive About Disability Awardand are aDisability Confident Employer. This confirms our commitment to interviewing all applicants who declare that they have a disability and who meet the essential criteria outlined in the person specification. With any successful candidate, we will explore any reasonable adjustments to a role due to a health needs or disability.
Similarly, we have a commitment toCare Leavers (Care Covenant Pledge)and to current or previousArmed Forces personnel (Armed Forces Covenant Pledge)with a commitment to interview applicants who meet the positions essential criteria and who have declared this on their application.
We welcome applications from anyone wishing to work flexibly and those considering a return to work from a career break.
We do not engage with agencies for permanent staff and have an in-house recruitment team.