Student Progression Mentor

Ashford College; Minster; Remote; GBP 13,000 - 15,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous Annual Leave

Flexible Personal Leave

Exclusive Discounts & Perks

Wellbeing and Health Support

Competitive Pension Scheme

Job summary

East Kent Colleges Group is seeking a proactive Student Progression Mentor to support students' personal and academic development, helping them become independent learners.

You will engage with disaffected learners, record all contacts, and report to staff. The role offers training in MHFA, autism awareness, counselling concepts, safeguarding, and DUST referrals, with a Tuesday-Thursday pattern.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills and commitment to supporting students.
• Ability to engage with disaffected and disengaged young people.
• Experience with safeguarding and DBS checks.

Responsibilities

• Support students in personal and academic development to become independent learners.
• Assist disaffected learners to optimise their learning opportunities.
• Record and report all contact details to relevant staff and departments.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Empathetic and non-judgmental

Flexibility and adaptability

Record keeping skills

Tools

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

About The Role

Support Students, Unlock Potential, Empower Success - Join us as Student Progression Mentor

As a Student Progression Mentor you will play a key role supporting students in their personal and academic development, helping them to reach their full potential as independent learners.

Your responsibilities will also include support for disaffected and disengaged young people, helping them to optimise their learning opportunities.

Mentoring at EKC is a rewarding role offering the successful applicant opportunities to gain qualifications in Mental Health First Aid, Autism Awareness, Counselling Concepts, Safeguarding & DUST Referrals.

Key Details

Salary: £13,918 per annum (including holiday pay)

Contract: Permanent

Hours per week: 22.5

Working Pattern: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday

Alongside our priority of excellent student experience, we also focus highly on our employees!

Here are just some of our benefits when working for the East Kent Colleges Group:

• Generous Annual Leave
• Flexible Personal Leave
• Exclusive Discounts & Perks
• Wellbeing and Health Support
• Competitive Pension Scheme

Full list of company benefits

About You

We are seeking to appoint a proactive and motivated Student Progression Mentor to become part of our team.

The ideal candidate will have excellent communication skills and be committed to ensuring our students are supported to achieve and progress throughout their time at College. You must have the ability to deal effectively with students, relevant professions (including external agencies), parents and colleagues. You will also be responsible for ensuring that all documentation and details of contact are recorded & reported to the relevant staff & departments.

The role can be challenging and requires the post holder to be empathetic, supportive and non-judgmental. Experience of supporting young people with mental health difficulties would be a distinct advantage.

Excellent record keeping skills are essential as is competency in computer programs including Microsoft Word, PowerPoint & Excel. You will need to have a flexible approach to your work as the tasks demanded can change from day to day.

If you feel this role suits your skills, experience and aspirations to support our students then we look forward to hearing from you.

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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 the Positive About Disability Award and are a Disability 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 to Care Leavers (Care Covenant Pledge) and to current or previous Armed 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.