Chichester College have an exciting opportunity for you to join us as a Learner Mentor at our Crawley campus. You will join us on a part time, permanent basis and in return, we will offer a competitive salary of £23,264 - £25,424 Pro Rata.

The Learner Mentor role:

You will need to be an outstanding, passionate and organised individual to provide a high level of mentoring support to our 19+ high need students to ensure their journeys at College exceed their expectations and achieve our goal of remaining “Outstanding”.

This role can be challenging but would most definitely be rewarding for the right candidate, just think you would have the future of these special students in your hands - you could be the one who makes the difference!

Key Responsibilities of ourLearner Mentor:

• Motivating the individual learner and to monitor his/her progress in, and response to, their learning, encouraging personal evaluation, reflection and target setting, using value added to measure progression.
• To set in liaison with individual students, challenging SMART targets in relation to new measures of success using the relevant College management information systems.
• Rigorously tracking and monitoring the attendance of each student within this cohort of learners and where necessary, take appropriate action to rectify poor individual performance. This will/may include sustained liaison with the student.
• To identify student needs and facilitate access to appropriate services to aid achievement, such as additional support, careers' advice and the enrichment programme.
• Liaising with subject Lecturers, Study Programme Leaders and Heads of Learning on issues, working in accordance to the Student Referral Policy where appropriate.
• Complying administration procedures and adhere to set deadlines such as: reviews, UCAS, references, ALIS and/or new measures of success for which training will be provided.
• To play a key role within the "student journey" process.

Our ideal Learner Mentor should have the below skills and experience:

• A level 3 qualification (or equivalent)
• Experience supporting young people with Additional Needs
• Delivering mentoring sessions to students in a 1:1 or group situation
• Detailed understanding of the SEND Code of Practice and Education, Health and Care Plans

Closing date: 18 March 2024

Interview date: 16 April 2024

The Chichester College Group has seven colleges, Anglia Examinations, First Steps Childcare Group, Chichester English School and 2,600 staff spread across West Sussex and Brighton & Hove. This makes us the largest college group in Sussex, providing high quality learning opportunities for over 25,000 students every year.

We offer generous pension schemes, hybrid working opportunities, college closure days over the Christmas period (which is not deducted from annual leave entitlement) plus the option to purchase up to 10 days additional leave, and discounts at onsite facilities such as gym membership and nursery fees at certain campuses.

If you would like to learn more about our Learner Mentor role, then please click ‘apply’ today!

All posts are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check, which may include a check of the barred lists and any relevant overseas checks.