Learning Mentor

Benefits: People's Pension, Retail and leisure discounts, excellent professional and personal development opportunities, accessing college courses.

Contract Type: Fixed Term – Term Time, Maternity Cover 6th January - 19th July 2025

About the role:

We are looking for Learning Mentor to join our Performing Arts Department based at Bedford College. As a Learning Mentor you will play a pivotal role in the success of our students by:

Working across College to collect and record attendance and punctuality data, following up with learners to monitor improvements.

Working with learners who are at risk due to welfare issues, undertaking early interventions to provide support and remove barriers in order to improve their learning opportunities.

Making a significant contribution to driving up College success rates by dramatically improving the attendance and punctuality of those learners.

Working with the designated administrator to schedule and organise annual reviews and complete EHCP paperwork in a timely way.

About you:

English and Maths or similar at GCSE grade A-C or equivalent

Good all round general education

Willingness to work towards Level 2 Safeguarding and Youth Mental Health First Aid qualification

Knowledge and awareness of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Experience of working in a student support or related role

Experience of providing careers advice and guidance or education to young people and/or adults

Good verbal and written communication skills

Good organisational skills

Good interpersonal skills

Ability to travel to all campus locations for meetings, events, training etc.

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