Progress Mentor
Reference Number: 2425/36
Progress Mentor
Do you have experience working with young people and a real knack for building trust and rapport? Are you passionate about supporting young people to thrive? Do you love the idea of being a go-to guide, motivator, and mentor for ambitious students?
If you have answered YES to these questions then we want to hear from you!
At Blackpool Sixth, we’re proud to be a first-class college dedicated to 16–19 education. We’re on the lookout for a Progress Mentor to join our fantastic Student Services team on a permanent basis. The successful candidate will be working 36.25 hours a week over 5 days, college staff term time only (plus 5 additional days). This is a fantastic opportunity to be a part of the college-wide pastoral team where you will be supporting a wonderful group of highly ambitious students studying on a range of courses.
As a Progress Mentor, you’ll be a key part of our pastoral support network; building positive relationships with your own cohort of students, delivering sessions on life skills and wellbeing, and helping each individual to unlock their full potential.
This role is perfect for someone who’s passionate about supporting students; someone who builds meaningful connections, helps remove barriers to learning, and is committed to helping every individual reach their full potential. At the same time, you’ll be confident in upholding high standards, expectations and discipline, working within established college systems to create a positive, focused learning environment.
A day in your new role could see you:
- Delivering engaging, supportive group sessions as part of our pastoral curriculum
- Having meaningful one-to-one conversations that support students with attendance, progress and next steps
- Setting SMART targets to keep students motivated and on track
- Following up student absences and setting high expectations for attendance
- Working closely with support teams to break down any barriers to learning
- Offering guidance on future pathways – whether that’s university, apprenticeships, work or a well-deserved gap year
Ready to help shape young futures? Apply now and be part of the magic that is Blackpool Sixth!
Closing date: 9am on 27th June 2025
Interviews: 2nd July 2025
Salary: £25,726 to £27,209 per annum for a term time only plus 5 days' role.
Closing date for applications: 27 June 2025, 9.00am
Interview Date: 2 July 2025
Other Information
The benefits
Our people are extremely important to us and we are therefore delighted to provide the following benefits:-
- Cycle to work scheme for contracts over 12 months
- Free use of the college gym
- Generous pension contributions
- Education specific learning and development
- Free car parking
- Subsidised Costa Coffee on site and a wide range of catering outlets
- An in house People & Wellbeing site with loads of self-help guidance
- Access to wellbeing and counselling services for you and your family
- Long service awards recognising loyalty and dedication
- 15 hours of gifted TOIL (pro-rata) to use for flexibility throughout the year
- Family friendly policies to support our staff with parenting and caring responsibilities
- Wellbeing day with the full day off for all
- Be yourself; enjoy being part of a culture and community with different backgrounds, interests, faiths and lifestyles
Equal Opportunities and Safer Recruitment Practices
We are an equal opportunities employer and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of a protected characteristic, or is disadvantaged by any conditions or any related individual requirements. We welcome applications from all sections of the community and all diverse groups. The college provides equality of access, services and care to everyone, regardless of people’s age, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression or trans status, race, religion or belief or sexual orientation.
All staff will be carefully selected using recruitment and selection procedures designed to emphasise the college’s commitment to safeguarding. All posts, including volunteers, are subject to enhanced DBS clearance. All shortlisted applicants will be asked to complete a self-declaration of any criminal record or information that will make them unsuitable to work with children. Any offer of employment may be withdrawn should any information come to light that has not been included in the self-declaration. It is an offence to apply for a role if you are barred from regulated activity relevant to children, anyone caught doing so will be reported to the police immediately. Please note that we reserve the right to review your online presence in line with keeping children safe in education guidance.
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