Progress Mentor

Job information Progress Mentor from the Company Woking College, this latest Progress Mentor job vacancy is located in the city Woking GU. This latest job opening is open to job seekers who have the latest education / graduate . Job Vacancies in this Education field have been opened and published up to the specified time.

Job Description :

The Role The Progress Mentor role is designed to complement the work done by our excellent Registry team and the Pastoral team. It provides an additional layer of support to students to help maximise their attendance in lessons to identify any barriers to attendance for individual students and work with the student and their parents/carers to overcome these barriers. This newly extended role will provide support throughout the week (4 day part-time working will be considered). Candidates must have good communication skills, both verbally and in writing, and have empathy and interest in helping young people fulfil their potential. Working hours for this term-time role will be 8.30am to 4.00pm, Monday to Friday, with an unpaid half hour for lunch. Please note that candidates applying for part-time must be able to commit to full days. We are looking for an exceptional candidate. We expect high performance from all our staff, and are looking for an impressive individual to support our students. Candidates should demonstrate their ability and suitability to both the role and the culture of the College. We look forward to welcoming an additional team member to join our friendly Learning Support department in our successful and growing College. Start Date: Tuesday 27 August 2024 Hours : 35 hours per week, term-time only (39 weeks per year), Monday to Friday 8.30am to 4.00pm Salary : Actual pro rata salary: £20,156 pa for 35 hours per week, term time only (39 weeks per year). Candidates applying for less than 5 days will be paid pro rata to this figure. FTE £24,807 per annum. All figures are inclusive of fringe allowance Job Description Post title: Progress Mentor Responsible to: Assistant Principal Support for Learning and Wellbeing Job Purpose: To work with curriculum departments; pastoral leads and the registry team to monitor and follow up on student attendance concerns. Job Responsibilities: 1. To work as the allocated Progress Support Mentor for a number of curriculum departments and support the Head of Department in monitoring and chasing attendance: running weekly attendance reports for each subject; calling home; and meeting with students to discuss attendance concerns and set clear targets for improving attendance. 2. To liaise closely with Heads of Year; Director of Pastoral Support and the Registry team to ensure appropriate allocation of attendance monitoring and follow up. 3. To ensure all interactions with students and communication with parents/carers are clearly logged on Portal to keep relevant staff informed of the concerns and actions taken. 4. To follow up on attendance concerns following key College events such as the Careers Mornings. 5. To manage an additional case load of students identified as high risk of non-attendance; to maintain close contact with each student for the duration of the support process through regular face to face meetings and contact via Teams with the goal of improving attendance and engagement with subjects. 6. To set SMART targets for each student which are regularly reviewed and renewed in line with progress. 7. To maintain close contact with students’ parents/carers to establish a wide-ranging approach to supporting the student and to ensure that parents/carers are aware of the concerns and actions being taken to support re-engagement. . 8. To be pro-active in tracking students’ attendance, behaviour and submission of work and updating records with a log of actions and progress towards targets. 9. To keep records of the students on your caseload and the strategies used and progress made towards re-engagement targets. 10. To offer pastoral support and guidance for academic and personal issues and to work 1:1 with students to implement strategies to support building of self-esteem and confidence. 11. To listen to students and embed a solution focussed approach to barriers to learning. 12. To support students with access arrangements with both internal and external exams and to fulfil the role of an exam invigilator as required. 13. To take part in the first aider duty rota (training will be given if not already qualified to be a first aider at work). Carrying a radio, and responding to first aid requests when on rota, and to respond to first aid requests at additional times should the specific duty rota first aider not be available. 14. To promote good communication and working relations with subject staff, parents, carers and students to foster learning. 15. To ensure appropriate application of the Behaviour Support & Disciplinary Policy and Process 16. To act at all times in accordance with the College’s Equality & Diversity policy. 17. To act at all times in accordance with the College’s Safeguarding policy. Ensuring the safeguarding of students at the College, recognising one’s own role in liaison with the designated safeguarding team. 18. To contribute to the safety policies of the College as directed by the Principal and to ensure that Health & Safety Regulations are observed within the Curriculum Areas and within the College in general. 19. To fulfil one’s own responsibilities as a member of staff, in accordance with the quality standards of the College. 20. To take part in the training programmes provided by the College and agree to the process of professional reviews. 21. To undertake any other particular duties which may be reasonably assigned to you by the Principal from time to time. Person Specification Essential:

• An interest and commitment to work with young people in a college environment. The ability to empathise with young

people and interest in helping them to fulfil their potential.

• The ability and confidence to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Possession of good interpersonal skills e.g. tact, sensitivity, ability to listen, to be assertive at times.
• Positive approach to working with a network of partners: academic & pastoral staff; Student Services; Parents/carers;

external agencies.

• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office applications: Word; Excel; Microsoft Teams.
• Understanding of mental health and emotional wellbeing issues for 16-19 students and ability to utilise a range of

strategies to support students with their wellbeing and engagement with their studies.

• Knowledge of Safeguarding (Keeping Children Safe in Education) and ability to maintain confidentiality in dealing with

sensitive issues.

• Ability to work under pressure dealing with tasks logically and problem solving.
• The ability to prioritise and complete tasks independently within a team environment.

Qualifications:

• Educated to A level equivalent, or educated to GCSE standard or equivalent plus a minimum of two years working

in an educational environment. Desirable:

• Experience of supporting students to overcome barriers to learning.
• First Aid at work qualification and experience of being a first aider at work (training will be given if necessary)

. Why work with us? Woking College has a strong sense of community in which everyone is valued; we look forward to welcoming new members of staff to join our team. We have an inclusive ethos, and are proud of our diverse students and staff community. The College is committed to safeguarding, alongside our core values of inclusiveness, adhering to the highest personal, professional and academic standards, supporting individual wellbeing, supportive management and positive relationship and a sustainable future for all. We expect all staff, volunteers and others involved in the College community to share this commitment. Following our grading as Outstanding at our recent Ofsted inspection in October 2022, Ofsted stated that: “ Staff feel proud to work at the College. They are exceptionally positive about the culture leaders have created. They describe leaders as visible, approachable and highly focussed on staff wellbeing. Leaders celebrate achievement frequently in staff forums which helps staff to feel recognised, highly valued and a member of the Woking College family.” Staff survey results state that:? 95% of staff are proud to work at Woking College. ? 99% agreed that leaders are considerate of staff wellbeing.

• A positive approach to staff development; including regular cross-College sharing best practice sessions
• Regular whole-College communication including weekly staff briefings
• Regular departmental meetings to ensure support and share departmental best practice
• Excellent student behaviour and productive working relationships with the Student Union
• Excellent links with local schools, businesses and universities
• Welcoming, friendly and approachable community, a harmonious working atmosphere

S7 Consortium:

• Opportunities for staff training within the S7 consortium of Colleges & liaison with peers within the consortium: S7

Professional Development Video Benefits include:

• Free on-site parking
• Staff room with free hot drinks available to all staff, Friday cakes
• Onsite canteen with a range of healthy options to purchase, and a Costa coffee shop
• Regular staff social events: bowling, staff quiz, summer BBQ, weekend walks/cycling, Christmas lunch, Christmas

party

• College gym available for staff use, yoga classes, staff football (new 3G pitch), run club
• Staff clubs/support groups: book club; menopause group; group for parents/carers of children with mental health

concerns; carers for elderly parents

• Access to prayer/multi faith room
• Free eye test vouchers
• Flu jab
• Cycle to work scheme
• Pension: eligible employees will be automatically enrolled in the Teacher’s Pension Scheme, or the Local

Government Pension Scheme (support staff), unless you decide to opt-out

• Employee support: staff have access to a confidential employee support helpline
• Location: Excellent train links from London Waterloo and the South Coast, walking distance of Woking station.

Close to A3, M25 & M3 junctions . Application & Selection Application forms are available to download from our website: www.woking.ac.uk/about/staff-vacancies/ Please note that CVs will not be accepted on their own. Please ensure education and employment history is completed fully, gaps in employment must be accounted for under the section entitled “Periods when not working”. We would like to see your passion for the role and the College in your supporting statement , please use this opportunity to include personal skills, experience relevant to the post, and reasons why you feel you would be successful if this post. Completed applications, or any queries regarding the role or your application, should be sent via email to Kirsty Crook (Personnel Officer): recruitment@woking.ac.uk Closing date: 9am, Monday 3 June 2024 Interviews: to be held shortly after the closing date Shortlisted candidates will be notified, invited for interview and references will be taken up immediately. Please note that it is not possible to inform candidates who have not been short-listed due to time constraints. The interview process will comprise of the following, but may be subject to change :

• a guided tour of the College
• Interview with the Principal and senior staff
• Secondary interview with senior staff
• Informal meet with department members
• Role related task

The College encourages all candidates to be familiar with the following documents:

• Section 1 of the DfE paper on “Keeping Children Safe in Education” September 2023
• Woking College’s Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy.
• In line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) the College asks candidates to consider the Privacy

Notice for Job Applicants The documents listed above area available from the College’s Staff Vacancies page, please use this link to access them https://www.woking.ac.uk/about/staff-vacancies/