Adult Mentoring and Support Officer

3 weeks ago


Leicester, United Kingdom Leicester College Full time

**Adult Mentoring and Support Officer. City Skills Centre. Full time. 37 Hours per Week. All year round.**

Following our continued success delivering training to unemployed adults, we are looking for an inspirational and enthusiastic individual to provide academic, pastoral, mentoring and learning support to our unemployed adult students both individually and in groups attending Employability programmes.

The area specialises in providing training for unemployed adults aged 19 and over, on very short three to six week full time programmes.

If you’re the sort of person who’s resourceful, flexible and enjoys working in a team and doesn’t hesitate to do that little bit extra, then you could make a real difference to our adult students. Applications are invited from enthusiastic individuals able to motivate and support students to overcome a wide range of barriers to learning and employment.

The officer will need to have recent current experience of providing a wide range of support interventions to adults.

You will be expected to develop and deliver workshops to meet individual learner needs that help to motivate some of the most disadvantaged adults.

You will need to have a flexible approach to working and the ability to prioritise your own workload to meet deadlines.
- Level 2 English and maths qualification
- Level 3 Qualification
- A good level of general IT skills
- Experience of providing a wide range of support to adults.

**Closing date: 3 March 2024**

**Interview date: 15 March 2024**

As part of the interview applicants will be required to complete a case study.

**Benefits we offer**:

- 41 days holiday
- Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme
- Discounted shopping and rewards
- Wellbeing services and support
- On-site nurseries
- Excellent training and development opportunities

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We are one of the largest Further Education Colleges in the UK with more than 20,000 students studying with us on a wide range of courses. Our mission: Developing skills, supporting businesses, engaging communities, changing lives.

Leicester College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of our students, we expect all staff to share this commitment. Background checks including current and latest employer references and an enhanced DBS check will be required for this role.
- Please note all vacancies close at midnight on the closing date specified._

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