Learning Mentor

3 months ago


Leamington Spa, United Kingdom Royal Leamington Spa College Full time

**This role is pro rata so the salary you will be receiving is £10, 083.07 - £10,218.67 per annum.**

**Background to the Post**

The role of the Learning Mentor is to ensure that all our students with SEND reach their potential. The main purpose of this Learning Mentor post is to work with students with SEND within their learning programme and help them towards achieving independence.

The Learning Mentor’s time will be spent with identified students in the classroom/workshop/practical at Level 1 and on a mentoring basis with students at higher levels of study where the student has an EHCP. There will be a requirement to undertake administrative tasks relating to recording student progress and supporting student retention and achievement.

**Place of Work: Royal Leamington Spa College**

Our Royal Leamington Spa campus delivers various specialisms from Hair & Beauty to Games Art & Design. As well as these courses we also have an onsite Bistro where some of our students complete their catering courses. We offer a broad range of career opportunities including teaching and support roles.

**Essential Attainments**:

- Demonstrate English and maths skills equivalent to level 2.
- Previous experience of supporting young people with a learning difficulty and/or disability.

**Desirable Attainments**:

- GCSE Grade C or above in English and Mathematics, or Level 2 equivalent qualification.
- A qualification relevant to Specific Learning Difficulties.
- Previous experience of working in Further Education.
- Previous experience of managing students with behaviours for concern.

**Essential Skills and Knowledge**:

- Excellent communication skills.
- Ability to motivate students to reach targets sets.
- Commitment to a high level of student achievement and to continuous quality improvement.
- Supportive, positive and non-judgemental attitude.
- Awareness of health and safety procedures or willingness to undertake training.
- Good administrative and record keeping skills.
- Be flexible and very responsive in approach to teaching styles and methods.
- Be able to respond effectively to the student’s individual needs.
- To undertake staff training as applicable and including mandatory Team Teach training.
- Work to deadlines set.
- Ability to demonstrate an understanding and knowledge of Equality and Diversity.
- Ability to demonstrate an understanding and knowledge of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults.
- Ability to demonstrate behaviours which support the Core Values of the College.

**For a full job description, please see the job description attached below.**

As one of the leading further and higher education colleges in the UK, with unique colleges across two counties, WCG aims to deliver learning experiences which lead to the development of wider skill bases and improved destinations for all of our students.

For our staff, we offer careers in teaching, educational support and pastoral care and brilliant opportunities within our professional Corporate and Commercial Services departments. The professional opportunities here are almost endless and can be full-time, term time only, or part-time.

Our 2018 Ofsted inspection highlights our success and strong focus both on students and on meeting industry needs. We are also the first college group in the UK to be granted Bachelor degree awarding powers alongside Foundation degree awarding powers by the Office for Students - meaning the academic quality and standards of our degrees are equal to any university. As a college group, our ethos is that it's not just about the vital qualifications and knowledge learners need to get ahead, but the essential transferable skills to help them on their next steps, whatever they may be.

WCG helps students to develop an entrepreneurial mindset by instilling enterprising and innovative skills and behaviours, which helps them to become successful in an ever-competitive world. That’s why we are always on the look-out for skilled professionals to share their valuable expertise and help to plug skills gaps in their field by teaching at our colleges.

WCG is committed to providing the best experience possible for our learners and staff within a supportive, friendly, high-quality and technologically-driven environment.

Take a look at our latest news at wcg.ac.uk/latestnews and you will see how our students are getting more from their college experience through studying with WCG.

**If you share our vision and desire to improve career aspirations for future generations, we want to hear from you


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