Higher Education Learning Mentor

23 hours ago

Blackpool, United Kingdom Blackpool & the Fylde College Full time

**The Role**

We are excited to announce an opportunity to join the Directorate for Students Team as a Higher Education Learning Mentor. This role is vital in supporting student success by delivering proactive, inclusive, and accessible academic and wellbeing support. You will help students navigate their higher education journey through tailored one-to-one sessions, engaging workshops, and innovative online resources that promote academic achievement, personal development, and employability.

**Your Responsibilities Will Include**:

- Delivering individual and group academic and wellbeing support tailored to students’ learning needs, both in-person and online.
- Designing and facilitating workshops to enhance study skills, digital literacy, and employability.
- Collaborating with curriculum and support teams to identify and address barriers to student progression.
- Promoting the use of digital and assistive technologies to support independent learning.
- Maintaining accurate records and contributing to quality improvement through data analysis and impact reporting.
- Engaging with wider student support services including careers, counselling, and finance, and participating in events such as open days and enrolment.

**Why Apply?**

This is a fantastic opportunity to make a tangible difference in the student experience by empowering learners to achieve their goals. You will work within a forward-thinking team, develop your expertise in inclusive academic and wellbeing support, and play a key role in shaping student success at B&FC.

**Rewards and Benefits**:
Blackpool and The Fylde College is proud to be Great Place To Work® Certified
- Enhanced leave allowance of **38 days**(full-time equivalent), inclusive of bank holidays
- Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
- Competitive pension scheme:

- Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS) - **28.68%** employer contribution
- Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) - **15.4%** employer contribution
- Extensive professional development opportunities for all, with B&FC choosing to invest circa. £1.8m annually in colleague development and professional qualifications
- Agile working opportunities
- Enhanced Family friendly policies
- Extensive wellbeing provision including, but not limited to:

- Access to funded Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) available 24/7, 365 days a year
- Occupational Health
- FREE Flu Vouchers for those not entitled through the NHS
- FREE eye tests
- Dedicated Wellbeing Hub available to all colleagues containing rich and varied content with resources relating to emotional, physical, financial and social wellbeing
- FREE healthy breakfast
- Sports facilities including fully equipped gym and discounted memberships
- Health and beauty salon
- Trim Trails on Campus (guided routes for walks)
- Onsite food outlets and Starbucks at subsidised rates
- FREE car parking
- Car lease scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Onsite kids ‘Sports Camp’ 8am - 5pm during selected half-term breaks

**Job Type**

Permanent

**Curriculum / Service Area**

Directorate for Students

**Campus / Location**

Various

**Hours per week**

37

**Part-Year?**

No

**Post scale**

Scale 5/6

**Post Scale Range (FTE)**

£27,675 - £31,951

**Closing Date**

26/05/2025

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