Progress Mentor

**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

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.

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**: 6 January 2025

**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).

FTE £24,807 per annum. All figures are inclusive of fringe allowance

**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.
**Responsibilities**:
1. To work as the allocated Progress Support Mentor for a number of curriculum departments and support the Head of

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

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.

learning.

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