Description : Student Mentor for Creative Industries. Company : null. Location :

Salary £30,076 - £33,819 Pro-rata (37 Hours per week, 40 Weeks per year, Term-time)

There’s never been a more exciting time to join the Academy of Creative Industries!

You will join an amazing and very experienced pastoral team who are committed to providing outstanding pastoral & wrap-around support for our students, empowering them to achieve their best and become independent learners. Our students study Journalism, Games Development, Graphics and Media; ideally, you will have an artistic background and will understand the creative mind.

The role of Student Mentor is ideal if you:

• Are looking for the perfect first step into a student-facing role and have long-term aspirations to progress within education to a teaching or student experience position
• Passionately believe that learners from all backgrounds & situations, however complex, should have the right to an excellent level of education, and want to work with them to break down barriers and build success
• Want a varied role where you will have the chance to get involved in all kinds of exciting projects while being based across two bustling campuses. Working closely with Learners, curriculum teams, parents & external organisations

Day-to-day you will be responsible for:

• Helping young people in complex situations overcome barriers to their learning
• Liaising closely with the curriculum team to identify early-stage 'high-risk' learners who may disengage from education
• Providing wraparound support through 1-1's and other pastoral methods
• Working closely with the Head of Student Experience, parents and external agencies to tackle issues
• Being the 'face of staff' to the broader community of learners, welcoming and engaging with students to promote the college's values & behaviours
• Playing a pivotal role in the safeguarding of young people and championing our commitment to putting students first
• Promoting our values of fairness, respect & equality

After your first year with us, success would look like:

• Built relationships & trust with at-risk students to help them engage (or re-engage) with their learning
• Increased attendance figures of high-risk learners
• Have effectively worked with the HoSE as well as external organisations
• Enthusiastically engaged with the college's dedicated CPD programmes to develop your learner-facing skills
• Built Strong working relationships and supported colleagues where possible

We're open-minded & welcome all applicants who believe they can succeed. Though ideally, you will:

• Be empathetic and understand the barriers to learning that young people from a diverse range of backgrounds can face
• Be able to make well-reasoned, often difficult decisions that are in the best interests of both the learners and the college
• Be excited to develop your skills and further develop professionally
• Be excited to bring fresh ideas to the table and help us constantly improve

We appreciate your interest and look forward to hearing from you!

Next steps

Closing date: 28/11/23

Shortlisting date: 29/11/23

Interview: W/C 04/12/23

As a Leaders in Diversity employer, we encourage applications from everyone and value diversity in our workforce. Also, as a Disability Confident Leader, we are committed to removing barriers for applicants with a disability during our recruitment process, upon appointment and as an employee.

We are an employer who is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students. Successful applicants will be required to have an enhanced DBS check and will be subject to safer recruiting procedures.

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The Sheffield College is all about people. Whether that is our 14,000 students, our staff (over 1,300 employees) or our partners, and we're thrilled that you are interested in becoming one of those people.

As an anchor institution in the city of Sheffield, we are focussed on achieving our vision of being a consistently great college by 2025.

Our people are our biggest asset here at The Sheffield College, and we make sure to invest in their professional development and success so that we can continue to achieve and deliver for our students, partners, and wider community. Offering multiple benefits and a willingness to explore flexible working to ensure that The College is the right fit for you.

We pride ourselves on a strong “can-do” culture and team spirit, regularly coming together to overcome challenges and to celebrate our achievements. No matter which team you find yourself in, you will be joining a fantastic body of staff whose commitment and dedication are driven by recognition of the vital role and positive impact that our further education college has on many people’s lives.

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