Transition and Engagement Mentor

Salary: 28351 - 31202 Per Annum

About us:

Gower College Swansea is one of the largest colleges in Wales with a strong reputation for high quality teaching and learning. We have six campuses across the city with over 4,500 full time learners and 10,000 part time learners. We currently have a turnover of over £50 million making us a major employer in the region with approximately 1,000 staff.

At Gower College Swansea we are passionate about investing in our staff and looking after their wellbeing to ensure they feel supported in work and also at home.

The role:

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work alongside the Director of Skills and School Partnerships and NEET prevention team to support both learners within the College and school leavers at risk of becoming NEET to transition effectively to the next stage of education or training.

• Full-Time (37 hours per week)
• Fixed term until December 2025
• £28,351 - £31,202 per annum
• Tycoch campus

Key Responsibilities:

• Act as a mentor to identified young people to help them overcome any barriers to progression and signpost appropriate provision
• Assist in the planning, development and delivery of an innovative programme that will engage and motivate learners whilst helping them focus on short and long term progression goals
• Actively involved in the planning and organising of transition activity that the college offers throughout the academic year
• Responsible for tracking and monitoring identified learners whilst ensuring that college support services are kept informed
• You will be required to travel between college sites and visits to partner schools

About you:

• Educated to degree level or equivalent, with a minimum of 5 GCSEs including Mathematics and English Language (A* - C)
• Experience of working directly with young people in a school or further education setting
• Good knowledge of education and training provision available locally
• Excellent communication skills, enabling you to liaise effectively with learners and key internal and external stakeholders
• Organised and a competent user of Microsoft Office packages

Benefits for you:

• 28 days (pro-rata) annual leave, plus bank holidays, and the college is closed for two weeks over the Christmas period
• A Local Government Pension Scheme with an average employer contribution of 21% (2023)
• Discounted Sport Centre gym membership for £60 per year
• Discounted study opportunities on College programmes
• View more benefits here: https://www.gcs.ac.uk/recruitment/benefits-and-wellbeing

We welcome applications from individuals regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our organisation.

If you wish to continue your application journey using Welsh Language, please visit our Cymraeg site. We encourage Welsh Language applications as we recognise the importance of delivering services in Welsh, and the need to grow our bilingual workforce.

Gower College Swansea is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check and require registration with the Education Workforce Council for Wales.

Please note that we are expecting a high volume applicants for this vacancy. If we do, we may close the post before the specified date, therefore an early application is recommended.

Appointments will normally be made to the bottom of the salary scale with annual increments on 1st August each year (subject to a start date before 1st February).