Pastoral Mentor - Social Sciences

Pastoral Mentor - Social Sciences

Ref: 1718/08

Looking to build a great future? Look to Blackpool Sixth. 

You’ll be working with a highly ambitious group of 16 to 19 year old students studying on a range of courses (mainly A Levels and BTECs). Last year, our A level pass rate rose to 99.6%, with nearly 60% of entries gaining a top grade and over 85% of BTEC Level 3 entries were graded at Distinction Star. Recently the numbers securing places at top universities has increased, and two students have secured a place at Yale and Harvard.

Our main goal is to support every individual to fulfill their full potential.  Therefore, at the beginning of the academic year 2015-2016 we introduced a new pastoral system. This introduced new roles of Pastoral Lead and Pastoral Mentor which are wholly dedicated to the pastoral support and guidance of students. 

The Pastoral Mentors report to the Pastoral Leads who in turn report to the Head of Student Support.  The successful applicant will play a key, central role in supporting students and facilitating communications across the Life Links Programme. They will deliver the programme to groups of students and conduct regular 1:1 meetings with students which will monitor academic progress as well as providing pastoral support. 

Each Pastoral Mentor is expected to deliver timetabled sessions with each of their groups to deliver key communications and the Life Links Programme with the remainder of the time being devoted to pastoral care and 1:1 appointments. The successful applicants will need to be flexible in their approach to the distribution of their duties in order to meet the needs of students.

This is an ideal post for a person who is passionate about the pastoral care of students, enjoying their company and being able to quickly establish strong rapport, removing barriers to learning and working with individuals to maximise their progress. At the same time, post-holders must be rigorous about maintaining high expectations and high standards and discipline in line with college systems.

There’s also an excellent working environment, including a new £25 million campus with purpose built classrooms and state-of-the-art facilities. You’ll also be part of a forward-thinking team that is developing the use of advanced technology.

To find out more and to apply, please visit https//.jobs.blackpoolsixth.ac.uk, please note we will only be accepting online applications for this vacancy which must be submitted via our website. 

Closing date: Thursday 28th September 2017 at 9am

Assessment day: Thursday 5th October

Blackpool Sixth is committed to equality of opportunity for all.

Blackpool Sixth Form College is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all learners, staff and visitors.  All staff will be carefully selected using recruitment and selection procedures designed to emphasise the college’s commitment to safeguarding. All posts, including volunteers, are subject to enhanced DBS clearance.