Peer Mentor
Derby College
DE1 3PA
- Expired
- Salary:
- £16,900 per annum
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- as
- Apply by:
- 4 March 2018
Job overview
Fixed-term position until 31 December 2018 GBP 16,900 per annum
Derby College is the Hub lead organisation for the Derby City Talent Match Programme, , which is funded by the Big Lottery and is responsible for delivering outreach mentoring services to young unemployed people living in Derby City.
The Talent Match programme represents a 'strategic investment' by the Big Lottery Fund to foster innovation and in-service delivery to tackle youth unemployment across the UK. The intention of the programme is to provide a 'test and learn' environment to fully understand which interventions achieve real employment outcomes and assist beneficiaries to overcome their own barriers.
We are therefore seeking a creative, person-centred individual to join a dynamic and responsive team. As a Peer Mentor you will manage and maintain a caseload of beneficiaries, developing tailored support plans to achieve their work aspirations.
The successful applicant will have the ability to engage effectively with young people aged 18-24 and will demonstrate a commitment to their involvement in the programme. An understanding of issues associated with long-term unemployment affecting young people is therefore essential to this role.
Experience of completing needs assessments and mentoring young people would be an advantage although willingness to undertake additional training will be considered.
Attached documents
About Derby College
Derby College is a large general further education college with four sites in or near the city of Derby. It supports around 26,000 learners, who choose from more than 1,000 full-time and part-time apprenticeship, A-level, BTEC and NVQ courses.
Derby College was established as a single institution in 2002 by merging three further education colleges: Mackworth Tertiary College, Wilmorton Tertiary College and Broomfield Agricultural College. A merger between South East Derbyshire College and Derby College was approved in 2010. Heavy investment has been made by the college in its teaching and learning facilities, from the fully equipped teaching kitchens at the Roundhouse campus to the high-tech science labs at the Joseph Wright Centre and the Equestrian Centre at the Broomfield Hall campus.
Chief executive
Mandie Stravino
Values and vision
In its mission statement, Derby College states an ambition to provide inclusive, inspirational and innovative learning communities, predicting and serving the needs of its learners, the economy and society. Designed in collaboration with industry, business and the professions, the college’s vocational pathways concentrate on developing students’ employability skills through work experience and expert mentoring. Independent learning, critical thinking and research skills are developed in students aspiring to higher education in an environment that seeks to be challenging and interactive.
Ofsted report
“Teaching and learning are good, particularly in practical and vocational subjects. The college is a valued resource for the city of Derby and county of Derbyshire; it provides an inclusive and welcoming environment and high-quality facilities for teaching and learning.”
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