Progress Mentor
Wilberforce Sixth Form College
Kingston upon Hull
- £22,557 - £23,916 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- Based on working 33.75 hours per week, term time only
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2025
- Apply by:
- 27 June 2025
Job overview
Salary: Points 12-14 (£28,408 p.a. to £30,119 p.a.) on the SFCA Support Staff Pay Scale. For part time / term time working this equates to £22,557 p.a. to £23,916 p.a.
33.75 hours per week (8.45am to 4.00pm Monday to Friday), term time only.
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our dynamic, innovative Student Achievement Team as a Progress Mentor. This vital role supports the academic progress and personal development of students, helping them to grow into confident, independent learners who go on to achieve outstanding results and progress to exceptional destinations.
As a Progress Mentor, you will lead tutorial groups within a designated faculty area, deliver impactful 1:1 progress tutorials, and work closely with teaching staff, support teams, Faculty Heads, and Senior Leaders. You’ll play a key part in fostering student success by building self-esteem, developing effective study skills, and encouraging goal-setting and resilience.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead engaging and meaningful group tutorials within a faculty area.
- Conduct one-to-one progress tutorials to monitor, support, and guide students.
- Use motivational coaching techniques to challenge and inspire students to reach their full academic potential.
- Track and monitor student performance, providing timely and appropriate support.
- Collaborate with staff and parents/carers to ensure every student is on track for success.
- Promote progression pathways to higher education, apprenticeships, and employment.
What We’re Looking For:
- A passionate individual with experience of mentoring or coaching young people.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to motivate and challenge students to achieve their best.
- Experience of working in an educational setting is desirable, but not essential.
- A flexible, proactive, and student-centered approach.
You’ll be part of a supportive team consisting of 4 Progress Mentors and a Lead Progress Mentor. Together, you will drive student achievement and contribute to a vibrant, inclusive college community.
Join us and make a real difference to young people’s lives.
To apply, complete an application form which is available to download from the College website, or can be requested via email from personnel@wilberforce.ac.uk.
CVs will not be accepted unless accompanied by a completed application form.
The closing date for receipt of applications is 9.00am on 27 June 2025.
Wilberforce Sixth Form College has a commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students and expects all staff to share this commitment. All posts are subject to Enhanced DBS Disclosure.
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About Wilberforce Sixth Form College
- Wilberforce Sixth Form College
- Saltshouse Road, Hull
- East Yorkshire
- HU8 9HD
- United Kingdom
About Wilberforce Sixth Form College
The City of Hull and surrounding region is experiencing rapid and exciting change, which has the potential to transform opportunities for young people in the area. The College occupies a large university style campus on the eastern edge of the city. Although our primary focus is to serve students from secondary schools in the City of Hull, our strong reputation means that we also attract many students from the surrounding Holderness towns and villages.
Wilberforce College inspires learners to develop a passion for knowledge and love for learning. Our students receive a truly holistic education through an outstanding enrichment offer, including our upskilling programme, employability and workplace links, trips and visits, Student Council and the Excellence High Flyers pathway. The College has received several accolades in recognition of it’s outstanding work. In September 2020 we were awarded Microsoft Showcase College status making us the only sixth form in the UK to have achieved this high standard. In addition to this, we are the only educational establishment in Hull and the East Riding to be named as a Demonstrator College by the DfE. This has enabled our staff to use their expertise to support and train other teachers, locally and nationally, in delivering digital learning. In 2018, the College was awarded Maths Centre for Excellence status by the DfE. As one of 21 centres awarded this, we demonstrated the commitment, capacity and system leadership to drive innovation and improvement both at Wilberforce College and beyond.
Principal
Colin Peaks
Mission and Priorities
The College’s aim is to be an outstanding College, with an innovative curriculum that supports all students to achieve the best possible life chances. As a College we share three core objectives:
- Outstanding Experience
- Outstanding Progression
- Outstanding Outcomes
Ofsted report
The College was inspected in May 2015 and February 2018 and on both occasions judged as ‘Good’ in all categories. Inspectors commented that throughout the College there was a ‘…realistic vision to be outstanding, supported by strong values’. They noted the respect that students displayed towards staff and each other, and their pride in studying at the College. Inspectors also commented upon the high level of achievement of qualifications. This success has continued in 2020 with the College seeing its seventh year running of best results since the College opened with an Advanced Level pass rate of 99.8% and 78% high grades. 659 students achieving top grades. The full report is available at www.ofsted.gov.uk.
Wilberforce Sixth Form College has a culture of high aspiration and we are committed to providing an outstanding educational experience for all of our students. All aspects of College life are focused on providing students with every opportunity to become independent, motivated and successful individuals who will contribute on an international stage.
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