Work Experience and Progression Mentor
Derby College
Derby
- Expired
- Salary:
- £25,167 per annum
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 13 December 2023
Job overview
Job Title: Work Experience and Progression Mentor
Job Location: The Roundhouse, Derby
Reference number: E5459
Salary: £25,167 per annum
Hours: 37 hours per week, 52 weeks a year
The vision of Derby College Group (DCG) is to create world-class, accessible education opportunities that enrich lives and make bright futures a reality for all. DCG is committed to providing educational excellence, championing social mobility, and driving economic prosperity. We deliver high-quality academic, vocational, and technical education that empowers people to achieve their ambitions while providing employers across the Midlands and beyond with the talented workforce of tomorrow.
An opportunity has arisen to join a vibrant team who proactively encourage and nurture students to deploy effective behaviours and attitudes, fostering understanding of the world of work, and preparing them as professionals and as social contributors in life.
It is essential within this role to have exceptional organisational and time management skills, and to be able to work collaboratively with students, employers, curriculum, and other college teams and colleagues to provide a range of appropriate and meaningful work experience opportunities that have value and meet the needs of students and employers.
In this role, you will:
- Develop partnerships with external stakeholders and utilise their expertise to inform how best to prepare students for careers in their chosen industry to support students into positive progression destinations
- Plan and arrange a programme of activities in collaboration with employers and curriculum to enable students to access appropriate and relevant work experience opportunities. Activities will include placements, industry insight sessions, guest speakers, employer-led projects, CV and mock interviews sessions, industry visits, mentoring sessions, and voluntary work designed to develop necessary skills for employment.
- Follow up employer leads produced by the Employer Partnership Team, and contact current and new employers to source/secure work placement and work experience opportunities to match the requirements of students and their targets for progression
Benefits of working at Derby College:
- Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme
- 34 days holiday (inclusive of 8 bank holidays and 6 closure days where these occur)
- TOTUM discount card (student discount card equivalent)
- Discounted train travel
- Discounted onsite Little Explorers Nursey
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
If you are passionate about developing the workforce of the future, then we would love to hear from you – we are proud of our diverse workforce and welcome applications from the whole community.
DCG is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 and all successful applicants will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Please be advised that it is an offence to apply for this position if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
About Derby College
- Derby College
- 2 Roundhouse Road, Pride Park, Derby
- Derbyshire
- DE24 8JE
- United Kingdom
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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