About Us
The Sheffield College is a further and higher education institution dedicated to providing academic, vocational, and professional qualifications to approximately 13,000 young people and adults annually. Our mission is to transform lives through learning, advocating for inclusivity and diversity at every stage.
Are youpassionate about supporting young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) to thrive, progress and feel confident in their futures?
Were looking for a dedicatedStudent Mentorto join ourspecialist provisionat The Sheffield College. This is a rewarding and varied role where youll work closely with learners with learning difficulties and disabilities to help remove barriers to learning, develop their independence, and reach their full potential.
About The Role
As a Student Mentor, youll play a key role in ensuring students with SEND have a positive, personalised and consistent experience at college. Youll work closely with Personal Tutors, the EHCP team and curriculum staff to providewraparound pastoral, behavioural, and wellbeing support, particularly for learners identified as high or medium risk. You will help deliver targeted interventions, improve engagement and attendance, and develop strong relationships with parents and carers.
Youll also lead on positive behaviour support, using de-escalation strategies, restorative approaches and person-centred planning to help learners succeed in their college journey.
Were Looking For Someone Who
* Hasexperience supporting learners with SEND, ideally within a school, college, or alternative education setting
* Understands theEHCP processand the importance of tracking progress towards outcomes
* Uses apositive and proactive approach to behaviour managementand is confident working with learners with a range of needs
* Is passionate about inclusion and promoting student voice
* Can build trusted relationships with students, families and external professionals
* Is confident delivering 1:1 and small group interventions to support attendance, wellbeing, and personal development
* Has excellent communication and record-keeping skills
In This Role, Youll Be Responsible For
* Supporting learners transition into college, including enrolment and induction
* Providing targeted mentoring around behaviour, attendance, engagement and emotional wellbeing
* Responding to learners needs as they arise
* Contributing to and leading onPositive Engagement Plansand behaviour support strategies
* Responding to safeguarding, mental health and crisis situations appropriately
* Acting as an advocate for students in behaviour and disciplinary meetings
* Leading onrestorative conversationsand reintegration planning
* Supporting high-qualityparent/carer communicationand engagement
* Helping embed SHAPE values (Staying Safe, Health & Well-being, Active Citizenship, Progression & Careers, and Equality Matters) into the learner experience
What We Can Offer You
As the successful candidate, you will be offered a salary of between £32,523 - £36,566per annum based upon a combination of the skills, knowledge and experience that you can bring to the role.
Our Benefits
* Enhanced Pension contributions scheme with SYPA - 17.1%
* Annual leave -30 Days(222 hours)+ 8 Bank Holidays(59.2 hours)-this includesa discretionary Christmas closure period
* Health and wellbeing, we offer
o Employee assistance programme through Bupa
o Occupational Health through PAM
o Free eye tests for VDU users
* Free Parking is available at the majority of our campuses
Further informationcan be foundon ourBenefitsandCareer Developmentpages.
Disability Confident
We are aDisability Confidentemployer and are committed to removing barriers for applicants with a disability during our recruitment process, upon appointment and as an employee.Please review ourRecruitment Guidelines for Disabled Candidateswhich provides further information on reasonable adjustments and how the Disability Confident scheme works in practice.If you require any reasonable adjustments or any support at any point throughout the process, please contactus.
Armed Forces Covenant
As part of our commitment through theArmed Forces Covenant,were pledged to support the Armed Forces Community. Recognising the value Personnel, Veterans and military families contribute to our community and country.
Safeguarding
We are an employer who is?committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students. Successful applicants will be required to have an enhanced DBS check and will be subject to safer recruiting procedures. Further details on our safer recruiting procedures, including the employment of ex-offenders can be found hereSafeguarding
Next Steps
To apply: Please follow this link -https://jobs.sheffcol.ac.uk/tlive_webrecruitment/wrd/run/etrec179gf.open?WVID=8317802c4A&LANG=USA&VACANCY_ID=1974323hyO
As a Leader in Diversity employer, we encourage applications from everyone and value diversity in our workforce.
Closing date: 17th August 2025
Please be aware If we have a high number of applications, we may decide to close the vacancy earlier.
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