Salary £27,557.36 - £28,868.44 (Actual £23,882.31– £25,018.54) per annum Contractual hours 37 Basis Full time Package 27 days’ annual leave, increasing to 32 days after 5 years’, plus an additional 3 days during Christmas closure and auto enrolment into the People’s Pension matched contribution scheme. Job category/type Support Date posted 09/12/2024 Job reference REQ02074 Gloucestershire Professional Services (GPS) is recruiting for a Student Mentor to join the Student Support Team based at Gloucestershire College. This is a term time only role working 37 hours per week, 38 weeks per year. To work with academic and support teams to support and improve the retention, achievement and progression of our learners. To help learners prepare for their next steps through an inspiring programme of employment preparation, work related activities, and experiences. To help learners evidence progress on personal development skills, attitudes, and behaviours as they prepare for their intended destinations. The purpose of this role is to design, with students, a personalised programme that meets their individual needs to ensure they have the best possible opportunity to be successful, in gaining the qualifications and skills to achieve meaningful employment or further study. In doing so ensuring appropriate referral support and strategies to empower students to be confident, resourceful, resilient and independent. Please review the Job Description to find out more about this role and apply online to join our team. A career with us means much more than just a salary - we know that our people are our greatest asset; 96% of our employees are proud to work at the college and 90% of students would recommend GC as a place to study. We also offer a wide range of staff benefits including: A matched contribution pension scheme Access to discounted benefits platform and discounted gym memberships Family friendly policies and flexible working Access to our employee assistance programme Discounted nursery offer at My Ohana Gloucester through salary deduction How to apply: Please note that existing members of staff seeking redeployment will be given priority for all roles where they meet the essential criteria on the person specification. We reserve the right to close this advert before the stated closing date should we receive a sufficient number of applications. Therefore, we would recommend an early application.