Attendance Mentor

North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College is one of the largest and most successful colleges in the region. The college understands the importance of recruiting talented and passionate staff that are central to all college achievements and are the driving force in the success of our learners.

The Position: We’re looking for an Attendance Mentor   

NWSLC are recruiting an enthusiastic Attendance Mentor to work with students identified pre-enrolment and for the duration of their time at college, as required. You will work with a case load of students that have been identified with below target attendance in year or those with known barriers to attending and accessing full-time education to provide supportive and coaching interventions to attend and engage positively.

What skills are we looking for:

• A recognised qualification at Level 3
• Literacy & Numeracy qualifications to at least Level 2 or equivalent
• Experience of providing coaching and or mentor support in a previous work or voluntary setting

Responsibilities for the role:

1. Support students to achieve their full potential at college by promoting a positive attendance and punctuality culture.
2. Have a visible presence on college sites to offer support interventions and carry out attendance checks to monitor the impact of interventions.
3. Form strong relationships with students and where appropriate parents/carers in order to improve levels of attendance.
4. Update college records, analyse attendance data and provide reports to leaders and managers.

The Location: Nuneaton Campus

If you would like to have an informal chat about the role, please contact Callum Marvin at callum.marvin@nwslc.ac.uk

Why Should You Apply?

• The pay range we’re offering is £23,150.00
• We offer great holidays and access to the Local Government Pension
• We offer great staff development opportunities 
• Family friendly policies and procedures

Equality, diversity, and inclusion are integral to everything that we do. We are committed to these values, and they are central to our mission. We’re committed to finding reasonable adjustments* for candidates with specific needs or have a disability during our recruitment process, and all applicants will be considered fairly and equally. We do not tolerate discrimination of any kind. *If you’d like to request a reasonable adjustment, please contact the recruiting manager.

We aim to support our employees in achieving a healthy work-life balance. We recognise that many of our employees have responsibilities and are committed to providing support for our employees. We are working hard to support flexible and new ways of working where possible and offer a wide range of benefits.

All our roles are subject to an enhanced DBS check.

'Please apply as soon as you can as we reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a suitable number of applications.'