Progress Mentor

Sir John Deane's Sixth Form College, Northwich, CW9 8AF

27 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  21st August 2025

• Closing date

  29 April 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  28 March 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,143.00 - £24,911.00 Annually (Actual) Band 4, Point 11-12. FTE £27,532 - £28,408

Progress Mentor job summary

About Us

Sir John Deane’s is the country’s leading sixth form college, and we are looking to appoint a full-time Progress Mentor on a permanent basis to start in August 2025.

Situated in the heart of Cheshire, with excellent transport links to Manchester, Liverpool, Chester, Warrington and beyond, Sir John Deane’s Sixth Form College is an excellent place to work and develop your professional practice. The sixth form has superb teaching, learning and recreational facilities contained within a beautiful campus. Colleagues are recognised for their hard work and we offer a wide range of benefits such as a free onsite car park, coffee shops, Christmas closure period, a significantly enhanced occupational pension scheme plus many more.

We foster a strong ethos of ambition and aspiration in all aspects of College life which means our students are hardworking and extremely well behaved. Our students are supported by dedicated pastoral and learning support teams who have an important role in facilitating our inclusive offer, responsible for personal development, study and SEND support, mental health and wellbeing, engagement with parents and attendance and guidance.

We are committed to equal opportunities and positively welcome applications from every section of the community. We particularly welcome applications from black and ethnic minority candidates, who are under-represented within the College. The ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence through the medium of English is essential. Sir John Deane’s is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and therefore appropriate safeguarding checks including a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be made prior to appointment. We promote the British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance and we expect all staff and volunteers to share our commitments.

About The Role

The Achievement and Support department is at the heart of the college and working as a Progress Mentor offers colleagues the opportunity to make a real difference to students. The successful applicants will work as part of an experienced team to support the well-being, social and personal development needs of students. The role is varied, and we are looking for adaptable, flexible and resourceful individuals who can manage constantly changing priorities. The role is 37 hours per week, term time plus one additional week.

Closing Date: Tuesday 29th April

Interview Date: Thursday 8th May

If you feel you have the skills and experience to become a Progress Mentor, please complete the application form today! You are strongly encouraged to get your application form submitted at the earliest opportunity, as we reserve the right to close our adverts earlier than advertised where sufficient applications have been received.

We’d love to hear from you!

The College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful applicant must have enhanced DBS disclosure and satisfactory references. The College is an equal opportunities employer.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Sir John Deane's Sixth Form College

• School type: Academy, ages 16 to 19
• Education phase: Sixth_form_or_college
• School size: 0 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 16 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Sir John Deane's Sixth Form College website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/sir-john-deane-s-college

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