Southwark College, part of NCG is looking to recruit a talented Learning Mentor to support our Young ESOL students, who are aged 16-18 years of age and have recently come to the UK. The ideal candidate would be able to start in September 25, but we would consider later start dates for exceptional candidates. Based at our Southwark College site, close to Waterloo Station, the successful candidate will be part of team of a large ESOL teaching team.
Learning Mentor -Young ESOL
Southwark College, part of NCG is looking to recruit a talented Learning Mentor to support our Young ESOL students, who are aged 16-18 years of age and have recently come to the UK. The ideal candidate would be able to start in September 25, but we would consider later start dates for exceptional candidates. Based at our Southwark College site, close to Waterloo Station, the successful candidate will be part of team of a large ESOL teaching team.
The main duties of the post holder are:
- To teach the tutorial curriculum to Young ESOL students in their weekly group tutorials
- To hold 1 to 1 meetings with Young ESOL students to support them in their studies
- To support the curriculum team in finding out the reasons for poor student attendance and / or behavioral issues. This will involve close liaison with student services and outside agencies
- To support students outside of lessons to complete their assessments.
- To plan and lead local student fieldtrips in London
- To keep accurate records of student attendance and progress for Young ESOL students
If you have a passion for supporting students with their studies, we would like to hear from you.
Southwark College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff to share this commitment.
About Southwark College
Southwark College is a large further education college in London, offering an exciting range of work-focused courses that give our students the skills and experience they need to develop their employment potential. We provide a friendly, supportive learning environment where talent is nurtured.
We're proud of our success in achieving excellent results and producing knowledgeable and successful students, but we're built on our staff and our success is down to recruiting and retaining the best possible talent. Helping our young people and adults to fulfil their potential and often transform their lives through education requires dedication, patience and the ability to think differently. That's why we set out to recruit staff with a genuine passion for further education and a commitment to ensuring all students achieve their potential, whatever barriers they need to overcome.
We'd love you to join the team if you want to make a real difference to the lives of students, local employers and the wider Southwark community. In return, we'll provide you with a range of development opportunities, benefits and support to help you fulfil your role.
Southwark College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff to share this commitment.
At Southwark College, our values are not just about what we do, but also about how we do things.
Our values underpin the culture and beliefs of our organisation, we expect all our staff to demonstrate behaviours in line with our core values.
1. Being both inclusive and diverse
2. Trusting and respecting our communities
3. Taking ownership whilst working collaboratively
4. Inspiring excellence and curiosity.
As part of the NCG Group, Southwark College offers an excellent benefits package, including generous holiday entitlement, access to the Teachers' pension scheme (for teaching posts) or Local Government pension scheme (non-teaching posts), company sick pay, a cycle to work scheme and much more.
NCG seeks to promote and maintain an equal, diverse, inclusive and supportive environment for work and study that assists all members of our communities to reach their full potential. We are committed to achieving a truly representative workforce and therefore welcome applications from across the national and regional communities that we work with and serve.
To view Job Description, Person Specification and NCG Values Pack please click the document attachment at the bottom of this advert. No agency applications will be accepted.
NCG reserve the right to close the vacancy early.
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
NCG is a great place to work, with a whole host of benefits such as:
Generous Annual Leave
Government Pension Schemes
Competitive Salaries
Flexible Working
Cycle to Work Scheme
- Access to Discounts
Employee Assistance Programme
Training and Development Opportunities
Enhanced Sickness Policy
