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Student Mentor at The Sheffield College
The Sheffield College · via
Devremote
📍 Sheffield
Job Description
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.
About The role
Please note that this is a Term Time only role working 37 hours a week over 40 weeks.
The Sheffield College is a large, vibrant and diverse further education college and we are proud of how the college contributes to transforming lives through learning by meeting local skills needs.
As a Student Mentor you will be responsible for supporting our ambitions to provide all students with the best possible experience at the College through significant contribution to the delivery of the academies. This role is to ensure exemplary behaviour and attendance of allocated academy students, improve outcomes for academy students and improve appropriate liaison and communication with parents / carers.
Main duties may include but not limited to:
What we can offer you
As the successful candidate, you will be offered a salary of between £33,824 - £38,028 per annum (pro rata'd for hours and weeks worked due to role being term time) based upon a combination of the skills, knowledge and experience that you can bring to the role.
Our benefits
Disability Confident
We are a Disability Confident employer and are committed to removing barriers for applicants with a disability during our recruitment process, upon appointment and as an employee. Please review our Recruitment Guidelines for Disabled Candidates which 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 contact [email protected]
Armed Forces Covenant
As part of our commitment through the Armed Forces Covenant , we’re 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 here Safeguarding
Next Steps:
To apply: Click apply online and follow the links to complete the online application. For queries regarding the application process, please contact the Recruitment Team at [email protected] CVs are currently not accepted.
As a Leader in Diversity employer, we encourage applications from everyone and value diversity in our workforce.
Closing date: 15/10/2026
Please be aware – If we have a high number of applications, we may decide to close the vacancy earlier.
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.
About The role
Please note that this is a Term Time only role working 37 hours a week over 40 weeks.
The Sheffield College is a large, vibrant and diverse further education college and we are proud of how the college contributes to transforming lives through learning by meeting local skills needs.
As a Student Mentor you will be responsible for supporting our ambitions to provide all students with the best possible experience at the College through significant contribution to the delivery of the academies. This role is to ensure exemplary behaviour and attendance of allocated academy students, improve outcomes for academy students and improve appropriate liaison and communication with parents / carers.
Main duties may include but not limited to:
- Increasing the breadth of SHAPE (Staying Safe, Health & Well-being, Active Citizenship, Progression & Careers and Equality Matters) enrichment activities and student participation in them.
- Supporting the delivery of the academy’s enrolment processes and key aspects of the induction programme, as directed by the Head of Student Experience.
- Ensuring that all high and medium risk allocated academy students are contacted for an ‘Early Insights’ intervention following enrolment and prior to induction, with all interventions recorded on agreed college electronic systems.
- Providing additional bespoke wrap-around support, specifically pertaining to attendance, punctuality, engagement, mental health, wellbeing and safeguarding, for allocated students identified as high or medium risk following enrolment or later via the allocated Personal Tutor.
- Planning targeted enrichment activities to meet student need, utilising cross-college resources.
- Completing 1:1 or 1: small group interventions with allocated high and medium risk academy students to improve student performance.
- Leading on Behavioural support for all allocated academy students by conducting and agreeing Positive Engagement Plans and Stage One contracts, monitoring them and de-escalating where appropriate.
- Acting as student advocate in any disciplinary action (stage two contract meetings and Disciplinary Hearings and Appeals).
- Organising re-integration meetings for students on return from Time Out and arranging Restorative Justice meetings where appropriate.
- Undertaking behaviour walks, engaging with students and escorting them to class as appropriate
- Undertaking daily welfare calls to absent students or their next of kin as appropriate, recording interventions on agreed college electronic systems.
What we can offer you
As the successful candidate, you will be offered a salary of between £33,824 - £38,028 per annum (pro rata'd for hours and weeks worked due to role being term time) 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
- Annual leave - 30 Days (222 hours) + 8 Bank Holidays (59.2 hours) - this includes a discretionary Christmas closure period
- Health and wellbeing, we offer:
- Employee assistance programme through Bupa
- Occupational Health through PAM
- Free eye tests for VDU users
- Free Parking is available at the majority of our campuses
Disability Confident
We are a Disability Confident employer and are committed to removing barriers for applicants with a disability during our recruitment process, upon appointment and as an employee. Please review our Recruitment Guidelines for Disabled Candidates which 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 contact [email protected]
Armed Forces Covenant
As part of our commitment through the Armed Forces Covenant , we’re 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 here Safeguarding
Next Steps:
To apply: Click apply online and follow the links to complete the online application. For queries regarding the application process, please contact the Recruitment Team at [email protected] CVs are currently not accepted.
As a Leader in Diversity employer, we encourage applications from everyone and value diversity in our workforce.
Closing date: 15/10/2026
Please be aware – If we have a high number of applications, we may decide to close the vacancy earlier.