Pastoral Mentor (Term Time Only)

18/12/2025

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We are seeking a Pastoral Mentor who will work primarily on a 1:1 basis with students to deliver mentoring sessions and support.  The main purpose of the role is to work effectively in the support of identified students to provide targeted, solution focused, task centred sessional work to improve student motivation, wellbeing and behaviour.

Your responsibilities will include to act as first point of contact for pastoral concerns, liaise with lecturing staff, support staff and other Learning Support staff to effectively support students

The successful candidate will have experience of working with children and young people within an educational setting, excellent written/oral communication skills and ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team.

Ideally you will have a good general education with Literacy/Numeracy qualification to at least Level 2, or commitment to complete within first year of employment.

The salary for this post is up to £27,128 pro rata.

Burnley College Sixth Form Centre is the country’s Number One College, providing first-class Further Education, University Education, Apprenticeship, business training and adult learning programmes, in the heart of Pennine Lancashire. Please also see our College Charter below.

At Burnley College, we celebrate the diversity of all our staff, students and visitors. We provide a safe and supportive environment in which everyone is able to study and work to the best of their abilities and we are committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all.

The College is dedicated to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all learners and expects all staff to share in this commitment. Employment at the College is subject to an Enhanced DBS Check via the Disclosure and Barring Service and any post involving regulated activity will also be subject to an additional barred list check.

To apply for this post, please complete the application form using the link below. If you experience any problems when completing the application form, please e-mail [email protected]

https://careers.burnley.ac.uk/applynow/

The closing date for this post is 5.00pm, Monday 2 February 2026

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Further information for this listing:

College Charter Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy - September 2025 Recruitment of ex offenders Safer Recruitment Working Practices Policy Statement Recruitment and Selection Procedures Job Description & Person Specification

Staff Benefits Booklet

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