Mentor, Step Up Project
North West Regional CollegeStrand Road Campus, ~londonderry, DerryBand 4 - £25,992 - £30,559 per annumTemporary
The College is seeking applications for a Mentor - Step Up Project for a fixed-term position until March 2026 based in our Strand Road campus.
The post holder will act as a Mentor for the Step Up Project to support participants to re-engage with education, training and pathways to employment.
STEP UP PROJECT DETAILS
The Step Up Project will offer tailored, individualised and mentor led support to priority groups of individuals who are often under-represented within skills and education opportunities. The project will support participants to remain in Further Education or move in to Further Education, Training and Employment.
The project will consist of three delivery strands targeting various groups:
The College welcomes applications from applicants with a disability.
Applicants with a disability are encouraged to visit the College website at https://www.accessable.co.uk/ which provides accessibility information on College facilities.
SAFEGUARDING & EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
The College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Under the provision of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (NI) Order 2007 this post is deemed to be a regulated position and a check will be carried out against the Barred List for Children.
The College is committed to equal opportunities and to selection on merit. It therefore welcomes applications from all sections of society in particular applicants from the Protestant Community.
RESERVE LIST
There is a possibility that a reserve list will be retained if more applicants are deemed suitable than posts exist. In the event the successful candidate fails to take up the post or if the post is vacated within 12 months of the appointment date, or if another vacancy arises within 12 months the post may be offered to the next person on the reserve list.
The post holder will act as a Mentor for the Step Up Project to support participants to re-engage with education, training and pathways to employment.
STEP UP PROJECT DETAILS
The Step Up Project will offer tailored, individualised and mentor led support to priority groups of individuals who are often under-represented within skills and education opportunities. The project will support participants to remain in Further Education or move in to Further Education, Training and Employment.
The project will consist of three delivery strands targeting various groups:
- College Connect + (16-23 year olds) / College Connect 24 + (for 24 + year olds),
- Disability Access Route to Education and Employment (DARE),
- Women Returners Access Programme (WRAP).
- Salary - Band 4 - £25,992 - £30,559 per annum
- Duration: Until March 2026
- 23 days annual leave per annum
- NILGOSC Pension Scheme
The College welcomes applications from applicants with a disability.
Applicants with a disability are encouraged to visit the College website at https://www.accessable.co.uk/ which provides accessibility information on College facilities.
SAFEGUARDING & EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
The College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Under the provision of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (NI) Order 2007 this post is deemed to be a regulated position and a check will be carried out against the Barred List for Children.
The College is committed to equal opportunities and to selection on merit. It therefore welcomes applications from all sections of society in particular applicants from the Protestant Community.
RESERVE LIST
There is a possibility that a reserve list will be retained if more applicants are deemed suitable than posts exist. In the event the successful candidate fails to take up the post or if the post is vacated within 12 months of the appointment date, or if another vacancy arises within 12 months the post may be offered to the next person on the reserve list.
The closing date for applications is Tuesday the 14th of October 2025
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