Job Description

Job Title: Advice and Guidance Mentor

Responsible to:Assistant Headteacher

Salary Grade:4

Key Purpose:

  • Work within the pastoral teams to provide careers advice, information and guidance to students about future educational choices andcareer pathways
  • Organise and implement the comprehensive in-house careers programme and provision
  • Provide pastoral assistance to students and staff as part of the sixth-form pastoral team

Main Responsibilities:

  • Work within pastoral teams for careers appointments, administration, referrals, assemblies and group work
  • Supervision of 6th form study area and mentoring/ pastoral support of students
  • Assist with personal statements and university applications
  • Supporting the transition of new and vulnerable students into the sixth form
  • Plan and organise careers events in school including the Year 12 interview days
  • Ensure a personalised careers action plan is in place for sixth form students
  • Liaising with training providers/ colleges and universities regarding courses on offer
  • Liaising with organisations to source training/work experience opportunities
  • Monitoring and recording student destinations
  • Distributing general careers information relating to university open days, taster days, apprenticeship opportunities, work placement opportunities networking events etc
  • Maintaining careers notice boards, library and information sources
  • Sourcing business contacts and arranging speakers, apprenticeship opportunities and interview skills training
  • Arrange college visits for selectedKS4 students
  • Visit vocational students on placements where required

Additional Duties:

  • Contribute to whole school events such as activities days
  • To occasionally escort and supervise pupils on educational visits and out of school activities
  • In exceptional circumstances you may be required to provide cover for students

Whilst every effort has been made to explain the accountabilities of this post, each individual task undertaken may not be identified. Other duties commensurate with the salary and role may be assigned at the discretion of the Headteacher

This job description is current but, following consultation with you, may be changed to reflect or anticipate changes in the role which are commensurate with the salary and job title.

This job description will be reviewed annually in consultation with the post holder through the appraisal process

Job description last reviewed by Alex MacLeod and Derren Gray: May 2018

Errors and Omissions Excepted