Job Description

Job Title: Academic Mentor

Location: London (Edmonton Green Campus)

Job Type: Full Time

Reports to: Head of Higher Education

Salary: 28,000

About CECOS College London

CECOS College London is a dynamic and fast-growing educational institution committed to delivering high-quality education and training. With a strong focus on student achievement and operational excellence, we aim to foster a culture of professionalism, inclusivity, and continuous improvement.

Main Responsibilities

Monitor the attendance of students in line with CECOS targets, setting improvement targets for students where necessary. Conduct daily outreach to applicable students and ensure accurate updates on Academia platform. Working with tutors and programme leads, proactively support student attendance and take agreed intervention actions when a student's attendance drops below thresholds or involves an extended length of time. Monitor and support the progress of individual students based on performance monitoring data providing risk based, supportive and focused 1:1 tutorials that challenge students on their progress, attendance and work rate balanced with providing clear advice and support. Agree and monitor the action plans drawn up with students during the 1:1 tutorial session ensuring students are always challenged with their progress across all aspects of their programme. Manage and priorities 1:1 interviews as required ensuring that regular monitoring meetings take place with students who are at risk either through poor attendance, poor attitude to learning (these may be on a weekly basis with a view to tapering as appropriate) whilst ensuring that those students that are making good progress are continuously stretched and challenged to achieve the highest grades. Deal promptly and appropriately with curriculum concerns and Tutor referrals in relation to individual student progress. Address and manage extenuating circumstances cases and providing guidance and provide support to assist them to complete their assignments within the agreed timeframe. Deliver study skills sessions according to the timetable assigned for your designated student groups. Document meetings on the CECOS ILP system. Refer students to Student Services or external agencies where appropriate in consultation with the Faculty team. Support and guide students with future progression plans. Liaise regularly with all relevant Tutors and report any emerging issues. Support student recruitment, student voice or wider student wellbeing and mental health activities as needed.

Experience

Minimum of 12 months' guidance/support related work Relevant life-experience of the workplace, industry or education
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 28,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Company pension
Schedule:

Monday to Friday Weekend availability
Experience:

guidance/support: 1 year (required) education industry: 1 year (required)
Work authorisation:

United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person

Expected start date: 01/09/2025