Job Description

Job Type
Permanent
Curriculum / Service Area
Directorate for Students
Campus / Location
Various
Hours per week
37
Part-Year?
Yes
Post scale
Scale 5/6
Post Scale Range (FTE)
27,675 - 31,951
Closing Date
30/09/2025
Documents
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The Role
We are excited to announce an opportunity to join the Directorate for Students Team as a Higher Education Learning Mentor. This role is vital in supporting student success by delivering proactive, inclusive, and accessible academic and wellbeing support. You will help students navigate their higher education journey through tailored one-to-one sessions, engaging workshops, and innovative online resources that promote academic achievement, personal development, and employability.
Your Responsibilities Will Include:

• Delivering individual and group academic and wellbeing support tailored to students' learning needs, both in-person and online.
• Designing and facilitating workshops to enhance study skills, digital literacy, and employability.
• Collaborating with curriculum and support teams to identify and address barriers to student progression.
• Promoting the use of digital and assistive technologies to support independent learning.
• Maintaining accurate records and contributing to quality improvement through data analysis and impact reporting.
• Engaging with wider student support services including careers, counselling, and finance, and participating in events such as open days and enrolment.

Why Apply?
This is a fantastic opportunity to make a tangible difference in the student experience by empowering learners to achieve their goals. You will work within a forward-thinking team, develop your expertise in inclusive academic and wellbeing support, and play a key role in shaping student success at B&FC.
Interested? Apply Early!
If this role excites you, please submit your application as soon as possible, as this vacancy may close early if sufficient applications are received.
Rewards and Benefits
Blackpool and The Fylde College is proud to be Great Place To Work Certified(TM)

• Enhanced leave allowance of 38 days (full-time equivalent), inclusive of bank holidays
• Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
• Competitive pension scheme:

• Teachers' Pension Scheme (TPS) - 28.68% employer contribution
• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) - 15.4% employer contribution
• Extensive professional development opportunities for all, with B&FC choosing to invest circa. 1.8m annually in colleague development and professional qualifications
• Agile working opportunities
• Enhanced Family friendly policies
• Extensive wellbeing provision including, but not limited to:

• Access to funded Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) available 24/7, 365 days a year
• Occupational Health
• FREE Flu Vouchers for those not entitled through the NHS
• FREE eye tests
• Dedicated Wellbeing Hub available to all colleagues containing rich and varied content with resources relating to emotional, physical, financial and social wellbeing
• FREE healthy breakfast
• Sports facilities including fully equipped gym and discounted memberships
• Health and beauty salon
• Trim Trails on Campus (guided routes for walks)
• Onsite food outlets and Starbucks at subsidised rates
• FREE car parking
• Car lease scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Onsite kids 'Sports Camp' 8am - 5pm during selected half-term breaks

B&FC is committed to the promotion of Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all resourcing practices. Please email should a specific adjustment be required to support in the application and selection process
B&FC is dedicated to safeguarding and the promotion of the welfare of all learners, and expects all colleagues to share in this commitment. As such, employment at B&FC is subject to an Enhanced DBS Check via the Disclosure and Barring Service. For further information on DBS, please click
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