Wellbeing Mentor

Description

The Board of Directors of Coleg Sir Gar and Coleg Ceredigion (the College) are committed to appointing the very best staff who achieve excellence in their work. Working to the values and behaviours that underpin the strategic plan and business of the institution, the College seeks staff that display creativity and innovation, whilst driving their own performance, and the performance of others, to provide the very best experience and service to learners.

10 September 2026

Wellbeing

Pibwrlwyd Campus

£25,876 - £28,078 / year

The Board of Directors of Coleg Sir Gar and Coleg Ceredigion (the College) are committed to appointing the very best staff who achieve excellence in their work. Working to the values and behaviours that underpin the strategic plan and business of the institution, the College seeks staff that display creativity and innovation, whilst driving their own performance, and the performance of others, to provide the very best experience and service to learners.

• Provide Mentoring support to targeted individual learners;
• Undertake referral and assessment procedures;
• Complete and maintain relevant internal documentation and IT systems so that impact and interventions are measurable;
• Contribute to the college work on safeguarding in line with the policy and reporting processes;
• Attend and participate in any relevant internal meetings such as disciplinary hearings, learner reviews, caseload meetings, team meetings etc where applicable;
• Attend and participate in any external meetings such as Child Protection Conferences etc where applicable;
• Develop, facilitate and deliver enrichment activities on campus for learners;
• Promote positive behaviour in line with college values of Be Ready, Be Respectful and Be Safe;
• Develop, facilitate and deliver transition activities aimed at supporting learners into college;
• Promote and support the wider Learner well-being priorities across the college such as Learner Voice, Equality and Diversity, Safeguarding and Wellbeing, Cariad, Peer Mentoring, Employability, Volunteering, etc;
• Liaise with internal departments including other services within Learner Support, Learning Support, Curriculum Areas, Transport etc;
• Liaise with external partners and stakeholders to provide effective support and signposting;
• Provide remote support to learners as and when required, including on occasions to learners across all campuses;
• Liaise with colleagues, external support providers and students families where appropriate to ensure you contribute effectively to an overall package of support for your students;
• Support learners to attend organised off-campus visits where applicable;
• Attend relevant training and maintain own CPD records;

• Welsh Oracy (Listening/Speaking)
  - Level 2
• Welsh Literacy (Writing/Reading)
  - Level 2

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Persons are welcome to apply for posts in Welsh and applications made in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.

• Counselling Skills Qualification
• ASIST Certified
• Youth Mental Health First Aid Certified
• GCSE English at minimum Grade C or O Level equivalent
• GCSE Mathematics at minimum Grade C or O Level equivalent
• Relevant experience of working with young people with a range of learning and personal support needs
• Good communicator with diplomacy and tact
• Good interpersonal skills
• Ability to work harmoniously with colleagues
• Good presentational skills
• Ability to relate to target group

If you do not have the above qualifications you will be expected to complete/achieve within 1 year from appointment

• Qualification at Level 3 or above
• Good computer literacy skills

• You will receive 28 days holiday, plus bank holidays and five closure days which totals at 41 days holiday per year. You also receive an additional 4 days after 5 years service.
• Extremely generous pension scheme with employer contributions of 20%.
• Award-winning professional learning and development programme.
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free on-site car parking
• Online and instore retail discounts

At Coleg Sir Gar & Coleg Ceredigion, we inspire learners to fulfil potential and achieve excellence. To do this, we need the best employees to continue our culture of respect, unity and professionalism. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and therefore welcome applications from all backgrounds and areas of the community to the college.

Visit our dedicated page to find out more.

Coleg Sir Gar and Coleg Ceredigion are proud to be a disability confident employer. As a result, we ensure our recruitment process is fully inclusive and accessible to all, communicate and promote all opportunities, anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments, support existing employees who acquire a disability or long term health condition to stay in…