Academic and Technical Education Mentor


Company:	Nelson and Colne College
Salary:	£1,413,695 - £1,413,695
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	Nelson, Lancashire, BB9 5NH
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	28 Jul 2026
Closing date:	23 Aug 2026

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Summary

Academic and Technical Education Mentor

Salary: Up to £14,136.95 (£28,273.90 FTE) per annum, depending on experience

Hours: 18.5 per week

Working Weeks: 52 per year

Contract Type: Permanent

Site: Lancashire Adult Learning

Closing Date: Midnight, Sunday 23 August 2026

Interview Date: TBC

‘Together, Let’s Be Extraordinary’

Our Organisation

This role is advertised by ELLG Professional Services. Part of East Lancashire Learning Group, ELLG Professional Services provides expert business support services to the wider Group.

Part of East Lancashire Learning Group, Lancashire Adult Learning (LAL) provide learning opportunities for all adults across the region. LAL currently offers an extensive range of subjects to learners, with over 2000 courses delivered through more than 300 venues across Lancashire. We engage over 10,000 learners, which makes us one of the UK’s largest Adult Community Learning Providers

The Exciting Role

Are you a confident communicator as well as a sales and recruitment driven person?

Do you enjoy presenting to a variety of stakeholders in person and online?

Do you have a passion for events and want a job where no two days are the same?

East Lancashire Learning Group is looking to appoint an enthusiastic Academic and Technical Education Mentor (Schools Liaison Officer) to build and develop our relationships with schools as well as support wider aspects of marketing and events. This role will have responsibility for driving engagement to facilitate recruitment and promote the college-wide curriculum.

The ideal candidate will be able to create and develop engaging and aspirational sessions to deliver in schools and liaise with young people and parents, so if you have excellent organisational skills and thrive in a fast-paced environment then this could be your next challenge.

What You Will Be Doing:

Promote/raise awareness of East Lancashire Learning Group’s Post-16 education (A Levels, T Levels, V Levels, Technical qualifications and Apprenticeships) to students in key feeder schools within the key catchment area, representing the brand at all times and supporting students in making appropriate choices for their next step
Develop and deliver schools activity aligned to individual school KPIs
Coordinate the delivery of an effective school activity plan including classroom presentations and assemblies, to careers events and workshops.
Build effective relationships with key school contacts and delivery partners to maximise promotional opportunities and build essential links with the schools
Work with curriculum teams to build connections, provides experience opportunities and help facilitate and enhance school delivery

What We Are Looking For:

An enthusiastic individual looking to develop their skills and knowledge in an education setting.
Experience of delivering engaging and informative content for a range of audiences
Experience of developing effective relationships/partnership working
A good understanding of education and career information

What We Offer in Return:

Access to a workplace pension scheme – with generous employer contributions
Generous annual leave allowance including a two-week closure over the Christmas period
Enhanced occupational sick pay scheme and access to family friendly policies and benefits
A range of health and wellbeing benefits and support
Staff recognition scheme, including long service awards
Free on-site parking on all College sites

Please visit our ‘working for us’ section of our website for a full list of our benefits http://www.eastlancslearning.ac.uk/

Further Questions?

Please contact our friendly HR Team h.resources@eastlancslearning.ac.uk

*Please note we only accept applications submitted via our website*

All of our posts are subject to an enhanced DBS check due to working with vulnerable adults and children. Should you wish to discuss this further, please get in touch with the HR team.

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