Learning Resource Mentor

An opportunity has arisen to work at an Ofsted Outstanding sixth form college. Wyke Sixth Form College is recognised for its educational excellence, placed in the top 5% for progress at A level and ranked the second highest provider of students to Oxbridge in the Yorkshire and Humber region. The college’s reputation attracts students from across Kingston-upon-Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire. Wyke has grown significantly over the last decade, accommodating over 2500 exclusively level three students on a modern £30M university-style campus. At Wyke, we put the student first and all decisions centre around staff working together to meet their best interests. 98% of our current teachers and support staff recommend working here. Come and join the amazing learning culture that creates “The Wyke Experience”.

Working as part of the friendly and experienced Additional Learning Support team, we require two Learning Resource Mentors, to oversee the library space and resources, maintaining a safe and professional academic study and library research environment. The roles will provide a ‘helpdesk’ style support service within the library to respond to a range of queries whilst encouraging a silent study space. Ensuring students meet the expectations within the library, building respectful and positive relationships.

The successful candidate with direction from Head of Additional Learning support will: -

• Manage the space and students by overseeing the daily operations of workspaces within the library. Resolve day-to day issues and ensure that the spaces are utilised in a way which is conducive to academic research and study. Respond to a range of queries, taking relevant and appropriate action in a timely manner following conversations with students to ensure appropriate levels of support.  

• Establish and maintain strong links with curriculum teams and collaborate with colleagues across the college and wider stakeholders to ensure essential stock, subject reading lists, and wider reading materials are readily available and updated via the library system. Advocate for students where required and ensure that all course materials and recommended reading are communicated effectively and accessible.

• Manage and maintain library resources, and coordinate the borrowing, issuing, returns, and overdue items. Catalogue and annually upgrade resources within the library, using electronic systems for tracking processes and implementing stocktaking methods of practice, including data analysis of stock control and usage, daily.

We offer a forward-thinking, welcoming college with supportive management and a modern environment. Benefits include a strong programme of staff development and membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme. We are lucky to work with great students who are here to learn and 98% of staff said they would recommend the College as a good place to work in the Summer 2025 Staff Pulse Survey. We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and we welcome applications from a diverse range of applicants. We would love our staff ethnicity and cultural profile to closely match the student population we serve.

The College takes safeguarding extremely seriously and a full range of pre-employment checks as set out in Keeping Children Safe in Education including a satisfactory enhanced DBS with barred list check and an online search will be required for this post. All posts at the College are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and it is an offence for those barred from working with children to even apply for a role at the College.

For further details and an application form please see below or visit www.wyke.ac.uk/about-wyke/staff-vacancies . If you have any queries about applying for the role or require paper copies of the information, please contact personnel@wyke.ac.uk, or call 01482 346347.

We warmly welcome pre-application visits. To arrange a visit please contact Francesca Cosway on francesca.cosway@wyke.ac.uk

The closing date for received applications is Monday 1st December 2025 5pm.

Interviews will be held on Thursday 11th December 2025.

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