MCR Pathway Co-ordinator

Job Title: Pathway Coordinator

Location: Southway, Guildford, Surrey

Start Date: September 2026 or sooner if possible

Contract Type: 2-year fixed contract

Weeks/Hours: 43 weeks per annum, 35 hours per week

Salary: LPT 4.2 (£25,867 - FTE, £24,063 – Actual per annum)

Are you searching for a position with purpose? A role to make a real difference, where your time can be transformational? Join us to work with an award-winning charity and passionate team dedicated to ensuring the country’s most vulnerable young people are defined by their talent and never their circumstances. Their in-school mentoring has profound impacts on mentees in their confidence, wellbeing, achievement and post-school progression.

About MCR Pathway

MCR Mentors make and experience a life changing difference.

At MCR, their driving force is simple – that young people who are in, or on the edges of the care system, will have the same educational outcomes, career opportunities and life chances as any other young person.

They have had a transformational impact in schools and local authorities across Scotland and in England are looking for a Pathway Coordinator to work with their regional team in Surrey, based at Kings College Guildford. In this role, you will be an integral part of the school community, liaising with education colleagues and external stakeholders, and delivering the programme to young people.

Why join us?

-OFSTED “Good” school (June 2024)

-Exceptional record of staff development

-Positive, happy and uplifting culture and ethos

-Research based approaches to assessment and feedback – co-designed by teachers

About the Role:

-Helping build exceptional individual relationships with young people across

-Years 7-11 and delivering group work to selected young people in Years 7 and 8.

-Helping to drive mentor recruitment. Consistently supporting, actively engaging and motivating mentors from training through the length of their engagement with the programme.

-Actively support MCR young people to set, experience then follow their education and employment pathways.

-Evidence progression, impact and best practice with YP input, quantitative feedback and qualitative case studies.

About you:

-Experience of working with young people

-Awareness and understanding of the principles of safeguarding and child protection duties

-Excellent interpersonal, administrative, organisational report writing and presentation skills

-Passionate, enthusiastic, energetic and proactive approach

What we can offer:

-A caring and supportive working environment within a vibrant and diverse school community

-Dedicated and hard-working teams committed to helping all children achieve.

-Excellent networking and career progression opportunities across our collaborative Academy Trust

-Extensive staff benefits including Support Staff Pension Scheme, Employee Assistance Scheme, Free Gym membership, Cycle to work scheme, and free will-writing service.

How to apply:

If you are ready to make a difference in students’ lives, we’d love to hear from you!

For more information, please contact Haruka Cheetham at h.cheetham@kingscollegeguildford.com or 01483 615 103 (direct)

Closing date: 10am, Monday 31st August 2026