Specialist Mentor

7 months ago


Glasgow, United Kingdom Greenway Support Group Full time

**We are looking for Specialist Mentors (Mental Health)**

Mentors work with students on a one-to-one basis addressing the barriers to learning created by an impairment e.g. mental health or autism spectrum conditions. Examples of these barriers include, coping with anxiety and stress, how to deal with concentration difficulties, time management, and creating a suitable work-life balance. Mentors are not advocates or counsellors; their role is to promote independent learning as well as empowering the student to manage their work load, especially during times of transition.

**Main Duties and Responsibilities**
- To support allocated students on a 1:1 basis with the practical impact of their mental health difficulties on their academic experience.
- To deliver focused interventions depending on student concerns and to build confidence and motivate your students to attend their timetabled sessions and undertake the independent study required to complete their course
- To have knowledge and appreciation of the range of activities, courses, opportunities, organisations and individuals that could be drawn upon to provide additional support for students and encourage independence
- To work closely with the line manager to be responsible for the monitoring and evaluation of the impact support has on student attendance, retention, achievement and progression.
- Keep accurate records of work done with students
- Make effective use of supervision to ensure good practice in providing safe and effective support.

**Mandatory Requirements**:

- You must hold a Degree **OR **be registered to a relevant Professional Body
- You must be DBS registered through the online DBS update service **OR** through having obtained a DBS certificate within 3 months **OR **be willing to obtain one.
- An in-depth knowledge of how disabilities affect areas of learning.
- The skills to help students make use of their strengths and overcome barriers to learning.
- Experience of using therapeutic interventions e.g. CBT, person-centered counselling, sleep hygiene, relaxation techniques.

**Other Information**:

- You must be eligible to work in the UK
- Must provide a current basic DBS check.
- Must be able to support students on campus and remotely

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time, Temporary contract, Zero hours contract

**Salary**: £30.00-£32.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Company pension

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

- London: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Glasgow

Reference ID: GWMENTOR1



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