Specialist Mentor

1 week ago


Winchester, United Kingdom First Class Support Full time

First Class Support: provides academic support to students in receipt of disabled student allowance (DSA). We pride ourselves on only employing first class support workers that are passionate about making a difference to the lives of people studying higher education courses across the UK.

Due to continued expansion, we are looking to galvanise our team of highly qualified and experienced specialist support staff. There are currently positions available for a specialist mentor to carry our company name.

**Location: Winchester.**

Your role:
You will provide highly specialist, specifically tailored, one to one support which helps students address the barriers to learning created by a particular impairment, e.g. mental-health conditions, or autistic spectrum disorders. This could include a range of issues, for example, coping with anxiety and stress situations, how to deal with concentration difficulties, time management, prioritising workload and creating a suitable work-life balance.

You should not act as advocates or counsellors. Your role is to help students recognise the barriers to learning created by their impairment and support them in developing strategies to address these barriers, particularly at times of transition, e.g. when starting at university or when planning to move on from it.

For some students this support will need to be ongoing while for others it might be gradually phased out or only be required at certain points of their course.

Your Skills:
You will possess an in depth knowledge and you will be able to draw from experience when supporting an individual with a particular disability (e.g. mental-health condition, autistic spectrum disorder).

You will demonstrate an understanding of the particular demands of study in HE. You will maintain a close working relationship with other support services, both inside and outside the institution and recognise when there is a need to refer to other services.

Your qualifications/training:
Association of Child Psychotherapists?
BABCP?
BACP or MBACP
BPS full member with relevant MSc?
British Psychoanalytic Council?
COSCA
FDAP
General Medical Council - Psychiatry?
Health & Care Professionals Council (HCPC)?
IACP?
National Counselling Society
Nursing & Midwifery Council?
Social Worker Body?
UKCP
UMHAN
First Class Commitment To Our Staff:
For this specific role, successful applicants will receive:
£30 per hour

Ongoing training and professional development

Invitations to attend seminars hosted by guest speakers from various universities

A photographic ID card

A new DBS check

PI insurance, provided by First Class Support

Support worker prizes (when nominated by students)

Flexible working patterns

Opportunities for progression

This recruitment campaign is aimed at supporting students during the academic year and immediate work is available, depending on availability and location.

**Job Types**: Part-time, Freelance

**Salary**: £30.00 per hour

**Education**:

- Bachelor's (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- Association of Child Psychotherapists (preferred)
- BABCP (preferred)
- BACP or MBACP (preferred)
- BPS full member with relevant MSc (preferred)
- British Psychoanalytic Council (preferred)
- COSCA (preferred)
- FDAP (preferred)
- General Medical Council - Psychiatry (preferred)
- Health & Care Professionals Council (HCPC) (preferred)
- IACP (preferred)
- National Counselling Society (preferred)
- Nursing & Midwifery Council (preferred)
- Social Worker Body (preferred)

Work Location: One location


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