Specialist Mentor

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- _ liverpool, north west_
- _ £28 - £29 per year, holiday pay_
- _ temporary_- specialism
- student support- reference number
- PR-1203261
- job details

Are you looking for a rewarding and flexible new role based around Liverpool John Moores University?

Randstad are looking for dedicated support workers with a background in Autism Spectrum Disorders to provide specialist mentoring support to students studying at LJMU.

Working on a one-to-one basis with students to create individual learning plans, as a Randstad Mentor you will act as a trusted advisor to help students cope with the pressures and challenges of university life and help address the barriers to learning created by ASD.

**Benefits**:

- Flexible working hours
- 28 days holiday pay pro rata - perfect for the summer holidays and Christmas breaks
- £27-£28 per hour
- Working for the UK's leading provider
- Interacting directly with students - YOU help them to achieve their goals

**Responsibilities**:
You will provide individual support to students with mental health disabilities. You will help your students with the following:

- Helping students cope with any stresses or anxieties they may have related to university
- Providing specialist and specifically tailored support for students to address barriers to their learning
- Establishing strategies to help students learn independently
- Assisting students in overcoming difficulties such as time management, prioritising workload and creating a work-life balance

You will work closely with Randstad regarding the needs of individual students, and to ensure that any concerns are addressed in a timely manner. You will be expected to act professionally and maintain confidentiality within your role at all times, sharing all relevant information with Randstad to ensure the best possible service to your students.

**Requirements**:
As this is a specialist role, you must hold one of the following qualifications OR have extensive relevant experience in a similar role.
- Hold any degree AND Comprehensive training in adult autism
- Six National Autistic Society (NAS) online training modules:

- Understanding autism
- Autism and communication
- Autism and sensory experience
- Autism, stress and anxiety
- Autism: supporting families
- Autism and Girls Learners will receive a certificate of completion.

OR
- National Autistic Society (NAS) one-day face to face course in Autism and SPELL in Higher Education AND National Autistic Society (NAS) Autism and Girls online course
- Hold a relevant degree AND comprehensive training in adult autism:

- National Autistic Society (NAS) one-day face to face course in Autism and SPELL in Higher Education OR
- In-house, or other accredited training, at an HE institution or elsewhere
- Hold a Post Graduate Certificate (PGC) in Autism or Asperger's or Critical Disability Studies focusing on autism AND comprehensive training in adult autism:

- National Autistic Society (NAS) one-day face to face course in Autism and SPELL in Higher Education OR
- In-house, or other accredited training, at an HE institution or elsewhere
- Holds a Master of Arts, Master of Education or Doctorate (MA /Med/PhD) in Education (Autism or Special Educational Needs and Disability or Critical Disability Studies focussing on autism) AND comprehensive training in adult autism
- National Autistic Society (NAS) one-day face to face course in Autism and SPELL in Higher Education OR
- In-house, or other accredited training, at an HE institution or elsewhere

Further skills/requirements include:

- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to identify ways of helping students to build on their learning strengths whilst maintaining a confidential and professional working relationship
- Punctuality and reliability
- Good organisational skills
- Ideally you will have experience in working with specific learning difficulties individuals in higher or further education....Are you looking for a rewarding and flexible new role based around Liverpool John Moores University?

Randstad are looking for dedicated support workers with a background in Autism Spectrum Disorders to provide specialist mentoring support to students studying at LJMU.

Working on a one-to-one basis with students to create individual learning plans, as a Randstad Mentor you will act as a trusted advisor to help students cope with the pressures and challenges of university life and help address the barriers to learning created by ASD.

**Benefits**:

- Flexible working hours
- 28 days holiday pay pro rata - perfect for the summer holidays and Christmas breaks
- £27-£28 per hour
- Working for the UK's leading provider
- Interacting directly with students - YOU help them to achieve their goals

**Responsibilities**:
You will provide individual support to students with mental health disabilities. You will help your students with the following:

- Helping students cope with any stresses or anxieties they may have related