Specialist Mentor

**Job description**

Specialist Mentor - Autism Spectrum Conditions (ASC)

Beacon Support Ltd. are recruiting Specialist Mentors - Autism Spectrum Conditions (ASC)
- to support Higher Education students. The position offers flexible hours to work around you,

whilst helping to make a difference to students’ educational experiences.

**Benefits**:

- Flexible working hours, based around your own case load
- £30 - £40 per hour, plus a generous holiday entitlement
- A robust CPD programme
- Autonomy to manage own case load whilst still having ready access to a support manager
- Being part of a professional and caring team

We have students with disabilities/mental health conditions who require one to one

support in their higher education studies. As a Specialist Mentor (ASC) you will assist

students to learn coping strategies and techniques to overcome their particular disability
- related difficulties. The type of support professional Specialist Mentors provide is highly

specialised, which is reflected in the hourly rate usually awarded for this type of support.

A Specialist Mentor will encourage a student to build on their strengths and avoid

negativity. The student will be introduced to appropriate interventions designed to develop

their confidence and organisational skills. The Specialist Mentor will support the student in

managing their workload and dealing with issues that impact upon study.

Specialist Mentors have excellent communication skills, organisational skills and flexibility to

adapt to the changing needs of the students they are supporting. Any specialist support

provided will be tailored to the student’s individual needs, setting out clear goals and

timescales. Specialist Mentors work with a Mentor Action Plan (MAP) to framework their

sessions so that responsibilities and expectations can be negotiated appropriately. As each

student’s needs are different, sessions are tailored to suit specific individual requirements.

**Requirements**:

- Ideally you will have experience of working with students in higher or further

education.

This is a specialist role. To support students with Autism Spectrum Conditions you must

also hold a degree, and have had comprehensive training in adult autism.
- Six National Autistic Society (NAS) online training modules
- National Autistic Society (NAS) one-day face to face course in Autism and SPELL in

Higher Education.
- In-house, or other accredited training, at an HE institution or elsewhere, and

Unfortunately, we are not able to respond to any telephone queries regarding the role.

This is a fixed term/rolling contract.

As Beacon Support regularly recruit, applicants' information will be kept on file so that we

Beacon Support Ltd. is an equal opportunities employer.

Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). We ask for personal information from job applicants to

assist with our recruitment process. Personal information will be collected from CVs

submitted and may be held on manual or computer systems. Requested data is job-related

interview will be contacted within 30 days. If you are unsuccessful, your data will be held on

file for the duration of the current academic year whilst opportunities arise, at which point

we will delete your data unless you request otherwise. Requests about accessing personal

data held and deletion or amendment will be responded to within one month.

**Job Type**: Zero hours contract

**Salary**: £30.00-£40.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Flexitime
- Work from home

Schedule:

- Flexitime

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Oxford, Oxfordshire: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person

**Job Type**: Commission

**Salary**: £30.00-£40.00 per hour

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Bury St. Edmunds: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- HE or FE mentoring: 1 year (preferred)
- HE or FE: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- relevant professional membership (see list) (required)

Work Location: In person