Specialist Mentor - Edinburgh College

Overview

Clear Links Support is recruiting for One-to-One Specialist Mentors to support students with disabilities and mental health conditions studying at Edinburgh College.

Responsibilities

• Work with further education students to provide strategies to develop their skills in managing the impact of the condition or impairment on their academic experience, including strategies to manage anxiety, improve concentration, time management, prioritisation of workloads, and creating schedules for work-life balance.
• Support acquisition, recall and retention of information in written and spoken language, and strategies to develop memory, organisation, attention, and numeracy skills.

Pay

£28 per hour plus £3.38 holiday pay per hour.

We offer

• Flexible working hours to suit your availability
• Competitive hourly pay rate, plus holiday pay per hour (£3.38 for this role)
• Continuous Professional Development allowance
• Free CPD accredited online training on relevant topics
• Workplace pension scheme
• A dedicated team of office staff and a single point of contact to support you in the role

Role requirements

• Applicants must have a degree
• AND one of the following:
  • Membership of a relevant professional body such as BACP, NCPS, HCPC, BPS, UKCP, COSCA, UMHAN
  • A relevant postgraduate qualification
  • Professional experience supporting individuals with disabilities

Desirable experience

• Experience in a similar role within the last five years
• Understanding of the impact of disabilities in the further/higher education context

Location and availability

• Applicants must be available to provide in-person support at Edinburgh College Sighthill Campus
• Granton and Milton Road campuses are desirable

Safeguarding and eligibility

• Applicants must be able to work in a way that promotes the safety and wellbeing of children and young people
• By the start of employment, the successful candidate must have permission to work in the UK in accordance with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996
• This post is subject to satisfactory references, a PVG Scheme background check, and other applicable pre-employment checks

Commitment to equality and adjustments

• We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader and are positive about the employment of disabled people
• Disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the advertised vacancy will be contacted to discuss their application further
• If you may need reasonable adjustments for the recruitment process, indicate this on the application form; we will contact you to determine how we can best support your progression

How to apply or access this advert

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We aim to process applications within 7 working days, but during busy periods this may take longer.