1:1 Specialist Mentor ASD

Prospero Student Support are actively recruiting Mentors to work with University students who are in need of support with Mental Health and ASD.

Our Academic Mentors work with their students on a 1:1 basis working together to help the student achieve their academic goals. Working with your student you will create an Individual Learning Plan (ILP) with unique goals and targets set by the student and mentor.

You will help each student you support address their barriers to learning created by their impairment(s) and help them understand how to work best independently. Your sessions will cover varies areas such as:

• Organisation skills
• Time management and prioritising workload
• Coping with stress and anxiety
• Social skills and confidence

Requirements for this role:

A degree in any subject and;

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

OR

A relevant qualification. One of the following;

• A degree in Autism
• A Post Graduate Certificate (PGC) in Autism/Asperger’s/Critical Disability focusing on autism
• An MA/MEd/PhD in Education (Autism/Special Educational Needs and Disability/Critical Disability Studies focusing on autism)

What you receive:

• Flexible working hours
• Competitive hourly pay rate
• In house training
• Dedicated local consultant support.

If this is a role that gets you excited then apply now and one of our team will be in touch to provide you with more details and explain the application process.

Proud to be listed in the Times as one of ‘The Best Companies To Work For’, Prospero Teaching is an innovative and forward-thinking recruitment agency. With over two decades of experience, our education consultants work hard to find you the most suitable role, from a wide range of teaching jobs across the UK, in thousands of excellent schools, academies, and nurseries. We are an APSCO-audited education agency, and our awards for excellence demonstrate our commitment to high-quality service and best practice.