Specialist Mentor (Mental Health and/or Autistic Spectrum Conditions)

This job is brought to you by Jobs/Redefined, the UK\’s leading over-50s age inclusive jobs board. Casual employment, variable hours We are seeking experienced professionals to work as Specialist Mentors to provide one to one support for students with Mental Health Conditions (including but not limited to Depression, Anxiety, Bi-Polar, PTSD) and/or Autistic Spectrum Conditions. The post holder will be supporting students to develop study strategies in a range of study related areas to aid progression towards independent learning. This may include developing strategies to mitigate barriers to study; understanding the academic requirements of Higher Education; goal setting; time and workload management; preparation for written practical or oral assessments; support around researching, structuring, writing and reviewing assignments etc. The post holder will be supporting a range of learners such as undergraduates, postgraduates and apprentices. This involves undertaking duties in line with funding through the Disabled Students\’ Allowance. This requires staff to have membership of a specific professional body and/or to hold specific qualifications. The details can be found on the Department for Education mandatory qualifications and professional memberships document from page 8. Only applicants who satisfy the professional body membership and/or mandatory qualifications for Specialist Mentor – Mental Health and/or Autistic Spectrum Conditions will be invited to interview. This role is paid on an hourly basis, starting at £25.80. This includes a planning and preparation enhancement. In addition, you will receive an annual leave enhancement accrued for hours of student support delivered. This is then paid to staff three times per year at the start of vacation periods (December, April and August). Successful candidates will be employed on a casual contract basis. This means they will be invited to join the pool of staff on the Learning Support team and to pass on their availability for work or to indicate the number of students they can support. The University will endeavour to link the mentor with students to fill the availability which will fall mainly during university term time. We are particularly keen to recruit staff who can offer both online and in person one to one sessions. To apply, please send the following to the Learning Support team ( learning.support@hud.ac.uk ): • A supporting statement that makes particular reference to the person specification and how you meet the criteria for this and your membership of a relevant professional body and or mandatory qualifications. • A copy of your CV. Applications will close on 29 June at 5.00pm and interviews (conducted online via Microsoft Teams) are scheduled for Monday 14 July 2025. Any offer of employment will be subject to receiving satisfactory references. Informal queries regarding this role should be directed to Ms Jo Mitchell (Disability and Inclusion Manager) at j.mitchell3@hud.ac.uk or learning.support@hud.ac.uk Please note that applicants who are current students at the University of Huddersfield will only be able to work a maximum of 16 hours per week. It is important to note that joining the University pool does not guarantee work in the future. Inclusion in the pool is not employment at the University and there is no obligation on the University to offer you work at any future date. For more information please download the job description and person specification. #J-18808-Ljbffr