Learning Support Mentor - Health & Personal Care (Creative Industries)

Cambridge Regional College; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A further education college in Cambridge is seeking a Learning Support Mentor in Health and Personal Care to help young learners achieve their educational goals. This role involves adapting resources and providing support in therapy interventions while promoting social inclusion. Candidates should have at least GCSE Grade C in English and Maths and experience working with individuals with special educational needs. A full-time position with several benefits is offered.

Benefits

Generous holiday leave entitlement plus bank holidays

Generous pension scheme

Discounted rates on Apple products

Free gym membership option

Discounted college courses

BUPA Health Expenses cash plan

Free on-site car parking

Exclusive discounts for stores

On site restaurants and coffee outlets

Free counselling service

Staff development opportunities

Qualifications

• Qualified to GCSE Grade C or equivalent in English and Maths.
• Experience of working with individuals with SEND is ideal.
• Ability to adapt resources for diverse learning needs.

Responsibilities

• Empower young people to achieve their learning outcomes.
• Adapt resources to ensure student access to learning materials.
• Support students with therapy interventions as necessary.
• Work directly with young people to assess support needs.

Skills

Experience working with people with SEND

Ability to adapt learning materials

Flexibility in approach

Using own initiative

Education

GCSE Grade C or equivalent in English and Maths

Job description

Cambridge Regional College are currently recruiting for a Learning Support Mentor - Health and Personal Care to join Creative Industry department across our Cambridge Campus. You will join us on a full time (37 hours), term time only basis and will receive a salary of £20,436 per annum (equivalent to a full year salary of £23,519 per annum).

Benefits

• Generous holiday leave entitlement plus bank holidays
• Generous pension scheme
• Discounted rates on Apple products
• Free gym membership option and discounted classes
• Discounted rates on college courses
• BUPA Health Expenses cash plan and Occupational Health services
• Free on-site car parking
• Exclusive discounts for high street and online stores with Rewards@CRC
• On site restaurants, retail and coffee outlets (Costa Coffee at Cambridge Campus and Starbucks at Huntingdon Campus)
• Free independent telephone counselling service with our Employee Assistant Programme
• Staff Development opportunities.

About the role

You will work with teachers to raise the learning and attainment of young people while promoting their social inclusion, self-esteem and independence.

You will get the opportunity to support students in all vocational areas of the college and assist them to access the curriculum, participate in learning and fulfil their potential.

Responsibilities

• Empower young people to achieve their personalised learning outcomes, including Education, Health and Care Plan outcomes and targets.
• Adaptation of class resources in order to ensure students are able to access learning materials, i.e. enlarging text, modifying carrier language, etc.
• Support students with the delivery of therapy interventions e.g. Physiotherapy and Speech and Language Therapy following guidance and programmes set out by appropriate professional.
• To work directly with young people to review their support needs, following the internal college processes.
• Undertake appropriate training and development as agreed with the Learning Support Manager.

You will need to be able to use your own initiative while out in support of learners, dealing with situations with tact and empathy.

The need to be flexible in your approach is imperative.

Qualifications & other requirements

You will need to be qualified to GCSE Grade C or equivalent in English and Maths and ideally have experience of working with people with SEND.

Cambridge Regional College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Therefore, we expect all workers and employees to share this commitment.

All appointments are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, including a satisfactory Enhanced criminal records with Barred List check through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

The College reserves the right to fill this vacancy ahead of the closing date if a suitable candidate is found.