Specialist Mentor (Autism Spectrum Condition)

Clear Links Support is recruiting for One-to-One Specialist Mentors to support students with an autism spectrum condition studying in Liverpool.

You will be working with higher education students to provide strategies to develop their skills in the management of the impact of the condition or impairment on their academic experience. To manage anxiety, to develop concentration skills, time management skills, to prioritise workloads and create schedules of work-life balance. This also includes skills in acquiring, recalling, and retaining 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

Applicants must be available to provide in person support at University of Liverpool.

Applicants must have:
A degree
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

Optimum Student Support training course: Autism and ADHD in Higher Education: Recognising and addressing the barriers through Non-Medical Helper (NMH) Mentoring and Study Skills Strategies

If you have a relevant postgraduate qualification such as a PGCert or Masters in Autism, you will still need to complete the NAS Autism and Girls online training module.