Learning Support Mentor

Job Description

The team provides high quality support to students with a range of learning difficulties and disabilities, to include D/deaf students, those with Autistic Spectrum Disorders, Physical Access needs, Learning Disabilities, Visual Impairment and Language Impairment. The primary purpose of this job role is to: Support students with learning difficulties and disabilities to become empowered so that they can fully access the curriculum and successfully achieve their programme of study through their development of greater independence.

The primary duties, tasks and responsibilities of this job role are to;
1. Work in collaboration with the subject lecturing staff and assessors, under the
direction of the Learning Support Manger, or their delegate, within a wide
variety of learning environments and situations. Support students to access
these curriculums both within and outside of a classroom environment
including: reading out of materials, note taking, word processing, using enabling
technologies, definition of language and other metacognitive skills.
2. Empower young people to achieve their personalised learning outcomes,
including Education, Health and Care Plan outcomes and targets.
3. Adaptation of class resources in order to ensure students are able to access
learning materials, i.e. enlarging text, modifying carrier language, etc.
4. Promote independence and empower students to make progress towards their
achievement and champion learning support and inclusion.
5. Provide support outside the formal classroom setting e.g. at breaks, Lunch, and
on pre-arranged trips where needed and the delivery of study programmes off
the college campus.

Qualifications
General education
GCSE English and Maths or equivalent
Level 2 Learning Support Qualification or working towards.
Working with Dyslexia qualifications
Qualification in Moving and Handling/ Assisting People to Move.