University of Strathclyde

Student Mentor/Study Support (737557)

Job Location

Glasgow, United Kingdom

Job Description

Salary range : £32,546 - £36,130 pro rata per annum FTE : Ad hoc guaranteed minimum hours Term : Fixed (until 31 August 2026) Closing date : 10 August 2025 The Disability & Wellbeing Service is recruiting a pool of study support assistants to provide mentoring and study support to disabled students. For mentoring, you will work primarily with students with mental health issues and/or autistic spectrum disorders. For study support, you will work with students with a range of conditions. Employed on an ad hoc worker contract with guaranteed minimum hours, you will be offered a minimum of 6 hours work per week during term time. You will provide one-to-one support for students and liaise with Disability & Wellbeing Service staff to ensure individual student needs are met effectively. Educated to degree level and with a sound understanding of disability related issues in higher education, you will have experience of working with students in a higher education setting and, ideally, a good awareness of the challenges experienced by people with mental health issues and/or autistic spectrum disorders. In this role you will be expected to: • Meet with students you have been allocated on a 1-to-1 basis and provide a person-centred approach to identifying the best way to support their study-related needs in an empathetic and professional manner. This may be on a short or long-term basis. • Manage a caseload of students and monitor progress and the effectiveness of strategies and techniques employed. • Work with colleagues in the Disability & Wellbeing Service in developing services for students experiencing mental health difficulties or requiring study skills support in relation to their disclosed disability. Interviews are scheduled to take place on 20 August 2025. For informal enquiries please contact Chris McKenzie, Head of Student Disability & Inclusion at chris.g.mckenzie@strath.ac.uk

Location: Glasgow, GB

Posted Date: 8/5/2025
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August 5, 2025
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