We are looking for a Specialist Mentor (Autistic Spectrum Disorder – ASD) in the Egham, South Wales, Bristol and Bath area.

Employment status: Freelance/Self-employed Consultant

The Role:

As an Amano Mentor (ASD) you will:

• Provide effective support to students in a higher education setting
• Work with individuals who may face barriers to learning due to autistic spectrum characteristics and associated difficulties
• Work with your student to identify strategies to help address barriers
• Provide support that is student specific and could include activities such as time management, planning, coping with anxiety and stress situations, prioritising workload, and creating a suitable work-life balance
• Work to enhance your student’s autonomy, to monitor the effectiveness of strategies, and to help students recognise the barriers to learning created by their impairment
• Be responsible for organising sessions with your assigned students in a flexible needs led way
• Offer support on campus, in-home, or remotely as agreed with your student
• Be required to complete Amano administration promptly and accurately
• Follow Amano safeguarding, health and safety, lone working, and professional and personal boundaries policies.

The Skills Required:

As a Specialist Mentor (ASD) you will:

• Have extensive experience of working with students with disabilities and people on the autistic spectrum
• Be able to assess a student’s needs and with them establish an appropriate Individual Support Plan
• Understand the needs, objectives, and constraints of others
• Have an understanding of the particular demands of study in higher education
• Be able to clearly assess when a referral or ‘signpost’ to another service is required
• Have the ability to plan, prioritise and organise your own workload
• Have excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
• Have good competency in using mobile IT
• Be proactive in maintaining your CPD.

Essential Qualifications and Training:

You will be educated to degree level AND hold a teaching qualification, AND you must have comprehensive training in supporting adults with autism which must include:

• All 5 National Autistic Society (NAS) core autism online training modules (Understanding autism; autism and communication; autism, stress and anxiety; autism: supporting families) OR
• Have attended and completed a NAS tutor-led course:

‘Understanding Autism’ or

‘Introduction to autism and the SPELL framework in Higher Education’ OR

• Holding a Post-Graduate Certificate in Autism/PG Certificate in Aspergers AND a teaching qualification (minimum level 4).

Amano Student Support:

Amano is a DSA-QAG accredited and certified Disabled Students Allowance Non-Medical Help Provider offering academic student support across the South West. For 8 years our reputation has been built on a professional, reliable and friendly approach to student support.

To meet the increasing demand for our first class support we are expanding our team of specialist support consultants.

The Amano approach gives:

• Student focussed support
• Academic support towards goals and aspirations
• Hassle-free arrangements
• Student choice and empowerment
• Flexibility in delivery
• Adaptable support for changing needs

Amano offer you:

• A rewarding and flexible role
• Face-to-face support from a professional and friendly team
• Competitive salary
• Comprehensive CPD
• Innovative, easy-to-use Amano App.

Salary £32.10 per hour.

Please send your CV to amanorecruitment@amanotech.com 

Mandatory Qualification Criteria

All Amano Learning Support Consultants are required to meet certain mandatory qualification criteria and/or have professional body membership. 

Please see the DfE Guidance Document.