Duties
To develop skills and knowledge in order to provide peer assisted learning support to students starting out at UWE, in partnership with the PAL Office.
- To assist in providing support to students on particular programmes and/or to support students adapting to life and study at UWE.
- To facilitate learning, run workshops and mentor students in small group and/or one to one situations.
- To develop skills in order to carry out the required support, e.g. facilitation, training and mentoring, by attending requisite training sessions.
- To maintain records of attendance and to reflect upon the sessions offered, making effective use of computerised office and learning technology systems.
- To develop skills to promote and deliver effective sessions relevant to students’ needs.
- To offer advice and guidance to students in a mentoring role and according to defined procedures, including referring to other UWE services, as appropriate.
- To organise and prioritise own work to ensure it is completed to an agreed timeframe.
- To undertake a formal qualification that informs/supports the role, e.g. unit accreditation for an Institute of Leadership and Management award.
- To work effectively as a member of the PAL community, including meeting with Senior PAL leaders to review progress.
- To build and maintain effective working relationships with contacts in other services and in faculties.
- To solve day to day problems as they arise following clearly defined guidance.
- To comply with the University's equal opportunities policy, and use this role to promote equal opportunity wherever possible.
- To take reasonable care of your own health and safety and comply with rules and guidance relating to health and safety matter.
- Any other reasonable duties that fall within the scope of the post as allocated by the line manager following consultation with the post holder.
Skills and Experience
- To be studying on a UWE programme.
- Has the desire and willingness to gain mentoring/facilitation experience
- Basic IT skills, with experience of email, MS Office Word and basic databases.
- We expect all PAL Leaders to demonstrate the following personal qualities, which will be assessed through the recruitment and selection process: Empathy, Resilience, Enthusiasm, Reliability
- In addition, we are looking for PAL Leaders who will be able to demonstrate all, or most of the following skills: Good listening and communication skills, Experience of supporting and helping others, Initiative and resourcefulness, Effective self-organizational and time management skills.
Desirable:
- Experience of coaching/mentoring others.
Hours: Between 1 to 3 hours per week during term time depending on PAL scheme
Hourly Rate: £12 per hour plus holiday pay
Location: All campuses
Additional Information
Great opportunity to:
- learn how to mentor students and facilitate small group sessions.
- develop the soft skills employers look for e.g. leadership, communication.
- connect with other students
- engage with added employability opportunities e.g. giving talks at internal and external conferences, undertaking the ILM Level 3 in Effective Mentoring qualification (paid for by the PAL Office)
- earn while you learn.
