Adult Support Mentor (Part Time, Reduced Year)
| Posting date: | 21 November 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £15,051 - £15,430 per year |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 07 December 2025 |
| Location: | Keighley, West Yorkshire, LS3 1AA |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | eTeach UK Limited |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 1518998 |
Summary
About the Role
Keighley College are seeking an Adult Support Mentor to join our Learner Experience Department. You will be responsible for a caseload of students with SEND needs and will act as the main point of contact for them while they are enrolled at the college.
Please note this is a part-time, reduced year role. You will work 25 hours per week, 38 weeks per year. The pro rata'd salary for this role is £15,051 - £15,430 per year.
What You Will Do
Assist with transition into, through, and out of Keighley College for the caseload of students who have SEND, working collaboratively with schools, parents and other partners.
Work with the Learning Support Coordinator ensure all paperwork for claiming funding is prepared in timely manner and the college is compliant with all local authority/legal frameworks and college processes as required.
Complete emergency evacuation plans for students with SEND and provide guidance for all support and curriculum staff, ensuring they understand their role and responsibility for the safe evacuation of students who have high needs in the campus/centre.
As required, attend meetings with curriculum staff to discuss support plan outcomes, attend continuous professional development activities, and attend SEND team, cross-college, and external meetings.
Provide support guidance for curriculum teams as required to ensure support plan outcomes are achieved, PEEPs are completed, and Quality First Teaching (QFT) is in place for all SEND students.
Deliver an agreed number of hours of direct support within the classroom for students who have been assessed as having support needs.
Maintain accurate, precise, and timely records of support provided for students who have SEND needs and progress being made or interventions needed.
Improve outcomes for students with disabilities and difficulties, offering expertise in the following areas:
Support for blind and visually impaired students
Support for deaf and hearing-impaired students
Autistic spectrum conditions
Dyslexia/other specific learning difficulties/ADHD/ADD
Emotional /behavioural difficulties/mental health
Speech and Language skill development
The development of life skill
Medical support needs
About You
L3 Support Practitioner qualification, or willingness to achieve this within two years of appointment, combined with substantial relevant experience of supporting students who have high needs.
Support for blind and visually impaired students, support for deaf and hearing impaired students, and autistic spectrum condition.
Level 2 maths and English qualifications.
Extensive and proven experience of working with students who have SEND in a direct specialist support role while maintaining appropriate relationships and boundaries with a commitment to the significance of the learner voice.
Experience of working with students who have medical needs and who require access adjustments.
Knowledge of learning difficultly /disability issues which can be barriers to learning or progression and experience of supporting students to overcome these.
A passion to promote a safe environment for young people and vulnerable adults to learn in, with a specific commitment to the PREVENT agenda.
Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to communicate with staff at all levels in the college.
Flexible, can do approach.
Keighley College are seeking an Adult Support Mentor to join our Learner Experience Department. You will be responsible for a caseload of students with SEND needs and will act as the main point of contact for them while they are enrolled at the college.
Please note this is a part-time, reduced year role. You will work 25 hours per week, 38 weeks per year. The pro rata'd salary for this role is £15,051 - £15,430 per year.
What You Will Do
Assist with transition into, through, and out of Keighley College for the caseload of students who have SEND, working collaboratively with schools, parents and other partners.
Work with the Learning Support Coordinator ensure all paperwork for claiming funding is prepared in timely manner and the college is compliant with all local authority/legal frameworks and college processes as required.
Complete emergency evacuation plans for students with SEND and provide guidance for all support and curriculum staff, ensuring they understand their role and responsibility for the safe evacuation of students who have high needs in the campus/centre.
As required, attend meetings with curriculum staff to discuss support plan outcomes, attend continuous professional development activities, and attend SEND team, cross-college, and external meetings.
Provide support guidance for curriculum teams as required to ensure support plan outcomes are achieved, PEEPs are completed, and Quality First Teaching (QFT) is in place for all SEND students.
Deliver an agreed number of hours of direct support within the classroom for students who have been assessed as having support needs.
Maintain accurate, precise, and timely records of support provided for students who have SEND needs and progress being made or interventions needed.
Improve outcomes for students with disabilities and difficulties, offering expertise in the following areas:
Support for blind and visually impaired students
Support for deaf and hearing-impaired students
Autistic spectrum conditions
Dyslexia/other specific learning difficulties/ADHD/ADD
Emotional /behavioural difficulties/mental health
Speech and Language skill development
The development of life skill
Medical support needs
About You
L3 Support Practitioner qualification, or willingness to achieve this within two years of appointment, combined with substantial relevant experience of supporting students who have high needs.
Support for blind and visually impaired students, support for deaf and hearing impaired students, and autistic spectrum condition.
Level 2 maths and English qualifications.
Extensive and proven experience of working with students who have SEND in a direct specialist support role while maintaining appropriate relationships and boundaries with a commitment to the significance of the learner voice.
Experience of working with students who have medical needs and who require access adjustments.
Knowledge of learning difficultly /disability issues which can be barriers to learning or progression and experience of supporting students to overcome these.
A passion to promote a safe environment for young people and vulnerable adults to learn in, with a specific commitment to the PREVENT agenda.
Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to communicate with staff at all levels in the college.
Flexible, can do approach.