Causeway Education Hiring for Mentor (online) Job at London, England Full Time

About us

Causeway Education is a small business in London N1. We are supportive, engaging and inclusive, and our goal is to Support young people facing barriers to higher education, apprenticeships and early careers.

Our work environment includes:

• Work-from-home days
• Relaxed atmosphere
• Flexible working hours

Application Mentoring

This is an altruistic, freelance role that could be taken on alongside other commitments.

The rate of pay is either £40 or £85 per student assigned (depending on the progress they have made over the course of the programme). Mentors are generally assigned between 8-15 students, but there is flexibility on this in either direction.

As an online mentor (as part of our Application Mentoring programme), you will be paired with students through our online platform, OSCAR. Students use the platform to plan and draft their personal statement, and mentors provide ongoing feedback and support. Whilst this is the primary purpose of the role, you should also expect to provide general support in relation to their university application progress. This may include, but not be limited to, providing examples of your own experiences as well as advice related to university and course choices. At any stage, you can contact Causeway’s programme management team if you feel that you require support.

We aim to pair mentors with students who are applying for subjects that are similar to the mentor’s area of expertise (academic and professional). The number of students we pair you with will depend on the number of applicants we receive overall, the subjects they intend on applying for and your own capacity. All of the mentoring is conducted online, so it is a fairly flexible role.

Mentors and mentees are encouraged to maintain regular contact and there is the expectation that students receive a response from their mentor within 2 days, even if this is just to acknowledge receipt and provide an estimated response time. Training is provided.

Mentors can make a huge difference to students’ experiences of applying to university, a particularly daunting task for those who face socio-economic barriers and whose schools are often not given the training and resources to provide the necessary level of support to compete with privately educated peers. Check out these mentee stories for some examples from last year’s cohort.

Application process and timeline

Applicants for the online mentoring role will be invited to training sessions that are due to be delivered in April and May. There are two mini follow up tasks and applicants will be expected to successfully complete the remainder of the recruitment and onboarding process (which will include the provision of 2 references and a DBS certificate).

Students will be applying for places on our mentoring programmes throughout May, with the expected start date due to be towards the end of June/early July. The role runs through to the end of January 2023.

If you’re interested in the role, or would like more information, please contact us via email and we’ll get back to you.

Application deadline: 31/03/2022

Expected start date: 01/07/2022

Job Types: Part-time, Freelance

Salary: £40.00-£1,700.00 per year

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule
• Work from home

Education:

• Bachelor’s (preferred)

Experience:

• mentoring: 1 year (preferred)
• teaching: 1 year (preferred)
• widening participation: 1 year (preferred)
• careers: 1 year (preferred)
• postgraduate: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• enhanced DBS certificate (preferred)

Work remotely:

• Yes