Learning Mentor
Learning Mentor
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Job Description
Learning mentors support underperforming students both inside and outside of the classroom in order to increase their academic success. They assist students experiencing (multiple) disadvantages, such as learning difficulties, behavioural issues, and attendance problems, and also assist gifted students who are under-challenged. They may also work with adult students in the further education system. Learning mentors develop schedules and action plans with the students in order to plan the necessary mentoring activities and monitor progress. They also liaise with the students' teachers, educational psychologists, school social workers and, if necessary, with the student's parents, in order to improve the student's educational development..
Top 17 specific things you need to know
As a Learning Mentor, you will need to master following:
- adapt teaching to student's capabilities
- assist students in their learning
- behavioural disorders
- communicate with youth
- communication disorders
- consult student's support system
- counsel students
- encourage students to acknowledge their achievements
- learning difficulties
- learning needs analysis
- liaise with educational staff
- liaise with educational support staff
- listen actively
- monitor student's behaviour
- oversee extra-curricular activities
- show consideration for student's situation
- support children's wellbeing
Other things it helps to know to be an excellent learning mentor
It also helps to know the following:
- apply person-centred care
- assist students with their enrolment
- manage resources for educational purposes
- assist in the organisation of school events
- construct individual learning plans
- cooperate with education professionals
- counselling methods
- developmental psychology
- education law
- guarantee students' safety
- identify education needs
- organise projects to fill education needs
- perform playground surveillance
- primary school procedures
- promote the safeguarding of young people
- provide teacher support
- psychology
- school psychology
- secondary school procedures
- support the positiveness of youths
Top employers for this job
Learning Mentor (0-2 Yrs Exp.)
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Prereqs Technology Pvt.Ltd
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California
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$250 - $800 / month
- Keywords :
- Ui designer,
- developer
