Location: | Reading |
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Salary: | £21,630 to £25,642 |
Hours: | Full Time |
Contract Type: | Permanent |
Placed On: | 12th January 2023 |
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Closes: | 5th February 2023 |
Job Ref: | SRF43643 |
Thrive is the University of Reading’s award-winning Career Mentoring scheme, designed to build the employability of our students and facilitate their transition into graduate level work through the great support of our alumni and partners. Embedded within the Careers department, we have a small team dedicated to running the scheme. Thrive has grown to the region of 400 partnerships and the scheme needs a Career Mentoring Assistant who will take the lead on the student facing elements of the Career Mentoring scheme in pursuit of its annual targets for the number of mentoring partnerships and ‘widening participation’ participants.
This role will be primarily responsible for student mentee promotion, recruitment, training and engagement; the organisation of mentoring events and efficient team administration as well as offering support to the Career Mentoring Manager. If you get a deep satisfaction from helping students from all backgrounds reach their career aspirations, work well under pressure, are a strong communicator and are highly organised then we would really like to hear from you.
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You can find further information about the Thrive Career Mentoring scheme at: https://www.reading.ac.uk/essentials/Careers/Advice-and-development/Mentoring/THRIVE and at https://www.reading.ac.uk/essentials/Careers/Employers/Thrive-Mentoring
Interview date: 16/02/2023
Informal contact details
Contact role: Career Mentoring Manager
Contact name: Holly Forsyth
Contact phone: 0118 378 6040
Contact email: h.forsyth@reading.ac.uk
Alternative informal contact details
Contact role: Career Consultant
Contact name: Vicki Wiles
Contact phone: 0118 378 8025
Contact email: v.l.wiles@reading.ac.uk
Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. However, non-UK candidates who do not already have permission to work in the UK should note that by reference to the applicable SOC code for this role, sponsorship will not be possible under the Skilled Worker Route. There is further information about this on the UK Visas and Immigration Website.
The University is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce, supports the gender equality Athena SWAN Charter and the Race Equality Charter, and is a Diversity Champion for Stonewall, the leading LGBT+ rights organisation. Applications for job-share, part-time and flexible working arrangements are welcomed and will be considered in line with business needs.
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