Level 4 Learning and Skills Mentor

Requirements 

• Level 2 Maths and English
• employed for a minimum of 30 hours working week
• regular weekly mentor to mentee engagement, providing structured reviews, goal and target setting, monitoring of progress and feedback to relevant professionals 
• minimum of 3 formal observations of practice captured while on programme 
• 12 months on programme and 3-month window for End Point Assessment - must be employed for full duration of apprenticeship
• 'off the job' training must be provided, a minimum of 6 hours a week
• support from an employment mentor with monthly reviews. 

What you'll do at work

• roles and responsibilities of a mentor, understanding the organisational and professional boundaries
• mentoring theory and models, plus how to apply this theory to practice
• methods of communication to maintain the mentoring relationship
• how to plan for mentoring sessions and review and revise action plans 

Assessment methods 

• monthly taught session online (timetabled subject to needs of staff/apprentice)
• online learning via Google Classroom
• observations of mentoring engagement
• reflective assignments with product evidence relevant to mentoring role and professional responsibilities
• professional discussions

End point assessment 

End point assessment will take place in the final 3 months, dependant on learner progress. The assessment will consist of: 

• professional discussion underpinned by portfolio of evidence
• observation of mentoring practice, followed by Q and A