Student Mentors

• It is a paid opportunity with casual hour that fit around your studies, social life and other commitments;
• It looks great on your CV, boosting employability with skills such as leadership, time management, problem solving, communication, event management, active listening and teamwork;
• It is an excellent opportunity to build connections with a range of academics and professional services staff;
• It is an opportunity to give something back by supporting first-year students with their transition to university;
• It is recognised on The Higher Education Achievement Report (HEAR): includes details of your degree classification, exam results, modules taken, and verified extra-curricular activities;
• It can be included in your work towards the NTU Award (22 hours of mentoring can be included in your submission).

Lead Mentors are vital to the Student Mentor scheme and act as the bridge between the University and Student Mentors. Lead Mentors will gather feedback and help shape the development of the entire scheme. They play a pivotal role in implementing community building activities across schools.

What are the benefits of being a Lead Student Mentor?

• You'll develop key transferrable skills such as leadership, feedback collection, organisation and events management.
• You gain additional hours to work on top of your Student Mentor hours.
• You can work in the role flexibly around your studies.
• You'll support first-year students and Student Mentors to get the best university experience.

To be eligible for this role you need to first apply to become a Student Mentor.

Apply for the role via NTU Employability Online before midnight 7 May.

If you'd like to meet current Student Mentors in-person and find out about their experience then feel free to join us at one of our Student Mentor pop-up stalls taking place throughout March and April.

Student Mentors will be located in the following areas on these days:

• Brackenhurst campus:
  • Lyth Reception on 13 March, 28 March and 18 April, 11.00am - 2.00pm
• City campus:
  • Newton Alumni Area (near the Coffee pod) on 15 March and 27 March, 11.00am - 2.00pm
  • The SU on 18 April, 11.00am - 2.00pm
  • Boots library on 20 April, 11.00am - 2.00pm
• Clifton campus:
  • The Pavilion on 14 March and 29 March, 11.00am - 2.00pm
  • The Points, Student Uninion on 18 April. 11.00am - 2.00pm
  • The Library on 20 April, 11.00am - 2.00pm
• Confetti Student Café on 16 March and 30 March

You can also request a recording of our Student Mentor information that took place in March.

At NTU you’ll find lots of people on hand during Welcome (and beyond) who are ready to help you feel at home. One of these people is your Student Mentor.

Student Mentors are second-year, final-year or postgraduate students who studied on the same course as you. It’s not been long since they were in your position, so they’ll understand how you’re feeling, and are on hand to answer questions and have a chat.

They’ve been chosen to help you to settle into life at NTU and to encourage you to take part in the many opportunities available to you through your academic school, the University and the Students’ Union (NTSU). They will share their experiences of being a first-year student, provide peer-to-peer support, and point you towards the right university departments so that you have everything you need to be able to succeed at university.

If you’re not sure who your Student Mentor is and would like to get in touch please email the CERT Team, or head over to your student dashboard.

You can also contact the Student Mentor community via your First-Year Community site on MS Teams.

Our CERT Officers you met during your training are on hand to offer any support you might need with your role. Visit the Student Mentor NOW learning room toolbox or your MS Teams Student Mentor Community for further information about how you can make the most our of your role.

You can also use this to find out who the CERT Officer is for your school.

Each year you will need to reapply to be a student mentor by completing this short application form.

Support for first year students

Your role as a Student Mentor is to help to create a sense of community and belonging on your course and signpost first-year students to any support they might need throughout the academic year. There is extensive advice on the student services website.

If the person you are concerned about requires immediate support for mental or physical health issues, then, depending on the urgency, please advise them to see a GP, visit a local NHS Urgent Care Centre, call 111, visit Accident and Emergency, or call an ambulance using 999.

Your role as a Respect Ambassador

As you know, a very important part of the Student Mentor role is to be a Respect Ambassador.

This means:

• Acting as a role model and promoting the behaviours outlined in the Respect video.
• Providing assistance to students, for example signposting them to services supporting Respect at NTU.
• Helping to recognise and respond to disrespectful behaviour.

Find out more about NTU’s Respect policy.

A very important part of the Student Mentor role is to be a Respect Ambassador. This means:

• Acting as a role model and promoting the behaviours outlined in the Respect video
• providing assistance to students, for example signposting them to services supporting Respect at NTU
• helping to recognise and respond to disrespectful behaviour.

Find out more about NTU’s Respect policy.