ARU Spring Internship 2025 - Establishing Positive Role Models

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Internship Title: Establishing Positive Role Models – Developing a community of practice across the school of Engineering and the Built Environment (EBE) to support black students reach higher achievement.

Proposed Start Date: ASAP

Duration: 10 weeks

Hours: 20hrs per week

Rate of pay: £12.60ph

Location: Chelmsford

Duties:

Supporting Faculty Science & Engineering Student Outcomes Tutor in Establishing Positive Role Models programme across the school of Engineering and the Built Environment (EBE), to support black students reach higher achievement.
Promoting the project to UG and PGT EBE Black students (mentees) and increasing voluntary participation via phone calls to students in selected course(s).
Creating an informal ‘living room’ online space where mentees voluntarily join fortnightly to discuss issues pertaining to their student experience, academic struggles and academic successes.
- This will progress to meet f-2-f once the community is established and feels comfortable to do so.
Supporting mentees to establish and accomplish aspirational academic goals, with a specific focus on growth mindset (how to overcome challenges faced), providing lessons learnt and advice to other students in FSE.
Supporting and encouraging the professional development of the mentees and providing guidance to help them achieve their goals.
Providing mentees with honest and effective feedback through discussion that helps them grow personally and professionally.
Developing resources to support the sessions.
Encouraging mentees to complete a survey at the end of the project to understand how the role model intervention strategy influenced their behaviour to aspire for higher academic achievement.
Connecting with aspirational role models (alumni or professionals) to share their experiences with the group.

Requirements:

Studying at Level 6 or 7 from any course in any Faculty at Chelmsford campus*.
Be able to demonstrate good or excellent academic performance.
Be able to work flexibly and meet agreed deadlines for assigned projects.
Be confident working with different student groups
Be able to communicate efficiently and with empathy with students involved in the project.
Be a good listener, flexible, and non-judgmental.

Learning Outcomes: At the end of the internship the student will be able to demonstrate,

Commitment to helping students succeed.
Ability to provide constructive feedback.
Ability to organise and plan sessions
Analysis of quantitative/qualitative data from surveys (evaluating the success of the programme).

Project Deliverables:

Positive role models programme delivered
Report which analyses the impact of establishing positive role models on student success with recommendations for improvement/additional impact.
Range of resources developed to support role models programme.

How to apply: Please click on the apply button and ensure you have an up to date CV and Cover letter to submit

Closing date:23rd February

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ARU Spring Internship 2025 - Establishing Positive Role Models

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