Placement Peer Mentors
Placement Peer Mentors are students who have recently completed their placement, and who are returning to University with a lived experience of placement life. Placement offers a lot of unique opportunities for students, however it can be a daunting experience for some individuals, who might entering the workplace for the first time, moving to a different city, or country, trying to discover a worklife balance, while all still being connected to the University.
Therefore our Placement Peer Mentors are able to check in with their mentees, offer reassurance, share personal experiences, provide tips and advice from lived experiences, as well as signpost to the support services if required.
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The Placement Peer Mentoring Scheme is currently a pilot, which we are hoping to expand out to more students. It is an opt-in, which mean students who feel they would like to have a Mentor while on placement, can sign up, and will be matched with a Mentor for the next year.
The scheme is currently aimed at students who go on a 1 year placement during their 3rd year on their course.
Recruitment and Training
Any student who has started or completed a one year placement as part of their course can sign up to become a mentor. Have a look at the role profile below and register your interest.
Placement Peer Mentor Role Profile
Register interest in becoming Placement Peer Mentor
Students who sign up will need to attend an online training session to prepare for the role. You will be informed about this when the training dates become avaialble.
Reward and Recognition
As a Peer Mentor, you will be a Student Leader in the SU. This means that you have access to a number of additional benefits, as well as rewards and recognition for the work you do.
- Access to the Student Leader Training Hub, on the SU website, which provides you with links to useful training resources for your role as a Peer Mentor, but also skill development workshops to add to employability opportunities.
- Exclusive access to the Student Leader Hub Space in the Edge, which can be used for study space
- Opportunities for your peers and staff to nominate you for the Volunteer of the Month award.
- Opportunity to be nominated for the Education Awards.
- Additional experience to add to your CV and future job applications.
For more information, or if you have any questions, please contact the Peer Support Team via peersupport@bath.ac.uk.