Specialist Study Skills Tutor
Administrative,Student Services
Short info about job
Company: Cardiff University
Salary: £32,548 to £38,833 per annum (Grade 6)
Hours: Full Time
Contract type: Fixed-Term/Contract
Type / Role: Professional or Managerial
Phone: +44-1347 5586517
Fax: +44-1406 7665954
E-mail: N\A
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Detail information about job Specialist Study Skills Tutor. Terms and conditions vacancy
Cardiff University’s Disability and Dyslexia Service is looking to appoint a specialist study skills tutor to join their existing team. The successful candidate will be based within the University’s Disability and Dyslexia Service and will work directly with a small team of specialist tutors to deliver study skills to disabled students. The successful candidate will be line managed by the Senior Disability Adviser (SpLD) and will be involved in the development of this in-house non-medical help service through providing specialist study skills support via a 1-1 setting and small group workshops.
The successful candidate will be an excellent team player, who can manage their own deadlines and who wishes to work in an ever-changing environment, joining an existing team who are constantly striving to enhance specialist support services for disabled students.
You must be educated to degree level and hold a recognised specialist dyslexia/SpLD qualification. Experience of teaching or supporting students with SpLDs in higher education is also preferred. You will be experienced in using assistive technology as part of a teaching/support programmes and will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the demands that higher education study can put upon a disabled student.
A full job description and personal specification will be provided on application.
This is a full time position of 35 hours per week for 37 weeks of the year and will be fixed term for one year.
If you would like to know more about the role, informal enquiries can be made by contacting Chloe Harrison, Senior Disability Adviser (SpLD); email address [email protected]
Please be aware that Cardiff University reserves the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received.
Cardiff University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds who have the ambition to create a University which seeks to fulfil our social, cultural and economic obligation to Cardiff, Wales, and the world. In supporting our employees to achieve a balance between their work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.