The Role
What you’ll do
Who you are – Qualifications, Experience, Knowledge and Skills required
How to apply
Benefits
Employment Visa
The Role
The successful candidates will create, deliver and adapt suitable non subject specific
learning/study skills support programmes for individual disabled students and those with learning differences, based on individual learning profiles and recommendations from Study Needs Assessments. A minimum caseload of 8 students is a requirement.
Working as a member of a multi-disciplinary team you will meet regularly, by appointment, with your allocated students to advise and assist them on appropriate approaches and strategies which they may adopt to facilitate effective study and learning including for example, note-taking, planning, organisation and research skills, academic writing and examination preparation as appropriate.
With the aim of moving students towards independent learning and study you will encouraging them to develop and move forwards at their own pace taking account of their individual, different and unique learning skill and style.
To make an informal enquiry, please contact Meinir Davies, met@aber.ac.uk .
Successful applicants will be subject to a satisfactoryDisclosure and Barring Service Check(DBS)check.
Appointments are normally made within 4 - 8 weeks of the closing date.
What you’ll do
This job description is subject to review and amendment in the light of the changing needs of the University, to provide appropriate development opportunities and/or the addition of any other reasonable duties.
* To deliver 1:1 tutor support within a clear framework: to take responsibility for all the delivery of learner support within the framework of the recommendations as determined by the Study Needs assessment (SNA).
* To develop appropriate support materials: within the framework of the SNA, tutors are expected to customise the material to their student’s needs and prepare their own supplementary teaching materials drawn from appropriate resources in order to respond to students’ differentiated learning needs.
* To set and monitor sessional learning objectives and to provide formative feedback to students. The learning action plans are expected to tailor outcomes according to students’ learning needs.
* To guide and coach students to develop processes and strategies for answering examination questions effectively.
* To plan work within the constraints of ADSHE guidance and Accessibility Services team procedures: tutors are expected to prepare learning support plans in collaboration with their student and in accordance with any guidelines set out by accreditation bodies.
* Providing regular opportunities for students to check email, Blackboard and any other relevant sources of information and communication from academic or service departments and to record and act on these as necessary.
* To actively participate as a member of a 1:1 support worker team, attending and contributing to the appropriate mandatory meetings, sharing good practice, and liaising and networking with other 1:1 support workers link to their students. Tutors need to ensure that their work is coordinated with others to avoid unnecessary duplication or conflict.
* To manage decision-making appropriately where it affects individual students, either through independent decisions or through adhering to standard University procedures and policies.
* To deal with problems that may affect the student’s learning experience, using judgement to apply appropriate approaches to learning support and scholarly activities.
* To encourage all learners to develop their full potential, taking into account any specific learning needs or wellbeing considerations.
* To reflect on practice and the development of learning support materials on a regular basis, leading to the subsequent revision or reformulation of the learning support strategies used within the Student Support Services department.
* To undertake health and safety duties and responsibilities appropriate to the post.
* To be committed to the University’s Equal Opportunities and Diversity Policy, together with an understanding of how it operates within the responsibilities of the post.
* To be committed to your own development and that of your staff through the effective use of the University’s Effective Contribution Scheme.
* Any other reasonable duties requested commensurate with the grade of this role.
The responsibilities of this vacancy have been matched to the Academic Role Profile Teaching and Scholarship 1. Details of the role profile can be found at: https://www.aber.ac.uk/en/hr/info-staff/all/employment-information/agreement/academic-profiles/
Who you are – Qualifications, Experience, Knowledge and Skills required
Essential
1. Degree, teaching qualification or equivalent qualification or experience.
2. Interest in becoming a professional (full or associate) member of one of the following (1) PATOSS or (2) BDA or (3) ADSHE or (4) Dyslexia Guild.
3. Willingness to undertake the mandatory AS training.
4. Demonstrable experience of delivering a range of 1:1 language and learning study related activities demanded of students in Further or Higher Education.
5. Excellent organisational, verbal and written communication skills (including listening skills and competent IT skills).
6. Demonstrable experience of developing good relationships with staff and students.
7. Demonstrable experience of the issues which impact on disabled students and those with specific learning differences (SpLD, AS etc) in Higher Education.
8. Familiarity with a range of academic language and terminology and an ability to deal with a range of subject areas.
9. Familiarity with issues of learning styles and diversity in the context of SpLD.
10. An awareness of the strengths which students with specific learning differences can bring to a learning situation and the skills to help students to make use of these strengths and overcome barriers to learning.
11. Full understanding of and cooperation with data protection and confidentiality procedures.
12. Flexibility and ability to work throughout the year as required.
13. Oral (spoken) and Written Welsh Level A1*or evidence to demonstrate an on-going commitment to learn Welsh to this level.
Desirable
1. Oral (spoken) and Written Welsh Level C1.*
*More information on Welsh Language Levels can be found at:
https://www.aber.ac.uk/en/hr/policy-and-procedure/welsh-standards/
How to apply
To promote a flexible workforce, the University will consider applications from individuals seeking full time, part time, job share, or term time only working arrangements.
Applications for this role must be made through jobs.aber.ac.uk. You are welcome to apply for any vacancy in Welsh or English and any application submitted will be treated equally.
Benefits
* Flexible working policy
* 36.5 – hour week for full-time roles
* Generous leave entitlements – 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays and university closed days
* Commitment to Professional Development
* Enhanced contribution to our workplace pension schemes
* Staff recognition and reward schemes
* Opportunity to learn the Welsh language for free
* Staff relocation bursary
* Maternity, Paternity, Parental and Adoption Leave
* Staff discount for gym facilities, hospitality, and retail on campus.
Please keep reading
We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and communities and, those that are currently underrepresented in our workforce. This includes but is not limited to Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates, candidates with disabilities, and female candidates.
We are a Bilingual Institution which complies with the Welsh Language Standards and is committed to Equal Opportunities. You are welcome to apply for any vacancy in Welsh or English and any application submitted will be treated equally.
Employment Visa
Under the UK Government’s points-based system scheme, this role does not meet the criteria to be sponsored by Aberystwyth University (AU) for a Skilled Worker Route (SWR) application.
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