Vacancy Job Title; Freelance Specialist Study Skills Tutor (SpLD)
Locations: Liverpool Edge Hill University
Hourly Rate: £35
Contract Type: Freelance / Self-employed
Hours Available: Part Time / Supplementary Hours - Up to 25 per week (self-managed; predominantly Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm)
About the Role
KEYFORT is seeking passionate, committed, and experienced professionals to join our specialist academic support team. As a Freelance Specialist Study Skills Tutor (SpLD), you will work in partnership with universities and further education colleges to deliver high-quality, person-centred academic support for students with Autism.
Your dual role will involve:
* Delivering tailored 1:1 support, both mentoring and study skills-based, in line with student needs as outlined in DSA assessments.
* Supporting students to build confidence, develop learning strategies, and manage academic, emotional, and practical challenges.
* Creating and maintaining Individual Learning Plans (ILPs) and/or work plans that reflect the student's goals and progress.
* Encouraging independence and helping students to reach their full academic potential.
Support will be delivered face-to-face at university campuses local to you and, where appropriate based on student needs and funding body agreements.
What are KEYFORT looking for; KEYFORT work in close partnership with numerous Universities and Further Education Colleges, providing a comprehensive range of academic and community support packages to students. We put the student at the centre of the support they receive, encouraging independence and aiming to fulfil their ambitions and aspirations. We are looking to recruit a passionate, enthusiastic and committed Study Skills Tutors who have specific experience of working with individuals Dyslexia. You will be providing a high quality, responsive service which aims to remove barriers that prevent students from participating in higher and further education.
What would you be doing in your role; You will be working within the Universities and Further Education Colleges that KEYFORT work in partnership with. An expectation of the role will be creating comprehensive Individual Learning Plans (ILP) and, providing support to students as stipulated in the assessment remit.
You will be providing a high quality, responsive service which aims to remove barriers that prevent students from participating in higher and further education. To be considered for this position you must be highly motivated, positive person that will encourage students to take responsibility for their own learning and to develop their skills as far as possible. You will provide expertise in the area of study to help students to develop their learning strategies
Essential Criteria;
You must be able to deliver face to face study support at a university local to you if required. We can potentially look to the provision of remote study support with student at their request, if there is the demand and agreements in place for this delivery method.
The successful applicant must have the relevant qualifications and hold the current memberships.
Providers must have professional membership of one of the following:
* The Professional Association of Teachers of Students with Specific Learning Difficulties (PATOSS) - Full or associate membership
* British Dyslexia Association (BDA) - Full professional membership
* The Association of Dyslexia Specialists in Higher Education (ADSHE) - Professional membership
* Dyslexia Guild
* Associate Member (ADG)
* Associate Member (ADG FE/HE)
* Member (MDG)
* Fellow (FDG)
***Please only apply if you have one of the listed required memberships above
Who are KEYFORT?
We are a team of specialist staff including Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Tutors, Clinical Psychologists and Specialist Support Staff. Over the years our expertise and support provision has expanded so that we now work in education, in the community, in employment and in the individual's own home with their own staff and support team. Each package of care is tailored individually to the person's needs.
We are extremely proud to be able to be able to offer specialised support to adults, children and young people. Our mission statement demonstrates our commitment to the people we support and our employees.
"Passionate about working together to provide specialist services. Real people providing real support to make a real difference"
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Abi Parker on
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Job Type: Part-time
Pay: £35.00 per hour
Benefits:
* Additional leave
* Company events
* Company pension
* Employee mentoring programme
* Free parking
* Health & wellbeing programme
* On-site parking
* Referral programme
* Store discount
Work Location: In person