Specialist One:to:One Study Skills Support Worker
As a Specialist:one:to:one Study Skills Support Worker, you will provide learning support and academic guidance. This includes creating an individual learning plan tailored to the students needs that encourages them to become an independent learner.
As a Specialist:one:to:one Study Skills Support Worker, you are required to support students to:
* Build on strengths and learning strategies
* Create strategies around organisation and time management
* Create action plans to stay on track with studies
* Build on research skills : widening knowledge by using a variety of sources
* Build on comprehension skills within reading and writing
Requirements for the role:
As this is a specialist role, you must have the correct qualifications and training. All students you will be supporting are funded by the Disabled Students Allowance (DSA) meaning all candidates providing this role must adhere to the qualification framework set out by the DfE.
Candidates must be qualified to undergraduate degree level (level 6 as minimum), have a teaching qualification AND have taken extensive training in adult autism.
You can find a list of all accepted training routes here (pages 12 : 16)
Desirable skills include:
* Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
* Ability to identify ways of helping students to build on their learning strengths whilst maintaining a confidential and professional working relationship
* Punctuality and reliability
* Good organisational skills
* Ability to manage a caseload of students
Benefits of working with Randstad:
* We offer flexible working hours : you can select your own schedule
* GBP28 per hour plus accrued holiday pay at GBP3.38 per hour
* Working for the UKs leading provider of non medical help support
* Engaged on a pay as you earn PAYE contract
* Weekly payment for all approved timesheets
* Free CPD / elearning upon included within the registration
* Free Employee Assistance Helpline
* Workplace Pension Scheme
* Entitled to maternity, paternity, adoption and sick leave
* Refer a friend scheme : unlimited cap on all successful referrals
We are looking to employ individuals who are really passionate about improving a students academic journey and strive to provide each student with a high quality level of support.
If you are shortlisted for the role, we will contact you for a short informal chat about the role followed by a formal interview. If you are successful following the interview stage, you will then go through the registration process.