Global Banking School (GBS) was founded in 2010 as a specialist training center for finance and investment banking. Initially offering courses to students worldwide, GBS expanded its offerings over the years. In 2016, GBS opened its first campus in London’s East End, focusing on providing education to underrepresented groups. Today, GBS has ten campuses across London, Birmingham, Leeds, and Manchester, offering a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate programs in finance, business, healthcare, and more. With over 35,000 students, GBS continues to grow and evolve, aiming to transform lives through education.
We are currently seeking full-time Study Skills Lecturers to develop and teach study skills across a range of HE programmes from Foundation to Masters’ Level. Flexibility to teach during weekdays, evenings, and weekends is required.
Please note this role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.
As a Study Skills Lecturer, you will work in close collaboration with subject lecturers to develop and teach study skills within the curriculum across a range of HE programmes from Foundation to Masters’ Level. This includes improving English language and numeracy, organisational and presentation skills, digital literacy, basic IT skills, reading, writing, and higher-order research skills.
Responsibilities include:
1. Designing/documenting bespoke courses, digital resources, workshop plans, and individual schemes of work to develop study skills in the curricula.
2. Delivering and evaluating teaching, identifying areas for improvement to enhance the quality of teaching, learning, and the overall student experience in accordance with GBS’s Learning and Teaching strategy.
3. Maintaining accurate records to ensure compliance and the maintenance of relevant systems, including monitoring student attendance.
4. Participating in, and occasionally leading, CPD to maintain currency in specialist areas and inclusive teaching practices.
5. Providing feedback on individual and class progress in understanding academic writing and other relevant study skills.
6. Offering tutorial consultations with students, providing constructive comments tailored to each student's needs, explaining where work does not meet assessment criteria, and suggesting ways to improve their work and working practices.
7. Recording details from these appointments for statistical, evaluation, and quality purposes, and referring students to other services as appropriate.
8. Engaging effectively with VLE and research resources to facilitate students’ learning through online resources and activities.
9. Contributing to GBS’s quality assurance systems and processes.
Essential qualifications and experience:
* Master's degree in a relevant subject area (PhD desirable).
* Successful track record of teaching adult learners from diverse backgrounds on HE programmes.
* Proven experience in providing individual and group study skills support based on learning needs.
* Willingness to lead a specific area of literacy development, such as reading, writing, critical thinking, numeracy, digital skills, research skills (quantitative or qualitative), project and dissertation support, peer-assisted learning.
* High level of digital literacy and advanced communication skills.
Desirable qualifications:
* Expertise in developing digital educational resources.
* Experience in course design and curriculum development.
* DELTA qualification.
* A Postgraduate Certificate of Academic Practice or equivalent teaching qualification (or commitment to enroll and complete within three years) or Fellowship of HEA (or international equivalent).
Benefits include:
* Annual discretionary bonus.
* Performance-based salary review.
* Tuition reimbursement for career development.
* 33 annual leave days (including bank holidays).
* Buy or sell additional annual leave days.
* Employee discounts platform.
* Flexible benefits via salary sacrifice.
* Pension scheme with NEST and pension salary sacrifice options.
* Employee referral bonus scheme.
* Cycle to Work scheme.
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