Department: Academic/Bath Spa University (BSU), University of Suffolk (UoS), and Oxford Brookes University (OBU) partnerships
Location: Stratford (On-Site)
Type of Contract: Full-Time, Permanent (40 hours per week)
Our Vision: Changing lives through education.
What we do: GBS is a higher education provider, working in partnership with several of the UK’s leading higher education providers to offer a range of sector-relevant courses across ten campuses in London, Birmingham, Leeds, and Manchester. We offer a wide range of modern courses across business, construction, computing, project management, healthcare, psychology, and more.
The role: We are currently seeking full-time Study Skills Lecturers who 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 as part of our BSU, UoS, and OBU partnerships. This includes, for example, improving English language and numeracy, organisational and presentation skills, digital literacy and basic IT skills, reading, writing, and higher-order research skills. Due to our delivery model, we require flexibility to teach during weekdays, evenings, and weekends.
Please note this role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.
What you'll be doing:
* Designing and documenting bespoke courses, digital resources, workshop plans, and individual schemes of work to develop study skills in the curricula.
* Delivering and evaluating teaching, and identifying areas for potential improvement to enhance the quality of teaching, learning, and overall student experience in accordance with GBS’s Learning and Teaching strategy.
* Providing feedback on individual and class progress in understanding academic writing and other relevant study skills.
* Providing tutorial consultations with students, offering constructive comments tailored to each student's needs, explaining where work fails to meet assessment criteria, and suggesting ways to improve their work and working practices.
* Recording details from these appointments for statistical, evaluation, and quality purposes, and referring students to other services as appropriate.
* Engaging effectively with VLE and research resources and facilitating students’ learning through online resources and activities.
* Contributing to GBS quality assurance systems and processes.
About You:
* You will hold a Master's degree in a relevant subject area (PhD desirable).
* You will have a successful track record of teaching adult learners from diverse backgrounds on HE programmes.
* You will have proven experience in providing individual and group study skills support tailored to learning needs.
* You will be willing to lead specific areas of literacy development, such as reading, writing, critical thinking, numeracy, digital skills, research skills (quantitative or qualitative), project and dissertation support, peer-assisted learning.
* You will demonstrate a high level of digital literacy and advanced communication skills.
Desirable:
* Expertise in digital educational resources development, course design, and curriculum development.
* DELTA qualification.
* A Postgraduate Certificate of Academic Practice or equivalent teaching qualification (or willingness to enroll and complete within three years) or Fellowship of HEA (or international equivalent).
What we offer:
* 25 days annual leave, plus 8 public holidays.
* 1-day extra leave per year of service, up to a maximum of 5 days.
* Workplace pension scheme.
* Tuition reimbursement for career development courses.
* Flexible Benefits: Cycle to Work, Workplace Nursery, Tech scheme, and more.
* Perks@Work discounts platform, wellbeing centre, and more.
* Reward and recognition programme.
* £500 employee referral scheme.
* Discretionary annual performance bonus.
Quote: “GBS has greatly supported my professional development by offering me a chance to teach diverse, non-traditional students and by sponsoring my FHEA application, which has been invaluable in consolidating my teaching practices.”
— John Traichaisit, Consultant Lecturer
GBS is committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion, providing a workplace free from discrimination or harassment. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and communities. We take our core values seriously and work to create an environment where everyone feels welcomed.
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