Academic Skills Tutor

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• Department: Academic/Bath Spa University (BSU), University of Suffolk (UoS), Canterbury Christ Church University (CCCU), Oxford Brooks University (OBU) and/or Pearson partnerships
• Location: Manchester (On-Site)
• Salary: £51,000
• Contract: Full‑Time, Permanent (40 hours per week)
• Our Vision: Changing lives through education.
• The role: We are currently seeking full‑time Study Skills Lecturers who will collaborate with subject lecturers to develop and teach study skills across a range of HE programmes from Foundation to Masters’ Level as part of our BSU, UoS and OBU partnerships. Responsibilities include 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, flexibility to teach during weekdays, evenings, and weekends is required.
  Please note this role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

• Designing and documenting bespoke courses, digital resources, workshop plans and individual schemes of work to develop study skills in the curricula.
• Delivering, evaluating and improving teaching to enhance the quality of learning and the overall student experience, in line with the GBS Learning and Teaching strategy.
• Providing feedback on individual and class progress in academic writing and other relevant study skills.
• Conducting tutorial consultations with students, giving constructive comments tailored to individual needs, explaining assessment criteria gaps and suggesting improvements.
• Recording details from consultations for statistical, evaluation and quality purposes, and referring students to other services as appropriate.
• Effectively engaging with VLE and research resources to facilitate students’ learning through online activities.
• Contributing to GBS quality assurance systems and processes.

• Hold a Master’s degree in a relevant subject area (PhD desirable).
• Have previous UK HE lecturing experience in the wider subject area.
• Have a successful track record of teaching adult learners from diverse backgrounds on HE programmes.
• Have proven experience providing individual and group study skills support in response to identified learning needs.
• Be willing to lead a specific area of literacy development such as reading, writing, critical thinking, numeracy, digital skills, research skills, project and dissertation support, or peer‑assisted learning.
• Demonstrate a high level of digital literacy and advanced communication skills.

• Expertise in digital educational resources development, course design and curriculum development.
• DELTA qualification.
• A Postgraduate Certificate of Academic Practice or equivalent teaching qualification (or commitment to enrol on a teaching programme during the probationary period and complete within three years) or Fellowship of HEA (or international equivalent).

• 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, wellbeing centre and more.
• Reward and recognition programme.
• £500 award for employee referral scheme.
• Discretionary annual performance bonus.

“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 and providing a workplace free from discrimination or harassment. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and communities. We take our core values seriously and work hard to create an environment where everyone feels welcomed.