Study Skills Specialist

Clear Links Support is recruiting for One-to-One Study Skills Specialists to support students studying at South Lanarkshire College.

You will be working with students to provide strategies to develop the study skills required when studying in higher and further education. This can include developing skills in time management, essay planning, improving spelling and grammar, as well as strategies to develop students’ memory, organisation and referencing skills.

Pay: £30 per hour plus £3.62 holiday pay per hour.

• Flexible working hours to suit your availability
• Competitive hourly pay rate, plus holiday pay per hour (£3.62 for this role)
• Continuous Professional Development allowance
• Free CPD accredited online training on relevant topics
• Workplace pension scheme
• A dedicated team of office staff and a single point of contact to support you in the role

• Applicants must have:
  • A degree AND one of the following:
  • A teaching qualification
  • A relevant PG qualification
  • Professional experience supporting individuals with disabilities
• Membership of one of the following professional bodies is desirable but not essential: BDA, PATOSS, Dyslexia Guild, ADSHE
• It is desirable that applicants have experience in a similar role within the last five years. Applicants should also have an understanding of the impact of disabilities in the further/higher education context.
• Applicants must be available to provide in person support at South Lanarkshire College.
• Applicants must be able to work in a way that promotes the safety and wellbeing of children and young people.
• By the start of employment, the successful candidate must have permission to work in the UK in accordance with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996. This post is also subject to satisfactory references, a background check under the PVG Scheme, as well as other applicable pre-employment checks.
• We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader and are positive about the employment of disabled people. Disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the advertised vacancy will be contacted to discuss their application further.
• If you may need reasonable adjustments for the recruitment process, please indicate this on the application form. We will contact you to find out how we can best support you if your application is progressed.
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• We aim to process applications within 7 working days but during busy periods this may take longer.