Study Skills Specialist College

Overview

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

The role includes working with students to provide strategies to develop study skills for higher and further education, including time management, essay planning, spelling and grammar, memory strategies, organisation, and referencing skills.

• Support individual students to develop effective study skills tailored to their needs.

• Provide guidance on time management, planning essays, improving spelling and grammar, memory strategies, organisation, and referencing.

• Maintain a professional and supportive learning environment and track progress where applicable.

• 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 Edinburgh College Sighthill Campus;
Granton and Milton Road campuses are desirable.

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 PVG Scheme check, and 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.