Learner & Study Skills Support Manager

Welcome to our dance faculty, a space where creativity thrives and is celebrated, and the art of dance is passionately embraced.

NSCD is a distinguished institution at the forefront of dance education in the UK. Embodying a vibrant and creative culture, our institution stands out as a beacon of artistic exploration. We foster an environment where both staff and students are encouraged to explore the realms of art and the broader world.

Sharon Watson MBE DL
CEO and Principal

Hours of work: 0.4 FTE, 2 days per week, (37 hours full time, pro rata 14.8 hours per week) to be worked flexibly over the year around student need and availability. This may include evening work.

Contract: 2-year fixed term contract

Interviews: 16-18 September 2026

We are seeking a passionate and experienced Learner & Study Skills Support Manager to play a key role in supporting student success, inclusion and wellbeing.

Working as part of our Student Support team, you will provide specialist study skills support for students with Specific Learning Differences (SpLDs), neurodivergence and disabilities, helping them develop the confidence, skills and strategies needed to flourish in higher education and beyond. You will also contribute to the development of inclusive learning practices across the institution, working collaboratively with academic colleagues to ensure all students are able to achieve their full potential.

This is an opportunity to make a meaningful difference within a creative and dynamic conservatoire environment that places students at the heart of everything it does.

We are looking for someone who brings:

• Professional experience supporting students with
  
  SpLDs, neurodivergence and/or disabilities within higher education.
• A recognised qualification enabling the delivery of specialist study skills support in line with DSA-QAF requirements.
• Excellent communication,organisation and relationship-building skills.
• A commitment to inclusion,accessibility and student-centred practice.
• The ability to work both independently and collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary support team.

NSCD strives to provide an environment that is open, honest and transparent.

• We aim to ensure that team work and mutual respect within our diverse environment is valued.
• We aim to support staff to work professionally and effectively to enjoy job satisfaction.
• We value all staff and their contribution to the School’s vision:

We expect staff to maintain high standards of personal and professional conduct at all times.

All staff should ensure that their conduct is appropriate to the ethos and policies of the school to protect the wellbeing of all employees and students. The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children young people and requires all staff to demonstrate this commitment in every aspect of their work.

Unaccompanied CVs will not be considered.

Northern School of Contemporary Dance is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students and vulnerable adults and requires all staff to demonstrate this commitment in every aspect of their work. The School is an Equal Opportunities Employer and welcomes applications from suitably qualified people from all sections of the community.

Northern School of Contemporary Dance (NSCD) is one of the leading dance training institutions in the UK. As a Higher Education Institution, we offer full-time undergraduate and postgraduate courses for around 250 students. NSCD is an ambitious, small specialist institution, internationally recognised as a centre of excellence for dance education and with a growing reputation as a centre for dance development.

Based in Chapeltown, Leeds, just outside the city centre, our unique and characterful campus comprises 7 dance studios, offices and teaching areas, a fitness centre plus a bar and café. Central to our building is the Riley Theatre, a 250-capacity professional dance theatre managed by NSCD which hosts national and international touring dance companies as well as student performances throughout the year for the wider community to enjoy.

Our standard opening hours are 9.00am to 9.00pm Monday to Friday and 9.00am to 5.00pm on weekends during term time. Out of term time, opening hours are slightly reduced.

As well as our Higher Education programmes, we deliver and host a wide range of community dance classes and run a Centre for Advanced Training for talented young people. Out of term, we also hold Easter and Summer School courses. The School is an incredibly busy, vibrant and dynamic learning environment where in a busy week over one thousand visitors could use our facilities in one way or another.

Northern School of Contemporary Dance
98 Chapeltown Road, Leeds, LS7 4BH