Specialist Study Skills Support Tutor; Autism and SpLD

£26.03 per hour plus time and a half for each hour of student contact

Hybrid
This role will be based on site, primarily in the named location with the opportunity to work remotely available in line with our Adaptive Working Framework.

Please note:

applicants already contracted to full‑time positions within the University are not permitted to undertake additional contracted hours due to the weekly working time directive.

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About Student Services

Student Services at the University of Derby is committed to providing the best possible support services to our students, to enhance the student experience, to help students achieve their full potential and to meet the strategic aims of the University. These services are central to the student experience they are visible, seamless, effective and tailored to the needs of our student community.

As part of this commitment, a transformational programme of work is underway in Student Services to ensure that the support we deliver not only meets the needs of our students but also enables delivery of a vision for a developmental and collaborative model of student services that supports a transformational educational experience for students.

As a Specialist Study Skills Tutor (SpLD and Autism) you will work with individual students in the development of bespoke strategies to support independent learning and self‑management to address barriers to learning created by their disability. You will provide study skills support that will assist students to develop the academic and organisational skills to manage their course and workload effectively. You will empower the student to manage difficulties that their disability has on their capacity to achieve their academic potential.

Actual hours and days will be described in a ‘Schedule of Work’.

We are looking for an individual with experience of providing study skills support on an individual basis to support students with a Specific Learning Difference or Autism. You will have experience interpreting diagnostic assessment reports to develop effective teaching interventions, delivering one‑to‑one tuition and group‑based support, and using specialist assistive software to enhance student outcomes. Excellent written and verbal communication skills are essential, along with the ability to explain complex…