Academic Skills Coordinator

Introduction

At Coleg Cambria, our aim is to be an exceptional institute of education. We provide a warm welcome to all students and staff to make Coleg Cambria a place you want to be a part of. To ensure our students get the best experience and results they can, we make sure the people employed with us are happy. We nurture a positive work environment, a constantly expanding and improving workforce, and offer the opportunity to challenge yourself.

On top of all that we have a wide range of benefits to make sure our employees feel valued, including generous annual leave, a great pension package, discount membership to our on-site gyms, salons, and professional training restaurants. Our five campuses in the stunning North Wales area are constantly expanding and evolving. With strong relationships with multiple companies in the area we help give our students the best start to their careers and help the local economy thrive.

Wales has a strong and proud culture; we continue to grow these important values by being committed to raising the Welsh language profile. We are very proud of what we have built here and we are now looking for someone to enhance our already exceptional workforce.

Role

Title:

Library & Academic Skills Coordinator

Location:

Deeside;
Contract Type:
Permanent, Full Time;
Salary: £36,981 - £39,442

This position is part of the library and academic skills team. Based in a busy library environment, you will lead a dedicated team to deliver group and 1:1 support for a diverse range of learners and have a primary focus on enabling learners to succeed through academic skills development. Having a strong background and experience in planning and facilitating support in an educational context you will liaise closely with Progress Coach Coordinators, Progress Coaches and curriculum staff to promote, identify and develop intervention strategies that create positive outcomes.

Through close cooperation with key HE departments you will develop and deliver a strategic approach to providing guidance on academic study skills to our HE cohorts to enhance their university experience and to support them in their success.

By sourcing, promoting and utilising digital learning content and education-focused technology you will provide up-to-date and relevant content across a wide range of curriculum areas. Having a financial awareness of budget monitoring and purchasing processes will play a part in your line management responsibilities. Fostering excellent relationships with staff and students will be essential to implement the objectives of the service.

Proven experience of strong team leadership skills are essential for the role, as motivating and developing your team through effective line management will be key to providing students with an excellent college experience, delivering impact and successful outcomes.

• Educated to Degree Level
• Experience of managing, leading, developing and motivating a team
• Proven experience of learner support in an educational context
• Experience of delivering training and engaging support sessions
• Knowledge of learning styles, strategies and differentiation to support individual learner progress
• A good communicator who can build positive professional relationships with a range of stakeholders
• Effective use of technologies to support learning including MS Office or Google and innovative use of other EdTech applications
• Good level of literacy, digital literacy and numeracy skills
• Experienced practitioner with excellent personal skills and abilities including resilience and organisation
• Energy and enthusiasm to drive a team to deliver an excellent learner experience that will empower our students to achieve their potential as part of the wider service objectives

Welsh skills are desirable for this specific post. We are seeking candidates who can help us grow our bilingual provision and service. Coleg Cambria aims to actively promote and embed the Welsh language and culture. We are committed to providing opportunities and support for our colleagues to develop their Welsh language skills in both formal and informal settings, including access to tailored Welsh language training plans and incentive payments for bilingual delivery and services.

We highly encourage applications in Welsh. An application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English. Application forms, explanatory material, information about the interview process and assessment methods and job descriptions are all available in Welsh.

This role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order and is classed as regulated activity. It therefore requires an Enhanced DBS with Barred List check
, and applicants must disclose all cautions and convictions
, including spent ones. It is an offence to apply if you are barred from working with children. Disclosure will not automatically prevent employment; a risk…