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Beacon Support Ltd; Swansea; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 56,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Induction training

Staff development

CPD programme with regular training

Autonomy to manage caseload

Professional and caring team

Resources and peer support

Job summary

Beacon Support Ltd. is recruiting Specialist One-to-One Study Skills Support Tutors/Mentors (ASC) to work with Higher Education students on a freelance/self-employed basis in Swansea. You will deliver tailored ILPs, enable independent learning, and manage your own caseload with support from a manager.

The role offers flexible hours and professional development opportunities. The position requires ASC specialism, a degree, and teaching qualifications, plus experience working with autistic

Qualifications

• NAS online training modules or Autism/SPeLL training or equivalent CPD training.
• Teaching qualification for ASC required.
• Experience with individuals with learning differences in HE/FE environments.
• Educated to degree level.
• Specialist ASC experience 1:1 with students; knowledge of AT study skills strategies desirable.
• Understanding autistic thinking and learning.
• Willingness to meet students face-to-face if required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver one-to-one ASC study skills support to HE students.
• Develop and implement ILPs to help students build learning strategies and independence.
• Manage own caseload with support access as needed.
• Engage with a professional and caring team for joined up working.
• Maintain confidentiality and professional relationships with students.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Reliability and punctuality

Confidential and professional working

Education

Degree level education

Teaching qualification for Study Skills ASC

Tools

Assistive technologies

Job description

ASC Specialist Study Skills Tutor (Higher Education) - Swansea (Self-Employed)

Beacon Support Ltd. are recruiting for Specialist One-to-One Study Skills Support Tutors/Mentors (ASC) to work with Higher Education students. The position offers flexible hours to work around you, whilst helping to make a difference to students’ educational experiences.

• £36 per hour freelance/self-employed contract as of September
• Thorough induction training and staff development
• A dynamic CPD programme with regular training events, including ASC training
• Autonomy to manage own case load whilst still having ready access to a support manager
• Being part of a professional and caring team for joined up working
• Access to resources and peer support

We have students with Autistic Spectrum Conditions, who require one to one support with their higher education studies. Tutors work with an Individual Learning Plan (ILP) and act as facilitators to help students develop learning strategies that will improve their study skills and enable them to become independent learners. This specialist support addresses the issues which some students might have in acquiring, recalling and retaining information in written and spoken language as well as the range of memory, organisational, attention and numeracy difficulties that students with ASCs often face when working in an HE context

Requirements:

• Completion of National Autistic Society (NAS) online training modules, Autism and SPELL course, or relevant in-house and CPD accredited training
• A teaching qualification for Study Skills ASC.
• Experience in working with individuals with specific learning differences, ideally in higher or further education.
• Educated to degree level
• This is a specialist role, so applicants should have substantial experience of working with students with ASC on a 1 to 1 basis, also experience of working with these disabilities in an educational/learning environment and a good working knowledge of assistive technologies and related AT study skills strategies would be desirable.
• An in-depth knowledge and understanding of autistic thinking and learning is needed.
• An awareness of the strengths which students on the autism spectrum can bring to a learning situation and the skills to help students to make use of these strengths and overcome barriers to learning.
• Applicants must be willing to meet with students on a face-to-face basis if this is a request for their support provision.

Further skills/requirements include:

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to identify different strategies that enable students to build on their learning strengths
• Excellent organisational skills
• Reliability and punctuality
• Ability to maintain a confidential and professional working relationship

Beacon Support Ltd. is an equal opportunities employer.