Specialist One-to-One Study Skills Support Tutors/Mentors

Beacon; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 58,000; Part time

Job summary

Beacon in the United Kingdom is seeking an ASC study skills tutor to provide one-to-one support under an Individual Learning Plan. You will help students develop effective study strategies to improve writing, memory, organisation, and independent learning within a higher education context.

The role requires degree-level education, a teaching qualification for ASC, and experience with autistic learners in HE/FE. Face-to-face delivery, CPD access, and a supportive team environment are offered.

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level with relevant teaching qualifications.
• Experience with ASC in HE/FE settings.
• Willing to meet students face-to-face.
• Experience with CPD and induction training is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide one-to-one support with ILP under ASC framework.
• Help students develop learning strategies to improve writing, memory and organisation.
• Facilitate study skills development to enable independent learning.
• Maintain confidentiality and a professional working relationship with students.

Skills

Excellent interpersonal &communication

Ability to identify learningstrategies

Excellent organisational skills

Accurate spelling & grammar

Reliability & punctuality

Confidential & professional

Face-to-face engagement

Autism spectrum understanding

Autism learning knowledge

Education

Degree‑level education

Teaching qualification for ASC

Tools

Assistive technologies knowledge

Job description

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.

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
• Accurate spelling and grammar skills
• Reliability and punctuality
• Ability to maintain a confidential and professional working relationship £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