Specialist Study Skills Tutor

Tees Valley; Tees Valley; Hybrid; GBP 18,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Tees Valley is seeking a dedicated individual to provide specialist, one-to-one, multi-sensory study skills support for students with Specific Learning Difficulties and other disabilities, including ADHD. The role involves adapting strategies to meet individual needs and supporting with assistive technology.

You will promote inclusion, develop ILPs with students, and collaborate with Welfare and Wellbeing teams to ensure tailored support across university initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist one-to-one, multi-sensory study skills support to students with Specific Learning Difficulties and other disabilities such as ADHD, adapting approaches and strategies to meet individual needs.
• Promote an inclusive approach to education, providing advice and guidance where necessary.
• Develop, review and maintain Individual Learning Plans (ILPs) in partnership with students, identifying goals, strategies and outcomes and reviewing progress regularly.
• Provide specialist support, advice and guidance at relevant events, induction activities, transition activities and other University initiatives.
• Deliver training to staff on supporting students with Specific Learning Difficulties and other disabilities such as ADHD where required.
• Collaborate across internal and external services to ensure students have an appropriate support package meeting individual needs.
• Contribute to developing resources, guidance, activities and approaches that enhance the University’s provision for students with Specific Learning Difficulties and other disabilities such as ADHD.
• Maintain accurate, timely and appropriate records relating to student support in line with university policies and data protection requirements.
• Adhere to the University’s Health and Safety Policy and guidelines.
• Comply with the General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act 2018.
• Support the University Mission and Values and work within University policies and procedures.
• Perform any other reasonable duties allocated commensurate with the grading of the post.

Job description

To provide specialist, one-to-one, multi-sensory Study Skills Support to students eligible for support. Working according to student demand and service requirements.

1. To provide Specialist one-to-one, multi-sensory study skills support to students with Specific Learning Difficulties and other disabilities such as ADHD, adapting approaches and strategies to meet individual needs. This includes supporting with the use of assistive technology.
2. Promote an inclusive approach to education, providing advice and guidance where necessary.
3. To develop, review and maintain Individual Learning Plans (ILPs) in partnership with students. To identify appropriate individual goals, strategies and outcomes and review progress regularly with students, adapting support where appropriate.
4. To provide specialist support, advice and guidance at relevant events, induction activities, transition activities and other University initiatives, as required.
5. To provide advice on supporting students with Specific Learning Difficulties and other disabilities such as ADHD, to staff within Welfare and Wellbeing Team and across the university, as appropriate, including delivering training where required.
6. To work collaboratively across internal and external services where appropriate, to ensure students have an appropriate support package, meeting their individual needs.
7. To contribute to the development of resources, guidance, activities and approaches that enhance the University’s provision for students with Specific Learning Difficulties and other disabilities such as ADHD.
8. To maintain accurate, timely and appropriate records relating to student support, in accordance with university policies, procedures, professional guidance and relevant data protection requirements.
9. Adhere to the University’s Health and Safety Policy and guidelines.
10. Adhere to the General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act 2018.
11. Support the University Mission and Values and work within University policies and procedures.
12. Any other reasonable duties that may be allocated from time to time commensurate with the grading of the post.