Specialist Study Skills Tutor — Manchester

Mango Minds; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 21,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Mangominds is recruiting Specialist Study Skills Tutors to support university students across the UK, including Manchester. The role involves one-to-one sessions, helping students plan assignments, structure writing and manage deadlines, with a mix of online and in-person delivery where possible.

Applicants should have relevant study skills experience or related qualifications, an understanding of how learning difficulties affect study, and the ability to break tasks into manageable steps while

Qualifications

• Experience in study skills, teaching, tutoring or learning support in higher education.
• Understanding of how disabilities and specific learning difficulties affect academic work.
• Ability to break work into manageable steps without doing it for the student.
• Reliability, professionalism and good communication.

Responsibilities

• Deliver one-to-one study skills sessions, online and in person.
• Help students plan assignments, structure writing and manage deadlines.
• Build revision strategies and academic confidence.
• Keep clear, professional session records.

Skills

Teaching experience

Disabilities awareness

Ability to break tasks into steps

Reliability & professionalism

Education

Relevant qualification in study skills / teaching / learning support (HE)

Job description

We are recruiting Specialist Study Skills Tutors in Manchester, starting October 2026. You will work one-to-one with university students who receive Disabled Students’ Allowance, helping them plan, structure and manage their academic work. Sessions are a mix of online and in person, so we are looking for people based in or near Manchester.

• Deliver one-to-one study skills sessions, online and in person
• Help students plan assignments, structure writing and manage deadlines
• Build revision strategies and academic confidence
• Keep clear, professional session records

What we’re looking for

• Relevant qualification or substantial experience in study skills, teaching, tutoring or learning support in higher education
• Understanding of how disabilities and specific learning difficulties affect academic work
• Ability to break work into manageable steps without doing it for the student
• Reliability, professionalism and good communication

Where you’d work

This role is delivered remotely, so you can support students anywhere in the UK from wherever you are. We also have students who benefit from meeting in person, and we’re particularly keen to hear from practitioners in or near Edinburgh, Newcastle, Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham and London.

All roles working with students are subject to satisfactory references and an enhanced DBS check.