Specific Learning Difficulties Study Skills Tutors

Mulberry Education Ltd; Exeter; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A national Non-Medical Help Provider is seeking a Freelance SpLD Study Skills Tutor to support university students in Exeter. This role involves providing in-person assistance to students with specific learning difficulties, helping them develop effective study strategies. Ideal candidates must have relevant professional membership and experience in supporting students with disabilities. The position offers flexible hours and requires a commitment to in-person sessions at the University of Exeter.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting individuals with dyslexia, dyscalculia, or dyspraxia.
• Strong understanding of academic demands at university level.
• Ability to provide consistent, in-person support.

Responsibilities

• Provide one-to-one, in-person support to university students with SpLDs.
• Collaborate with students to identify needs and set goals.
• Maintain accurate digital records and manage own timetable.

Skills

Experience supporting individuals with Specific Learning Difficulties

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Education

Current membership of a relevant professional body

Job description

Job Title: SpLD Study Skills Tutor

Location: Exeter
Salary: £36.48 per hour
Job Type: Freelance
Working at: University of Exeter.

About us: We are a national Non-Medical Help Provider supporting university students who are in receipt of DSA (Disabled Student Allowances). We believe in fighting inequality by helping people develop and learn. Education is a valuable life experience that can and should be made more accessible to people who have barriers to learning resulting from a disability, mental health condition, specific learning difficulty or neurodivergence. The specialist support workers we work with are highly qualified and provide professional, friendly, personalised, one-to-one support to higher education students to help them address their barriers to learning.

About the role

Mulberry Education is expanding our team of self-employed, freelance Specialist Study Skills Tutors to provide in-person support to university students. We are currently recruiting Specialist SpLD Study Skills Tutors who are able and willing to deliver face-to-face support on campus. This role cannot be undertaken on a remote or online-only basis. Applicants who are unable to provide in-person support should not apply. To deliver Specialist Study Skills support funded through Disabled Students' Allowance (DSA), tutors must meet the mandatory qualification and professional membership requirements set by the Department for Education, as outlined below. Applications from candidates who do not meet these essential criteria cannot be considered. The tutors we work with are freelancers who value flexible working hours and autonomy over their schedules. Tutors typically meet each student regularly, usually for one to two hours per week, to explore and address the student's individual barriers to learning within their academic context. We are looking for suitable candidates who are available to start immediately.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Provide one-to-one, in-person specialist study skills support to university students with Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLDs), helping them to develop strategies to reduce the impact of their disability on academic study.
• Work collaboratively with students to identify needs, set goals, and review progress over time.
• Communicate professionally and effectively with Mulberry Education and, where appropriate, with university Disability Advisor teams.
• Maintain accurate, secure digital records in line with Mulberry Education and Department for Education requirements.
• Manage their own timetable and take a proactive approach to supporting student engagement.

About you

• Has experience supporting individuals with Specific Learning Difficulties (e.g. dyslexia, dyscalculia, dyspraxia). This experience does not need to be exclusively with adult learners.
• Has a strong understanding of the demands of academic study at university level.
• Has excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Is able to provide consistent, in-person support at University of Exeter.

Essential requirements

To be eligible for this role, you must meet the Department for Education's criteria for Specialist one-to-one Study Skills and Strategy Support. This includes current membership of one of the following UK professional bodies:

• PATOSS (Full or Associate membership)
• British Dyslexia Association (Professional membership)
• ADSHE (Professional membership)
• Dyslexia Guild (Associate, Member, or Fellow)

Membership of one of the above professional bodies is an essential and non-negotiable requirement for this role. Unfortunately, we are unable to consider applications from candidates who do not currently hold one of these memberships.

Please send your CV and the following information

• Which professional body membership you hold.
• Whether you are available for in person support at University of Exeter.
• Experience or relevant job titles: Teacher, Special Educational Needs Teacher, SENCO, Dyslexia Tutor, Tutor.