Study Skills Lecturer - Manchester (Timperley)

Gbs Uk; West Timperley; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK educational institution is seeking full-time Study Skills Lecturers to develop and teach essential study skills across various higher education programs. Responsibilities include designing courses, delivering evaluations, and providing individualized feedback to enhance student learning. Ideal candidates will have a Master's degree, lecturing experience, and a commitment to support diverse adult learners. The role requires flexibility in teaching hours and offers various perks and benefits.

Benefits

1-day extra leave per year

Workplace pension scheme

Tuition reimbursement for career development courses

Flexible Benefits: Cycle to Work, Workplace Nursery

Perks@Work discounts platform

Reward and recognition programme

500 award employee referral scheme

Discretionary annual performance bonus

Qualifications

• Hold a Master's degree and previous lecturing experience in higher education.
• Experience teaching adult learners and providing study skills support.
• Ability to lead specific areas of literacy development.

Responsibilities

• Design and document bespoke courses and workshop plans.
• Deliver and evaluate teaching to enhance student experience.
• Provide feedback on academic writing and study skills.

Skills

Previous UK HE lecturing experience

Digital literacy

Advanced communication skills

Individual and group study skills support

Education

Master's degree in relevant subject area

PhD (desirable)

Job description

The role: We are currently seeking full-time Study Skills Lecturers who will work in close collaboration with subject lecturers to develop and teach study skills within the curriculum across a range of HE programmes from Foundation to Masters Level as part of our BSU, UoS and OBU partnerships. This includes for example, improving English language and numeracy, organisational and presentation skills, digital literacy and basic IT skills, reading, writing and higher order research skills. Due to our delivery model, we require flexibility to teach during weekdays, evenings and at weekends. Please note this role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

What you'll be doing:

• Designing/documenting bespoke courses, digital resources, workshop plans and individual schemes of work as required to develop study skills in the curricula
• Delivering/evaluating teaching and identifying areas for potential improvement to enhance the quality of teaching, learning and overall student experience in accordance with the GBSs Learning and Teaching strategy
• Providing feedback on individual and class progress in their understanding of academic writing and other relevant study skills
• Providing tutorial consultations with students, constructive comments individual to each student's need, explaining where work fails to meet assessment criteria and suggesting ways to improve their work / working practices
• Recording details from these appointments for statistical, evaluation and quality purposes, and to refer students to other services as appropriate
• Effectively engaging with VLE and research resources and facilitate students learning by means of engagement with online resources and activities

Requirements:

• You will hold a Master's degree in relevant subject area (PhD desirable)
• You will have previous UK HE lecturing experience in the wider subject area
• You will have successful track record of teaching adult learners from diverse backgrounds on HE programmes
• You will have proven experience of providing individual and group study skills support in response to identified learning needs
• You will be willing to lead a specific area of literacy development, such as reading, writing, critical thinking, numeracy, digital skills, research skills (quantitative or qualitative), project and dissertation support, peer-assisted learning
• You will be able to demonstrate a high level of digital literacy and advanced communication skills

Desirable:

• Expertise in digital educational resources development, course design and curriculum development
• DELTA qualification
• A Postgraduate Certificate of Academic Practice or equivalent teaching qualification (or commitment to enrol on a teaching programme during the probationary period and complete within three years) or Fellowship of HEA (or international equivalent)
• 1-day extra leave per year of service, up to a maximum of 5 days
• Workplace pension scheme
• Tuition reimbursement for career development courses
• Flexible Benefits: Cycle to Work, Workplace Nursery, Tech scheme and much more
• Perks@Work discounts platform, wellbeing centre and much more
• Reward and recognition programme
• 500 award employee referral scheme
• Discretionary annual performance bonus