Study Skills Officer

Farnborough College of Technology; Aldershot; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

LGPS Pension

32 days holiday

Onsite gym

Employee Assistance Programme

Free on-site parking

Job summary

Farnborough College of Technology in Farnborough is seeking a proactive Library Assistant to support learners and staff in the Library and Learner Services, assisting with academic writing and research skills and running enrichment activities.

Based at Farnborough and able to travel to Fleet and Aldershot as required, you should have experience in a library, college or office environment, a keen interest in helping people, and strong communication and administrative skills.

Qualifications

• Experience in a library, college or office environment.
• Interest in working with people.
• Eye for detail and strong communication and administrative skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide library support to learners and staff.
• Promote study skills services and run workshops and 1:1 sessions on referencing and library skills.
• Assist with enrolments and support learners with academic writing and research skills.
• Engage with learners to support their potential.

Skills

Communication skills

Administrative skills

People skills

Job description

This is a great opportunity to support our learners working both in the College Library and Learner Services. Working as part of a team you will be providing library support to learners and staff including supporting learners understanding of academic writing and research skills as well as more traditional library assistant tasks. You will need a “can do” attitude and will be expected to get involved in a variety of different services to support our learners, from running enrichment activities to helping with enrolments.

You will be tasked with promoting study skills services and providing workshops and 1:1 session on referencing and library skills as required. Moreover, the role involves direct interaction with students and staff, managing learner behaviour, and contributing to community-building activities within the college.

Applicants should have experience in a library, college or office environment and should have a keen interest in working with people. You should have an eye for detail and great communication and administrative skills.

In addition, you need to be an enthusiastic and motivated individual who can engage with FE students to ensure that they reach their full potential.

The successful candidate will be based at our Farnborough site but will need to be able to drive to visit our sites at Fleet and Aldershot when necessary.

This is a superb opportunity for a first-class applicant to work in a highly respected and top-performing college that was recently named in the Sunday Times list of one of Britain’s Best Places to Work.

Benefits include:

• LGPS Pension
• 32 days holiday (including Bank Holidays)
• onsite gym (specific hours only)
• Employee Assistance Programme including Savings Centre offering retail discounts
• Refectory and free on-site parking

Farnborough College of Technology is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

Interviews will take place shortly after the published closing date or when a suitable number of appropriate applications have been received, so early submissions are encouraged. Suitable candidates may be interviewed before the closing date, and we reserve the right to withdraw the position if an early appointment is made.

Please note we do not accept speculative applications from agencies.

Safeguarding for Employees

The College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.

Positions within the College will involve contact with young people and vulnerable adults. Consequently, post-holders will be obliged to demonstrate and maintain their suitability to work with young people and vulnerable adults. This will include a requirement to undertake an enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check, in addition to referencing and qualification checks.

Disclosure and Barring Service

Farnborough College of Technology complies fully with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Code of Practice regarding the correct handling, storage, retention and disposal of Disclosures and Disclosure information, and undertakes not to discriminate unfairly against any subject of a disclosure on the basis of a conviction or other information revealed.

Since the post for which you are applying may involve unsupervised access to children and vulnerable adults, it will be exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exemptions Amendment Order 1986) please refer to the DBS website for further information.

Candidates who are offered an interview for such posts will be required to disclose details, cautions (including final warnings or reprimands), or convictions which are not "protected" as defined by the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013 and 2020), or any other matters that may be relevant to their suitability to work for the College. The College will regard any failure to disclose your criminal record as a breach of trust. It is College Policy that all candidates will be subject to a Disclosure check if offered the post for which the application has been made. Please note that the College is unable to consider an application further if the candidate declines to complete the Disclosure form.