Study Skills Specialist (SpLD)

CLEAR CONTENT LIMITED; Sunderland; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Holiday pay £3.62 per hour

CPD allowance

Free CPD online training

Workplace pension

Job summary

Clear Links Support is recruiting for One-to-One Study Skills Specialists to support students with a Specific Learning Difference (SpLD) studying in Edinburgh and Sunderland.

You will develop study skills, time management and planning strategies tailored to higher education. The role requires in-person work at the two universities, with flexible hours and CPD opportunities. A professional body membership is required, and UK work eligibility must be met.

Qualifications

• Membership of at least one professional body: PATOSS, BDA, PASSHE or The Dyslexia Guild.

Responsibilities

• Provide study skills strategies to help students with SpLD in higher education.
• Develop skills in time management, essay planning, online studying, memory, organisation and referencing.
• Work with students at University of Edinburgh or University of Sunderland in-person.

Education

PATOSS, BDA, PASSHE, The Dyslexia Guild membership

Job description

Clear Links Support is recruiting for One-to-One Study Skills Specialists to support students with a Specific Learning Difference (SpLD) studying in Edinburgh and Sunderland.

Edinburgh, Sunderland

£30.00 + £3.62 holiday pay per hour

The Role

You will be working with students to provide strategies to develop the study skills required when studying in higher education. This can include developing skills in time management, essay planning and studying online, as well as strategies to develop students' memory, organisation and referencing skills.

Pay: £30 per hour plus £3.62 holiday pay per hour.

We offer:

• Flexible working hours to suit your availability
• Competitive hourly pay rate, plus holiday pay per hour (£3.62 for this role)
• Continuous Professional Development allowance
• Free CPD accredited online training on relevant topics
• Workplace pension scheme
• A dedicated team of office staff and a single point of contact to support you in the role

Requirements

• Applicants must be available to provide in-person support at either University of Edinburgh or University of Sunderland. We expect work to be available from September 2025.
• Applicants should have membership (full or associate level) of at least one of these professional bodies: PATOSS, BDA, PASSHE, The Dyslexia Guild.
• It is desirable that applicants have experience in a similar role within the last five years.
• Applicants should also have an understanding of the impact of disabilities in the further/higher education context.
• Applicants must be able to work in a way that promotes the safety and wellbeing of children and young people.
• By the start of employment, the successful candidate must have permission to work in the UK in accordance with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996.
• This post is also subject to satisfactory references, a background check under the PVG Scheme for work in Scotland, as well as other applicable pre-employment checks.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader and are positive about the employment of disabled people. Disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the advertised vacancy will be contacted to discuss their application further.

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We aim to process applications within 7 working days but during busy periods this may take longer.