Student Achievement Adviser

Job reference
1398A
Date posted
13/02/2023
Application closing date
27/02/2023
Location
Horsforth, Leeds
Salary
The starting salary will be from £28,762 up to £34,308 per annum in Grade 6, depending on qualifications and experience
Package
Please refer to the attached Candidate Information
Contractual hours
35
Basis
Full Time
Job category/type
Professional
Attachments
1398 - Candidate Information Student Achievement Adviser - February 2023.pdf

Student Achievement Adviser

Job description
We are looking to recruit a Student Achievement Adviser to work with individual students and with groups to deliver academic skills tuition and support. The successful candidate will report to the Student Achievement Manager and will work alongside programme/departmental teams, including personal tutors, to encourage and support academic skill development.

The successful candidate will be enthusiastic, innovative and versatile in their approach, demonstrating excellent communication skills and the ability to establish strong working relationships with students and staff.

Applicants will need a good honours degree and a teaching qualification. Experience of tuition in Higher Education and a good, up-to-date knowledge of how different students learn is essential. As well as working with traditional undergraduate students, the role will involve supporting mature learners, apprentices and foundation level students. Experience of working with students from widening participation backgrounds, and those with English as a second/other language would be advantageous. In addition to English and literacy skill development, applications from those with experience of supporting learners with statistics, data handling and statistical software are welcome.

Employees of the University have access to a wide range of benefits including our generous contributory pension schemes, excellent holiday entitlements, on-site sport and fitness centre membership, car park permit scheme and Employee Assistance Programme. We also operate a free shuttle bus to Horsforth station and have an externally owned day nursery facility on campus, along with plenty of shopping, leisure and travel discounts available. Our health and wellbeing offer provides the opportunity to engage in a variety of activities and includes high quality health articles relating to current national and University specific initiatives.

Hours of work will be 35 hours per week, normally 9.00am to 5.00pm, Monday to Friday. The role is based on-campus.

Closing date for applications: Monday 27th* February 2023*

Interviews for this post are expected to take place on Friday 10th* March 2023*

If you have any queries about the application process, please email jobs@leedstrinity.ac.uk or call 0113 283 7130.

Leeds Trinity University values diversity and inclusion and particularly encourages applications from the following groups as they are currently under-represented at this level within the University: Women, LGBT+ and Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic applicants, as well as candidates with disabilities, whether hidden or otherwise. The University will consider all forms of flexible working arrangements.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: £28,762.00-£34,308.00 per year