Study Skills Lecturer - Birmingham

GBS • Full-time • Birmingham • 10m ago

GBS is seeking a Study Skills Lecturer to support our students in developing effective learning strategies by delivering workshops and one-on-one sessions focusing on academic skills, including writing, research, time management, and exam preparation.

As a Study Skills Lecturer you 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. 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.

This role requires flexibility to work evenings and weekends as required.

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Main Responsibilities

Working collaboratively to teach academic literacies and digital skills and providing assignment support
Designing/documenting bespoke courses, digital resources, workshop plans and individual schemes of work as required to develop study skills in the curricula, ensuring current, relevant and effective skills are consistently delivered across GBS
Delivering/evaluating teaching and identifying areas for potential improvement, recommending these to the Dean and Associate Dean to enhance the quality of teaching, learning and overall student experience in accordance with the GBS’s Learning and Teaching strategy
Maintaining accurate records ensuring compliance and maintenance of relevant systems, including monitoring student attendance
Participating in, and occasionally leading, CPD to maintain currency in specialist areas and in inclusive teaching practices
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 that are reactive to the individual student 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.
Contributing to GBS quality assurance systems and processes.

Requirements

Essential

Master's degree and/or a PhD in the relevant area
Successful track record of teaching adult learners from diverse backgrounds on HE programmes
Proven experience of providing individual and group study skills support in response to identified learning needs
Willingness 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;
High level of digital literacy and advanced communication skills

Desirable