Sessional Tutor

**Sessional Tutor (Business) - University of Brighton International College**

Foundation Certificate and International Year One teaching £34.99 per hour for class contact plus holiday pay. Pre-Masters Subject Modules £43.60 per hour for class contact plus holiday pay. Tutorial/Meeting rate £18.76 per hour. Between 4 and 18 hours per week.

At the University of Brighton International College, we’re looking to appoint a Sessional Business Tutor to join our successful team and provide stimulating, effective teaching to international students preparing to study on undergraduate and/or postgraduate programmes at the University of Brighton. You will be responsible for teaching a range of modules in Business (including Accounting Finance, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Marketing and Organisational Behaviour) to students in Foundation Certificate, International Year One and/or Pre-master’s programmes

More specifically, this will involve:

- a range of learning activities including active learning, and workshops.
- giving feedback and marking summative work.
- reviewing progress, ensuring VLE engagement and helping students to achieve their potential. Students may also be signposted to other non-academic support as needed.
- work to support the development of student e-Portfolio

**You will** be planning, preparing, delivering, reviewing and making enhancements to all these learning experiences for students, including:

- Delivering lessons and other learning activities that engage and inspire students to achieve and learn effectively
- Creating and updating active learning and assessment content, and sharing these across the Kaplan International Pathways network
- Embedding appropriate digital technologies in learning and assessment methods to add value, create efficiency and improve engagement
- Working with colleagues to ensure consistency of delivery of content and assessment processes and sharing these across the Kaplan International Pathways network
- Supporting students to develop their e-portfolio
- Developing and implementing a range of innovative teaching methods that engage and meet the needs of all students
- Devising and delivering a range of enrichment and enhancement activities that raise students’ aspirations and achievements using relevant industry and academic networks
- Developing and implementing module examinations and other forms of assessment, marking, providing feedback to students and moderation and standardisation
- Supporting the use of digital technologies in learning activities and develop your own competencies through personal and professional development;
- Assisting with the development and maintenance of the College Virtual Learning Environment (VLE).
- Maintaining accurate and up-to-date records of student attendance and performance and use these to inform reports to stakeholders
- Participating in regular meetings with teaching and support staff and represent the College at appropriate events and meetings
- Acting as a Learning Advisor including reviewing students’ progress, checking on VLE engagement, monitoring welfare and offering support/intervention where required
- Participating in all relevant administration and organisational tasks; registering student attendance; fulfilling any other duties as designated by the College Management

To help you succeed in your role, we will train you in our products and services so that you understand the broader context of your role and we will work with you to determine what additional training you will need to do your job better and develop professionally. Lastly, we will work hard to ensure that you are supported and guided so that you enjoy your job and achieve your potential.

**About you**

The role would be ideally suited to someone who has experience of teaching Business in Higher Education and wants to develop.

To be considered for the role, you will need:

- Experience of teaching Business at Levels three and four (including Accounting Finance, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Marketing and Organisational Behaviour), preferably to International Students at Foundation level and above. A teaching qualification would be an advantage.
- The ability to plan, deliver and review a range of learning activities that guide and support students to achieve and flourish
- The ability to develop and update innovative teaching material that engages all students
- The ability to work collaboratively as part of a range of different teams in order to continually improve the student experience
- Flexibility and willingness to work under pressure to deadlines in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
- A strong commitment to continuous professional development and a proven track record of using this to enhance the student experience
- Demonstrable experience of using technology to inform teaching practice and a willingness to embrace innovations
- A Post Graduate qualification but strong first degree or relevant professional experience will be