Academic Skills Adviser

Salary

Salary: Grade 5: £34,610- £41,064 per annum

Contractual hours

35

Basis

Full Time

Job category/type

Professional Services

Date posted

17/12/2025

Job reference

REQ000430

Student Services

Fixed Term: 12 months

This role may be eligible for visa sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route. If requiring visa sponsorship, the successful applicant will also need to meet a range of individual criteria to satisfy Home Office requirements. If the role is offered on a part-time basis, this might also affect eligibility.

Applicants are encouraged to individually assess whether they may be eligible for visa sponsorship prior to applying. More information on eligibility can be found on the Government website.

THE POST – Academic Skills Adviser

This key role within the University's Student Advice and Development Department supports student success by providing evidence based academic skills development across the University. The post holder will offer tailored one-to-one support and design, lead, and facilitate curriculum embedded sessions and masterclasses for students from all disciplines and levels of study.

You will support learners to reach their academic potential through expert guidance in areas such as academic writing, study strategies, critical thinking, and assessment preparation. Working in partnership with academic and professional services colleagues, you will also contribute to the creation and delivery of high quality masterclasses and learning resources that enhance the overall student experience.

As an Academic Skills Adviser you will be responsible for:

• Providing one on one advice and guidance to students across all schools.
• Working closely with colleagues in the university to support student success and student retention for the University.
• Conducting Lectures and masterclasses to support an array of diverse students.
• Creating content for the Academic Skills website, podcast and Youtube channel.

The successful candidate should have the following:

• Experience in working in Higher Education

• Educated to degree level, or relevant experience.

• Experience of planning and delivering lectures and promoting services

• Experience of designing and delivering masterclasses for academic skills support

• A working knowledge of learning technologies

• Excellent relationships with internal and external colleagues

• Ability to work on own initiative, team building and strong IT skills.

It is essential that you have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both oral and written. You will have demonstrable interpersonal skills, well-developed customer care skills, and be familiar with the MS Office suite.

ABOUT US

The University of the West of Scotland is one of Scotland's largest and most dynamic modern universities. Our reach across the country, together with our London campus, means that UWS is a significant force in global knowledge creation, innovation, and a leading provider of undergraduate, postgraduate and research degree education. Our degrees provide students with a transformational experience; equipping them with highly sought-after graduate skills that set them up for global success in world-leading sectors, industries and businesses.

With cutting-edge courses, modern pedagogy and practical knowledge, we enable our students and staff to experience the joy of learning, teaching, research and innovation, and apply their knowledge for the benefit of others.

UWS is officially ranked by Times Higher Education in the top 200 universities worldwide under 50 years old (2024 Young University Rankings)

Our professional services teams are the backbone of UWS, providing robust and innovative solutions to support the vast range of work across learning and teaching, and research and innovation. You will join a supportive and dedicated team, playing a key role in a range of work that will help drive forward our ambition to deliver world-leading research, and graduates who will design, shape and build a new future.

We offer our staff a caring and supportive environment, across five campuses, and a competitive benefits package which includes:

• 24 days of annual leave, plus a further 12 days for public/university holidays

• An additional days leave on your birthday

• Defined benefit contribution pension scheme (including death in service benefits upon joining the scheme

• A flexible approach to working pattern and work-life balance

• Employee discount scheme across 3,500 retailers

• Fitness facilities across our campuses

• Access to a range of health and wellbeing resources, including occupational health, physiotherapy and access to our Employee Assistance Programme

• Professional, career and research development opportunities.

Interview Date: Wednesday 4th February 2026

Please note that the appointment will be made on the first point of the salary scale (unless by exception, where evidence would need to be provided).

The University reserves the right to shorten/extend the closing date of any position where a high/low volume of suitable applications are received. Therefore, if you are interested in this role, an early application would be encouraged.

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UWS is committed to equality and diversity and welcomes applications from underrepresented groups.

UWS is a "Disability Confident" employer.

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