Specialist Study Skills Tutor

2 weeks ago

Cardiff, United Kingdom Beacon Support Full time

Beacon Support Ltd. are recruiting for a Specialist One-to-One Study Skills and Strategy Support Tutor (ASC) to work with Higher Education students. The position offers flexible hours to work around you, whilst helping to make a difference to students’ educational experiences.

**Benefits**:

- £30 - £40 per hour, plus a generous holiday entitlement
- Thorough induction training and staff development
- A dynamic CPD programme with regular training events, including ADHD and ASC training
- Autonomy to manage own case load whilst still having ready access to a support manager
- Being part of a professional and caring team for joined up working
- Access to resources and peer support

We have students with Autistic Spectrum Conditions, who require one to one support with their higher education studies. Tutors work with an Individual Learning Plan (ILP) and act as facilitators to help students develop learning strategies that will improve their study skills and enable them to become independent learners. This specialist support addresses the issues which some students might have in acquiring, recalling and retaining information in written and spoken language as well as the range of memory, organisational, attention and numeracy difficulties that students with ASCs often face when working in an HE context

**Requirements**:

- Degree
- Teaching qualification

AND EITHER:

- NAS 6 modules and SPELL course
- NAS 6 modules and NADP Working Effectively with Autistic University Students course
- NAS 6 modules and Optimum Mentoring and Study Skills and Strategy Support for autistic and ADHD students in HE course
- NAS 6 modules and in-house/other accredited training for autism in HE
- Optimum course: Autism and ADHD in Higher Education

OR

A relevant degree/PG cert (Autism)/Masters (Autism/Disability)

AND
- Teaching qualification
- NAS Autism and Girls online course

This is a specialist role, so applicants should have substantial experience of working with students with ASC on a 1 to 1 basis, also experience of working with these disabilities in an educational/learning environment and a good working knowledge of assistive technologies and related AT study skills strategies would be desirable.

An in-depth knowledge and understanding of autistic thinking and learning is needed.

An awareness of the strengths which students on the autism spectrum can bring to a learning situation and the skills to help students to make use of these strengths and overcome barriers to learning.
- **Applicants must be willing to meet with students on a face-to-face basis if this is a request for their support provision.**_

**Further skills/requirements include**:

- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to identify different strategies that enable students to build on their learning strengths
- Excellent organisational skills
- Accurate spelling and grammar skills
- Reliability and punctuality
- Ability to maintain a confidential and professional working relationship

This is a fixed term/rolling contract.

Beacon Support Ltd. is an equal opportunities employer.

**Job Types**: Part-time, Zero hours contract

**Salary**: £30.00-£40.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Flexitime

Schedule:

- Flexitime

**Education**:

- Bachelor's (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- autism training (see list) (preferred)
- teaching qualification (required)

Work Location: In person

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