Practice Based Learning Assistant

1 week ago

Belfast, United Kingdom The Open University UK Full time

Practice Based Learning Assistant (Northern Ireland)**Advert Reference Number**:378**Job Location**:Belfast, Remote/Hybrid**Department**:Regions & Nations (HWSC)**Salary**:£31,387 to £32,296**Closing Date**:Tuesday 19th November**Weekly Working Hours**:37**Contract Type**:Fixed Term Contract**Fixed Term Contract: End Date**:31st July 2026**Welsh Language Standard**:Not Applicable
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**About the Role**

We are seeking a highly organised and enthusiastic individual to manage, develop and coordinate placement activity to facilitate the delivery of the School’s Professional Programmes. You will support the professional programmes and staff tutors in managing the development and maintenance of student practice placements in line with the requirements of their professional body.

You will ensure that efficient systems, processes, and procedures are in place to develop and support practice based learning experiences for students. Working with colleagues from across the University, you will be responsible for administrative processes, data entry, validation and maintenance related to the practice-based learning experience of students. You will be a point of contact for prospective students, current students and their employers or sponsors and the wider team relating to practice-based learning experience.

You will have strongly developed technological, administrative, and organisational skills, with a relevant degree or equivalent qualification and demonstrable experience relevant to the role. You will be highly motivated, able to demonstrate flexibility, excellent communication, team working and a commitment to collaborative working across organisational boundaries. You will need to be flexible, adaptable and have the ability to work independently and as part of a team.

**Key Responsibilities**
- To address non-academic (i.e., not directly pertaining to teaching and learning) service requests in respect of all professional practice programmes (PPPs) within the individual’s agreed remit.
- To manage and provide support with enquiries related to Practice Learning.
- To support the provision and management of electronic student portfolios, as relevant.
- To maintain a robust knowledge of the requirements of PPPs within the individual’s agreed remit, using a variety of information technology hardware and software to support management and compliance with all such requirements.
- To contribute to the effective management of the PPPs within the individual’s agreed remit, showing initiative regarding the provision of support, advice and guidance to students, sponsoring agencies, other academic institutions, and employers regarding these programmes.
- To undertake any other non-academic PPP duties within the University as required.

**Skills and Experience**

For a full list of the skills and experience required for this role, please seeattached here.

**Essential Requirements**

**Key Information**

**Interview date: To be confirmed**

Job share and flexible working patterns will be considered.

**Early closing date notification**

**CV and Supporting Statement, up to 1,000 words. You should set out in your statement why you’re interested in this role and provide examples of where your skills and experience meet the required competencies for this role as detailed in the above essential and desirable criteria.

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