Academic Development Tutor

Salary: £25,300 - £28,345 pro rata of £28,929 - £32,411
Contract Type: Permanent, 37 hours per week, 40 weeks per year
Closing Date: 02-06-2023 12 Midday
Support/Academic/Management: Support

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join University College Birmingham’s CASE (Centre for Academic Skills and English) team, who play a crucial role in the development of students’ academic skills. You’ll be working to support our diverse students to succeed academically by developing their academic English, and related skills.

You will provide 1:1 academic support for HE students, in addition to delivering bespoke academic skills support for groups/ in workshops. You will also contribute to the development of our high-quality online support packages.

You will have experience of supporting students with their academic skills in an HE educational setting and will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Benefits: 

• Excellent Local Government Pension Scheme
  • Employer Contribution  – 20.9%
• Subsidised private healthcare provided by Aviva including a Digital GP Service
• Employee Assistance Programme inclusive of counselling services, financial wellbeing support and bereavement support
• Annual health MOTs with our Registered Nurse
• Excellent staff development opportunities including professional qualification sponsorship
• A variety of salary sacrifice schemes including car, technology and cycle. 
• Heavily-subsidised on-site car parking in central Birmingham
• Hybrid working opportunities
• Free on-site gym membership

Closing Date - Friday 2 June 2023 at midday 

Standard information:

UCB is an equal opportunities employer.

University College Birmingham is proud to have been voted UK University of the Year in the prestigious 2022 Whatuni Student Choice Awards. We are also the best university for Student Support. The awards are voted for by students showcasing the incredible relationships we foster here at University College Birmingham between Staff and Students.

UCB has a unique collaborative partnership with the University of Warwick - Ranked sixth in the 2022 Guardian League Tables and named the runner-up in the Times University of the Year 2022 and the Times University of the Year 2022 for Teaching Quality.

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