Study Skills Tutor
Are you passionate about providing valuable support to students with Specific Learning Difficulties such as Dyslexia and ADHD? Do you enjoy the idea of working in a flexible environment appeal to you? In the role of a Study Skills tutor, you will support students with Specific Learning Difficulties at The University of Aberdeen in hybrid and face to face settings.
Responsibilities:
- Provide tailored one-to-one support with students you have been assigned to based on their specific learning difficulties. This should include goal setting and time scales for achieving these goals.
- Assist students with organisational skills such as time management, creating action plans to work towards deadlines, and diary implementation.
- Helping to address memory, attention, and numeracy difficulties that students may face when studying in a Higher Education setting.
- Help with their research skills by assisting them to access ranges of resources, and helping to decipher between appropriate and inappropriate sources.
- Support with the correct usage of references and compiling bibliographies.
- Provide help with writing skills, and how to structure their work.
- Encourage students to build on existing strengths so they are able to develop their independence.
- Support with comprehension skills, such as helping your students understand key phrases, inferring information from text, reading strategies, paraphrasing and summarising.
- Behave in a confidential and professional manner at all times with students.
- Work closely with Randstad and ensure any concerns regarding students are communicated immediately.
Requirements
- Must be able to provide face to face support, blended at the least (If you can only provide remote support, unfortunately, you will not be considered).
- Have experience in supporting students with Specific Learning Difficulties such as Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Dyscalculia, as well as ADHD, Autism and Mental Health.
- Aware of university life and complexities of academic studies.
- Relevant degree and qualifications that would help to support you in this role.
- Organisational skills - to be able to manage your workload of multiple students.
- Be reliable and punctual at all times when having sessions with students.
- Accurate spelling and grammar skills.
- Have an understanding on how to use platforms such as Zoom, Microsoft Teams etc.
- Ideally, you will hold a PGCE or PGDE Qualification.
Benefits of being a Study Skills tutor with Randstad:
- £28 per hour + holiday pay, pension and addiitonal benefits.
- E-Learning & CPD.
- A dedicated, professional and friendly consultant to guide you through your journey with Randstad.
- Useful video tutorials on how to use our system.
- Flexible working role, hours that suit you and managing your own caseload (this can include part time or full time hours depending on your personal life, work life and availability).
- Hapi App - discounts and benefits on 100's of companies.
- Integrated member of the University Team - you will have your own University email address and campus access.
- Team meetings.
Desirable
It would be beneficial if you have membership of one of the below organisations at the stated level.
- The Professional Association of Teachers of Students with Specific Learning Difficulties (PATOSS) - Full or associate membership.
- British Dyslexia Association (BDA) - Full professional membership.
- The Association of Dyslexia Specialists in Higher Education (ADSHE) - Professional membership.
- Dyslexia Guild Associate Member (ADG) o Associate Member (ADG FE/HE) o Member (MDG).
If you meet the requirements for this role and you would like to expand your experience working with people with specialist learning difficulties please be sure to apply for this role!
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