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Academic Skills Advisor
| Posting date: | 16 August 2024 |
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| Salary: | £30,487 to £32,982 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 29 August 2024 |
| Location: | Ormskirk, Lancashire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Edge Hill University |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | EHA2015-0824 |
Summary
We’re here to create and harness knowledge, to deliver opportunity for everyone.
About the Role
This is an exciting opportunity for an Academic Skills Advisor to join Library and Learning Services, based in the Catalyst Building at the heart of the Ormskirk Campus. You will work as part of a team of student-centred academic skill practitioners, making a positive impact to the student experience.
Your main duties and responsibilities will include:
Providing 1-2-1 appointments for students to support and develop their academic skills
Designing and delivering workshops, webinars and classroom based academic skills sessions to small and large groups
Developing digital learning materials that students can access in a way that suits them
For informal enquiries about this vacancy, you may wish to contact: Claire Olson, Senior Academic Skills Advisor at Olsonc@edgehill.ac.uk.
About You
As Academic Skills Advisor you will have:
Experience of providing academic skills support to students in Further or Higher Education
A student-centred approach which develops student confidence and autonomy
Ability to work well as part of a busy team
A can-do attitude and solution focussed approach
At Edge Hill University we value the benefits a rich and diverse workforce brings to our community and therefore welcome applications from all sections of society.
Rewards & Benefits
A minimum of 36 days annual leave per annum (inclusive of bank holiday and University closure days)
Free foreign language evening classes
Discounted membership to our onsite state-of-the-art sport and leisure facilities
Staff benefits scheme, which provides you with discounts across the high street, supermarket shopping, cinema tickets, dining out and more.
Employee assistance programme with access to free confidential counselling sessions, legal & financial advice, and as health & wellbeing resources
A wide range of development programmes to enhance your career
Beautiful award-winning on-campus working environment.
Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme with our employer contribution of 17.8%
About Us
At Edge Hill University we believe in the life changing opportunities knowledge can create. Since 1885, we’ve been creating access to knowledge for those who may not have had the opportunity to before.
Today, the effect we have has a far-reaching impact, not just for those who come to study here but for those who work, invest in, and live in our local communities too. So, if you’ve ever wondered if one person can make a difference, simply speak to our alumni, students, and award-winning staff.
Because for us education isn’t about how much you take in. It’s about what you take out into the world.
Inspiring minds and changing futures since 1885, Edge Hill University is “A great success story… an institution that improves and impresses year after year” – Times Higher Education
About the Role
This is an exciting opportunity for an Academic Skills Advisor to join Library and Learning Services, based in the Catalyst Building at the heart of the Ormskirk Campus. You will work as part of a team of student-centred academic skill practitioners, making a positive impact to the student experience.
Your main duties and responsibilities will include:
Providing 1-2-1 appointments for students to support and develop their academic skills
Designing and delivering workshops, webinars and classroom based academic skills sessions to small and large groups
Developing digital learning materials that students can access in a way that suits them
For informal enquiries about this vacancy, you may wish to contact: Claire Olson, Senior Academic Skills Advisor at Olsonc@edgehill.ac.uk.
About You
As Academic Skills Advisor you will have:
Experience of providing academic skills support to students in Further or Higher Education
A student-centred approach which develops student confidence and autonomy
Ability to work well as part of a busy team
A can-do attitude and solution focussed approach
At Edge Hill University we value the benefits a rich and diverse workforce brings to our community and therefore welcome applications from all sections of society.
Rewards & Benefits
A minimum of 36 days annual leave per annum (inclusive of bank holiday and University closure days)
Free foreign language evening classes
Discounted membership to our onsite state-of-the-art sport and leisure facilities
Staff benefits scheme, which provides you with discounts across the high street, supermarket shopping, cinema tickets, dining out and more.
Employee assistance programme with access to free confidential counselling sessions, legal & financial advice, and as health & wellbeing resources
A wide range of development programmes to enhance your career
Beautiful award-winning on-campus working environment.
Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme with our employer contribution of 17.8%
About Us
At Edge Hill University we believe in the life changing opportunities knowledge can create. Since 1885, we’ve been creating access to knowledge for those who may not have had the opportunity to before.
Today, the effect we have has a far-reaching impact, not just for those who come to study here but for those who work, invest in, and live in our local communities too. So, if you’ve ever wondered if one person can make a difference, simply speak to our alumni, students, and award-winning staff.
Because for us education isn’t about how much you take in. It’s about what you take out into the world.
Inspiring minds and changing futures since 1885, Edge Hill University is “A great success story… an institution that improves and impresses year after year” – Times Higher Education
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