Study Skills Tutor
| Posting date: | 23 May 2025 |
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| Salary: | £28 to £29 per hour |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 30 May 2025 |
| Location: | Belfast, County Antrim, BT71NN |
| Company: | Randstad Education |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | PR-1407659_1747997082 |
Summary
Are you a dedicated Study Skills Tutor passionate about helping students achieve their academic potential? Have you been looking for a flexible, part time role to fit around your own schedule?
Then Randstad student support has the perfect role for you!
We are seeking a Specialist Study Skills Tutor (SPLD) with the insight and empathy in Belfast to empower independent learning and confidence in higher education.
This SpLD Tutor role is set to begin at the start of the new academic year from September 2025 and is a hybrid role. All successful candidates must be able to travel to Queens University Belfast and the University of Ulster and offer both in person and online sessions flexibly to meet student preferences.
As a Specialist-one-to-one Study Skills Support Worker with Randstad, you will provide learning support and academic guidance. This includes creating an individual learning plan that has been tailored to the student's needs and encourages them to become an independent learner.
As a Specialist-one-to-one Study Skills Support Worker, you are required to support students to:
Develop independence.
Build on strengths and learning strategies.
Create strategies around organisation and time management.
Create action plans to stay on track with studies.
Build on research skills - widening knowledge by using a variety of sources.
Distinguish appropriate sources and how to correctly use references
Build on comprehension skills within reading and writing.
It is expected that you would act professionally and maintain confidentiality within your role at all times, sharing all relevant information with Randstad to ensure the best possible service to your students.
Requirements for the role:
As this is a specialist role, you must hold membership with one of the below relevant professional bodies. All students you will be supporting are funded by the Disabled Students Allowance (DSA) meaning all candidates providing this role must adhere to the qualification framework set out by the DfE:
British Dyslexia Association (BDA)
Professional Membership The Association of Dyslexia (ADSHE)
Dyslexia Guild
The Professional Association of Teachers of Students with Specific Learning Difficulties (PATOSS)
Desirable skills include:
Experience of working with clients with specific learning difficulties
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Ability to identify ways of helping students to build on their learning strengths whilst maintaining a confidential and professional working relationship
Punctuality and reliability
Good organisational skills
Ability to manage a caseload of students
Benefits of working with Randstad:
We offer flexible working hours - you can select your own schedule!
£28 per hour plus accrued holiday pay
Working for the UK's leading provider of non medical help support
Access to an online timesheet system - meaning quicker turnaround on student approvals
Engaged on a pay as you earn PAYE contract
Weekly payment for all approved timesheets
Join our Support Worker meetings & best practice sessions
Free CPD / elearning upon included within the registration
Free Employee Assistance Helpline
Access to online discounts hub
Workplace Pension Scheme
Entitled to maternity, paternity, adoption and sick leave
Refer a friend scheme - unlimited cap on all successful referrals!
If you are shortlisted for the role, we will contact you for a short informal chat about the role followed by a formal interview. If you are successful following the interview stage, you will then be taken through the registration process.
If you have any questions call the office on 0161 247 8800.