Academic Skills Lecturer

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The role is a full‑time, permanent position (40 hrs/week) based in London (Greenford or East London, On‑Site). Salary: £55,000.

Our Vision:
Changing lives through education.

We are currently seeking full‑time Study Skills Lecturers to work in collaboration with subject lecturers and develop and teach study skills across a range of HE programmes from Foundation to Masters level within the BSU, UoS and OBU partnerships. This includes improving English language and numeracy, organisational and presentation skills, digital literacy and basic IT skills, reading, writing and higher‑order research skills.

Due to our delivery model, flexibility to teach during weekdays, evenings and weekends is required.

Please note:

this role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

• Designing/documenting bespoke courses, digital resources, workshop plans and individual schemes of work to develop study skills in the curricula.
• Delivering, evaluating teaching and identifying areas for potential improvement to enhance the quality of teaching, learning and overall student experience in accordance with the GBS’s Learning and Teaching strategy.
• Providing feedback on individual and class progress in their understanding of academic writing and other relevant study skills.
• Providing tutorial consultations with students, constructive comments tailored to each student’s needs, explaining where work fails to meet assessment criteria and suggesting ways to improve their work/working practices.
• Recording details from these appointments for statistical, evaluation and quality purposes, and referring students to other services as appropriate.
• Effectively engaging with the VLE and research resources and facilitating students’ learning through online resources and activities.
• Contributing to GBS assurance systems and processes.

• Master’s degree in a relevant subject area (PhD desirable).
• Previous UK HE lecturing experience in the wider subject area.
• Successful track record of teaching adult learners from diverse backgrounds on HE programmes.
• Proven experience providing individual and group study skills support in response to identified learning needs.
• Willingness to lead a specific area of literacy development such as reading, writing, critical thinking, numeracy, digital skills, research skills, project and dissertation support, peer‑assisted learning.
• High level of digital literacy and advanced communication skills.

• Expertise in digital educational resources development, course design and curriculum development.
• DELTA qualification.
• A Postgraduate Certificate of Academic Practice or equivalent teaching qualification (or commitment to enrol on a teaching programme during the probationary period and complete within three years) or Fellowship of HEA (or international equivalent).

• 25 days annual leave plus 8 public holidays.
• 1‑day extra leave per year of service, up to a maximum of 5 days.
• Workplace pension scheme.
• Tuition reimbursement for career development courses.
• Flexible benefits:
  Cycle to Work, Workplace Nursery, Tech scheme and much more.
• Perks@Work discounts platform, wellbeing centre and much more.
• Reward and recognition programme.
• £500 award employee referral scheme.
• Discretionary annual performance bonus.

GBS is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and providing a workplace free from discrimination or harassment. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and communities. We take our core values seriously and work hard to create an environment where everyone feels welcomed.