Glasgow Caledonian University Hiring for Academic Development Tutor Job at Glasgow, Scotland Full Time

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Interviews for this opportunity will take place on Friday 25 November 2022

Glasgow Caledonian University is a vibrant, multi-cultural, modern university in the centre of Glasgow. GCU is the top performing modern university in Scotland, with the highest increase in rankings of any Scottish university according to the Guardian and Times/Sunday Times (2022), and ranked 52nd overall in the UK in both. Our welcoming university community of 1,500 staff and more than 21,000 students from over 120 countries enjoy state-of-the-art facilities. The large number of international students studying at our UK campuses demonstrates our success as a globally connected university. GCU is also Scotland’s leading provider of Graduate Apprenticeships, with a wide range of professionally accredited courses and links with over 300 Industry Partners. Our University mission, commitment to the Common Good and core values of integrity, creativity, responsibility and confidence are integral to everything we do and how we deliver our mission.

The Glasgow School for Business and Society (GSBS) integrates the areas of business, law and social sciences to ensure that they are well placed to meet the needs of business and society. The Glasgow School for Business and Society seeks to address the complex challenges of the global economy, while delivering social benefit to local and global communities.

The post advertised sits within the GSBS Learning Development Centre. Each school has a Learning Development Centre providing contextualised academic writing support for home and international students, information and communications technology (ICT) support, advice on study skills and other academic support and guidance. The LDC is inclusive and committed to providing support for all students including those with disabilities or specific learning and teaching needs. GSBS LDC provides this support through a combination of workshops, small group sessions, one-to-one appointments and tailored teaching within modules, enabling students to develop the skills required to succeed at university

The role requires the successful candidate to work in partnership with colleagues to provide contextualised, specific academic development support to students across all levels of undergraduate and taught post-graduate programmes through Enhancement-led, evidence-based learning and teaching practices. In particular, we welcome applicants who have expertise in developing materials to support the learning journey of international students encompassing pre-arrival activities, induction support and academic skills development resources.

Applicants will hold a degree in Education (or equivalent) and be able to demonstrate considerable experience in a learning support role or previous guidance experience, have experience of the Higher, Further or Secondary Educational system and desirably have knowledge and application of educational diagnostic techniques. Further essential criteria for this role include experience in implementation of developmental strategies particularly in the areas of study skills and essay writing in the context of a relevant discipline and understanding of and commitment to student support, equal opportunities and diversity issues. You will be expected to be familiar with Higher Education and the issues that can affect student success and satisfaction and be actively engaged with new and existing pedagogies to inform your practice. Membership of Advance HE is also desirable.

Applicants are expected to have excellent communication, planning and organisational skills. You should also be able to demonstrate a student-centred approach and an ability to work in a collaborative manner with colleagues.

Further details on this post are available by contacting Siobhan White, Assistant Head Learning, Teaching and Quality on [email protected]

As the University for the Common Good, we are committed to embedding equality, diversity and inclusion, as well as our values in everything that we do. As such, we welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates who demonstrate the GCU Values.

Glasgow Caledonian University is committed to a fair and transparent recruitment process that is free from bias so that we can attract and retain a high performing workforce which makes a critical contribution to our success.

The University holds the prestigious Athena SWAN Silver institution award, which recognises our significant record of activity and achievement in promoting gender equality across different disciplines.

As a Disability Confident ‘Committed’ employer, we are striving to ensure that our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to disabled people. Although the Disability Confident ‘Committed’ level does not guarantee an interview for disabled applicants, we will make reasonable adjustments for disabled applicants during the recruitment process.

The University also holds the Carer Positive ‘Engaged’ employer award, which recognises our commitment to supporting staff with caring responsibilities.

Glasgow Caledonian University are committed signatories to the Armed Forces Covenant.

The University offers a range of benefits including opportunities for professional development, family friendly policies, cycle to work scheme and onsite childcare facilities.

Please note that the appointment will be made on the first point of the salary scale (unless by exception).

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