Learning Development Librarian / Library Learning Developer

About this role

The Learning Development teams will collaborate with academic and other professional services staff to: 

• design and deliver inclusive and innovative learning and assessment activities, embedded within the curriculum, that engage students to develop the academic English and academic literacies required to ensure integrity and confidence in their academic practice whilst optimising any learning differences.
• establish relevant scaffolded co-curricular, small group, short course and one to one support to help students consolidate, fill gaps and improve their skills to maximise the chances of achieving successful programme outcomes. 
• develop and promote reading lists and other resources / collections to engage and excite students with a range of diverse and inclusive resources, encouraging reading and enquiry within their subject discipline and beyond.

This part time role will work within the team supporting the College of Health, Science and Society (CHSS) and with academic and professional staff to create a supportive and engaging learning development environment that meets students where they are with their respective opportunities and challenges.

This will require knowledge and understanding of the diverse ways in which students learn and an ability to employ (and develop) relevant resources and strategies to help them and, importantly, to enhance their confidence and autonomy as they progress through their studies. 

To do this the role holder will need to keep abreast of developments across the sector. They will also actively participate in scheduled meetings across the university, such as Student and staff forums, programme/cluster meetings and project groups, working collaboratively with team colleagues, attending and offering regular continuing professional development events and engaging in peer support schemes to maintain high quality professional practice.

About you

You will be qualified to graduate level or have demonstrable equivalent experience and a relevant professional qualification/certification or experience relating to one or more of the following:

• Learning Development
• Librarianship
• Teaching (university students, English Language, specialist study skills/additional learning needs)
• Higher Education Academy fellowship

You will have evidence of sustained continuing professional development (CPD) and possess knowledge, interest and expertise in learning development and support of students’ academic literacy.

You will work collaboratively on the development of academic literacy within and alongside the curriculum and on projects to achieve inclusive and student-centred learning. As such, you will be agile in the way you work and have effective communication and problem-solving skills, able to work across different devices, applications, and systems to achieve professional tasks in the most effective way.

In line with the university’s values you will show ambition by taking initiative, and problem solving to tackle big issues, be able to build trusted connections with others, ensure learning is shared and accessible, innovate to embrace different ideas and take an enterprising approach in dealing with uncertainty.

We offer a wide range of employee benefits including progressive pay rates, generous annual leave and career average pension schemes as well as retail savings, onsite nursery and opportunities for training and personal development.

Further information

If you would like to speak to us to find out more about this role please contact Caroline Place on 0117 328 8792 or email: caroline.plaice@uwe.ac.uk

This is a part-time, permanent post, working 30 hours per week.

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