Study Skills Tutor (Specific Learning Differences)

Permanent, Part Time, 18.5 hours a week, 52 weeks

Duties of the role:

Overall purpose of the role

• To provide 1:1 support to students funded through the DSA

• To ensure that students access appropriate funding via Disabled Students’ Allowances (DSA)

• To deliver an excellent student experience through ensuring a high quality and accurate service

• To assist the Lead Specialist Study Skills tutor in developing the current provision of support for students/tutors

• To create and deliver workshops for students with Specific Learning Differences to further support them with their study skills.

Main duties and responsibilities

• Support and advise students and applicants through the Disabled Students’ Allowances (DSA) application process.

• Work collaboratively with students to develop effective strategies to overcome difficulties associated with Specific Learning Differences (SpLDs). 

• Encourage students to take ownership of their learning by embedding appropriate study strategies into their academic work. 

• Support students in developing and strengthening their study skills strategies.

• Establish clear standards and expectations for support sessions, ensuring these align with individual learning preferences.

• Promote active student engagement in both one-to-one study skills support and group masterclasses.

• Provide remote one-to-one study skills support where required or requested by students.

• Support the wider team by screening students for specific learning differences.

• Assist the Lead Specialist Study Skills Tutor in the development and training of staff.

Duties of the role:

Skills and Experience

It is essential that you are a member of one of the following professional bodies: 

ADSHE, PATOSS, BDA and The Dyslexia Guild.

• A qualification supporting students on a one to one basis or experience with disability issues in HE

• Have excellent communication, time management and organisational skills

• An excellent knowledge of the English language

• Be able to work flexibility to support students’ needs

• Hold an enhanced DBS certificate covering adults

• Experience of providing specialist study skills support to DSA funded students

Treat all DMU staff, students, contractors and visitors with dignity and respect. Provide a service that complies with the Equality Act 2010, eliminating unlawful discrimination, advancing equality of opportunity and fostering good relations with particular attention to the protected characteristics of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief (or none), sex and sexual orientation.

All members of staff are responsible for their contribution to improved environmental performance and in reducing greenhouse gas emissions at DMU. It is therefore required that all members of staff are aware of how the Environmental Policy relates to their own role at the University. Staff conduct must reflect the values inherent in the Environmental Policy and where required staff must cooperate with environmental compliance and conformance requirements to help minimise our emissions to air, water and land.

Provide a service that complies with the Equality Act 2010, eliminating unlawful discrimination, advancing equality of opportunity and fostering good relations with particular attention to the protected characteristics of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief (or none), sex and sexual orientation.

Person Specification

Please apply via the ‘Apply’ button above.

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