Academic Writing and Study Skills Lecturer (Leeds)

Type of Contract: Full-Time, Permanent (40 hours per week)

Global Banking School (GBS) offers a range of sector-relevant courses across nine campuses in London, Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds. Working in partnership with several of the UK’s leading higher education providers, we deliver vocational, undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in finance, construction, accounting, business, tourism, healthcare and more.

The Role:

We are seeking Study Skills Lecturers to join our growing team and create a positive impact on the lives of our students by cultivating the skills that shape their academic success. 

Due to our delivery model, we require flexibility to teach during weekdays, evenings and at weekends.

What you’ll be doing:

• Deliver tailored courses, digital resources, workshops and individual tutorial sessions to help students develop and sharpen their academic skills. The areas you will be focusing on are: English language and numeracy, academic writing and referencing, organisational and digital skills, research, critical/analytical thinking, presentation skills, and more. 
• Provide meaningful feedback on individual and class progress, considering each student's needs, explaining where work fails to meet assessment criteria, suggesting ways to improve and facilitate students’ learning by means of engagement with online resources, research and activities.
• Document and evaluate teaching and identifying areas for potential improvement to enhance the quality of teaching, learning and overall student experience.

The Recruitment Process:

• Short application form
• One-stage online interview, lasting one hour and including a micro-teach session
• Two-week onboarding process

Some of our benefits:

• Salary, Bonus and Pension: competitive salary and annual salary increase reviews, annual discretionary bonus, pension scheme with salary sacrifice option
• Holidays: 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays), 1-day extra leave per year of service (up to 5 days) and Buy/Sell additional holidays (up to 5 days)
• Development opportunities: Tuition reimbursement for career development courses, support to gain Fellowship from Advance HE, wide variety of training courses
• Flexible Benefits (via salary sacrifice): Cycle to Work, Workplace Nursery, Tech, Health, Dental and Life Assurance schemes, Women's Health scheme (via Hertlity) and much more
• Discounts, Perks and Employee Assistance: Perks@Work discounts platform, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), discounted gym membership, eyecare vouchers and much more

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