Academic Skills Advisor - Birmingham, United Kingdom - University of Birmingham

University of Birmingham

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Birmingham, United Kingdom

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Position Details
Library Services

Location:
University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham UK

Full time starting salary is normally in the range £34,980 to £44,263 with potential progression once in post to £46,974

Grade: 7

Full Time, Permanent

Closing date: 18th September 2023

Our offer to you
People are at the heart of what we are and do.

The University of Birmingham is proud to have been a part of the City of Birmingham and the wider region for over 100 years, and we are equally proud to be recognised as a leading global university.

We want to attract talented people from across the city and beyond, support them to succeed, and celebrate their success.

We are committed to helping the people who work here to develop through our sector-leading Birmingham Professional programme which provides all professional services staff with development opportunities and the encouragement to reach their full potential.

With almost 5,000 professional services jobs in a wide-range of functions in Edgbaston and in our campus in Dubai, there are plenty of opportunities for you to be able to develop your career at the University.

We believe there is no such thing as a typical member of staff and that diversity is a source of strength that underpins the exchange of ideas, innovation, and debate.

We warmly welcome people from all backgrounds and are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where diversity is at the heart of who and what we are, and how we work.

Supporting our people to achieve a healthy work/life balance is important both to our employees and to the success of the University and, depending on the role, we offer a variety of flexible working arrangements.

We therefore welcome discussions on all forms of flexible working.

In addition, you will receive a generous package of benefits including 40 days paid holiday a year, one paid day a year for volunteering, occupational sick pay, and a pension scheme.

We also have three high quality subsidised day nurseries.

The University is situated in leafy Edgbaston and there are excellent transport links to our beautiful campus, including main bus routes and a train station on site.

On campus we have a state-of-the-art sports centre with pool, shops, places to eat and drink, our own art gallery, museum and botanical gardens.

Find out more about the benefits of working for the University of Birmingham

Background

The Academic Skills Centre (ASC) is based in Library Services and supports undergraduate and postgraduate taught students with the development of their academic and digital skills.

Services provided by the ASC include training workshops, 1-to-1 appointments, drop-ins, Peer-Assisted Study Sessions (PASS), and a wide range of online resources including our online Academic Skills Gateway.

The ASC also works closely with academic staff in Colleges and Schools to embed the development of academic and digital skills within the curriculum.

The ASC is currently operating a hybrid working model of both on campus and home working.

Role Summary

The Academic Skills Advisor will directly contribute to the University's Education Strategy by supporting a positive student learning experience and successful outcomes.

The role will provide support for student academic attainment across a diverse student population, and foster the development of key transferable skills for employability.

The post holder will develop, deliver and evaluate a central and embedded offering of academic skills, information literacy and digital literacy support services for taught students, from pre-sessional through to undergraduate and taught postgraduate levels.

The Learning Enhancement Team will support the objectives of all divisions within

Library Services:
Academic & Digital Skills Centre; Collections, Discovery & Research Communications; Library Customer Support; and Special Collections. Collaborative working across teams is expected.

The post holder will also be expected to collaborate closely with stakeholders across Professional Services, including Student Services, The Higher Education Futures Institute (HEFi) and the Careers Network, as well as engage with key College stakeholders involved in student support.

Academic Skills Advisors are required to show strong capabilities in the areas of organisational understanding and communication.

Main Duties

To provide expert advice, support and training on a range of academic skills, including academic writing, core academic skills, information and digital literacy.

This will done by, for example:

Supporting the implementation of Library Services policy frameworks and service levels relating to academic skills delivery. This will include delivering both central and embedded training sessions, producing guides and learning materials using current and appropriate pedagogic principles.
Ensuring that academic skills provision is inclusive of the needs of all students. This includes ensuring the