Study Skills Mentor - Southport, United Kingdom - King George V College

King George V College
King George V College
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Southport, United Kingdom

1 week ago

Tom O´Connor

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Description

STUDY SKILLS MENTOR

20 HOURS PER WEEK - TERM TIME ONLY

(FIXED TERM CONTRACT UNTIL 31ST JULY 2023)




REF:
LLC009-560

The Appointment:


The Library and Study Centres at the college house a comprehensive range of learning resources, including books, magazines and journals, both in paper-based and electronic formats.

Students and staff are able to utilise these spaces to facilitate learning and access support to improve their digital and academic study skills to support them in the completion of their assignments and preparation for examinations.

PCs and laptops are available for staff and students to use in a modular environment.


This role is essential for the development of Digital and Study Skills for students and to support learning across within the Study Hub.

Additionally, the role will include the creation and promotion of relevant resources for staff and student use to support learning and development.

The successful applicant will possess a good understanding of Study Skills and the ability to help staff and students access resources including
Microsoft Office, web-based media, Teams and other interactive resources.


Responsible to:

The postholder will be responsible to the Head of Studies.


The Post:


1. To facilitate student learning by guiding, advising, informing and demonstrating a wide range of digital and study skills. This will include liaising with a curriculum areas to develop a suitable study support programme for individual students and timetabled groups


2. To deliver tailored study and digital skills sessions to groups and individuals, both on-site and online,


3. To support the improvement of digital and academic skills including referencing, researching, assignment writing, revision techniques and the use of various IT packages


5. To create materials and content to be added to the Study Hub website and social media pages in line with key events and updates


6. To devise and produce interactive materials and handouts for use by students and staff to promote skills development in a variety of formats


7. To promote and guide access to, and support with, the physical and electronic resources available to support study


9. To support the use of the Heritage Library Circulation system to administer resources in a timely and organised manner with the support of the Library Adviser to ensure students have access to up to date and relevant resources for their curriculum area.


10. To undertake student account management including password changes, account adjustments and print credit updates.


11. To ensure the Library and Study Hubs provide an excellent standard of service to all staff and students


12. To maintain discipline, order and safety in the Library and Hubs


13. To keep systematic records of support and interventions with students and work alongside curriculum and support teams to ensure all students are supported to reach their potential.


14. To participate in the promotional activities for the Library and Study Hubs.


15. To attend curriculum and Study Hub meetings and training sessions when appropriate.


16. To be responsible when required for handling money and financial transactions from users.


17. To provide cover in any of the Study Hubs including the University Centre as and when directed.


18. To maintain the learning environment in accordance with health & safety and curriculum requirements.


19. To comply with the College's Equal Opportunity Policy.


20. The above duties are indicative of the requirements of the post at the time of recruitment. It is management policy that roles and responsibilities are reviewed on a regular basis leading to possible modifications where appropriate.


The Person:


Essential Method of

/Desirable Assessment

Qualifications and Training
Possession of an appropriate qualification in ICT or related digital or media E A
A teaching q ual ificatio n wo uld be an a dvantage, training could be provided D A
Lev el 2 in E nglish/Litera cy (or willingness to undertake training and E A
Level 2 in M ath s/Numer acy (or willi ngness to u ndertake training and E A
Relevant tra inin g undert ake n w ithin the last 12 months. D A

Experience
and
Knowledge
Proven ability to facilitate learning E A
Proven information retrieval skills using electronic and paper-based resources D A/I

Competency in, and knowledge of, supporting students with a range of
Digital and Study Skills E A

Fully competent in using the Internet, on-line databases and other online media E A

Experience of creating support materials for Study skills materials D A


Essential Method of

/Desirable Assessment
Experience of working in the customer focused post-16 educational sector or commercial/ industrial training. D A

A thorough understanding of Microsoft Office and other relevant software
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