"Academic English Skills Tutor"

Kingston International Study and its programmes are delivered by Study Group in collaboration with Kingston University London.

You will work with colleagues across the centre to ensure the effective delivery of teaching programmes in line with our education strategy, broader scholarship and aims for an outstanding student experience. You will also contribute directly to student support and to the development and implementation of innovative teaching practices across the centre. As a tutor, you will contribute to the design, development and production of teaching and learning materials and delivery across a range of modules or within a subject area.

ABOUT THE ROLE

• Participating in regular meetings with teaching and support staff contributing to the effective overall management of the programme and student life cycle.
• Contribute to the design, delivery and development of modules offered by the centre
• Contribute to the delivery and assessment of provision, with a normal teaching load of up to 25 hours per week
• Prepare module examinations and other forms of formative and summative assessment, marking and providing feedback to students
• Develop and update course material for related modules, including module material on the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE)
• Providing academic guidance and support to students
• Work with the Centre’s Student Support Team in the delivery of induction, orientation and registration programmes
• Enhance student outcome opportunities via module development and through teaching and learning
• Engage in scholarly activity to keep abreast of current developments within the subject area, and to ensure high quality lesson delivery
• Develop and promote student activities to encourage student engagement and enhance the student experience
• Implement quality assurance procedures at module level and contribute to the annual monitoring and review of the programme
• Fully use Centre systems to log and monitor student attendance
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of student attendance and performance
• Complete sponsor reports and academic reports for students as required
• Take up opportunities to become (for example) a Champion in ELearning; VLE development and undertake Peer Observation activities
• Any other duties as required from time to time by the Curriculum Lead for English or Deputy Director (Curriculum and Progression)
• Promote health, safety and wellbeing of students and colleagues. Hold personal accountability to avoid action that could threaten the health or safety of you, other employees, students or members of the public.

ABOUT YOU

• TEFL, CELTA, DELTA
• A Bachelor degree in a relevant subject area. Candidates with further qualifications in the subject area will be welcome and a Master’s qualification is normally essential for teaching on any of the pre-masters programmes. Candidates holding a DELTA will be particularly welcomed
• Experience of teaching in UK higher or further education and preferably a teaching qualification and experience of working with international students
• Ability to develop and update teaching material and preferably experience of working within a Virtual Learning Environment
• Competence in teaching and administrative IT skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, e-mail, etc.)
• A student-centred and client-focused approach
• A commitment to continuous professional development
• Strong record-keeping skills
• Flexibility and willingness to work under pressure to deadlines
• Enthusiasm and motivation to be a performance-driven team player.
• Innovation and creativity in developing and executing student enhancement activities.

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