"Arts & Media Tutor"

You will work with colleagues across the Centre to ensure the effective delivery of teaching programmes in line with our teaching, learning and assessment 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 UKE Centre. As a tutor, you will contribute to the design, development and production of teaching and learning materials, across a range of programmes at various RQF levels.

ABOUT THE ROLE

• Contribute to the design, delivery and development of Arts & Media modules offered across the UKE network.
• Prepare and deliver teaching lectures, seminars, and tutorial sessions, up to 18 hours per week.
• Write and prepare unit examinations and other forms of formative and summative assessment.
• Mark students’ formative and summative assessment submissions and provide timely feedback to students on their performance, including tutorials and writing regular student reports.
• Develop and update course material for modules and teaching sessions, including module material for the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE).
• Work with the Centre’s administration team to plan and deliver induction, orientation, and registration programmes.
• Notify and liaise with colleagues, where necessary, to ensure all students receive appropriate on-going welfare and progression support.
• Track students’ academic journey and identify and implement appropriate intervention strategies to support on-going learning.
• Implement quality assurance procedures at module and teaching session level and contribute to the annual monitoring and review of courses.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of students’ attendance and performance.
• Attend and contribute to standardisation, moderation, and other quality assurance meetings, where relevant.
• Participate in regular meetings with teaching and support staff contributing to the effective overall management of the programme and student life cycle.
• Participate in the Provider governance structure, as required throughout the academic cycle; and attend all compulsory team meetings.
• Maintain and submit accurate and timely records of teaching and other activities.
• Participate in regular training and development activities and maintain a log of these activities.
• Carry out any other duty as required from time to time by the relevant line manager.

ABOUT YOU

• Experience of or a commitment to working with international students.
• A relevant Arts or Media degree and / or significant relevant teaching or industry experience.
• Relevant Teaching Qualification, or willingness to work towards
• Fluent spoken and written English.
• Experience of teaching relevant subject modules in the UK education sector.
• Experience of Safeguarding procedures within education.
• Evidence of the ability to teach either:
  • Media Specialist: Creative Media and Media Practice & Process to a high standard.
  • Art Specialist: Introduction to 2D Digital Art and Introduction to Drawing, and Creativity & Design to a high standard.
• 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).
• A student-centred 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.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Please complete your application via the ‘Apply’ button above.