"Specialist Study Skills Tutor"

About us

Student and Registry Services is one of the larger Professional Services divisions at UCL, providing essential services to UCL’s 50,000 students, 160,000 applicants and for supporting academic departments and administrative staff in delivering a high-quality student experience.

UCL Student Support and Wellbeing Services (SSWS) provides information, advice and welfare support for all registered students, including delivery of related student events. The UCL Student Support and Wellbeing Team (Disability, Mental Health & Neurodiversity Support Services) is responsible for the delivery of advice and support aimed to enable students who identify as disabled to thrive and succeed at UCL.

About the role

We are looking to recruit an experienced Specialist Study Skills Tutor to provide one-to-one and group support for students with a specific learning difference and/or neurodivergence within the Student Support and Wellbeing Team at UCL. Our aim is to promote and implement an inclusive learning and teaching environment, allowing students to study independently and reach their potential.

You will support with the removal of study-related barriers by providing study-based strategies tailored to them individually, which will help support them to fully engage in their learning. You will also contribute to the Specific Learning Differences provision at UCL, including the creation of resources, delivery of workshops and support with the implementation of DfE requirements.

This role will be fixed-term for 12 months in the first instance.

About you

The successful applicant will have a sound underpinning knowledge of the nature and manifestations of Specific Learning Differences, specific to Higher Education, as well as the ability to carry out one-to-one tuition where learning outcomes are monitored and evaluated. You will have knowledge of co-occurring difficulties common in specific learning differences e.g. mental health, as well as of specialist computer software/assistive technology available to support students with specific learning differences.

You are someone who is able to work with individuals with a wide-range of disabilities (including mental health), tailoring to their needs, and to understand a student’s barriers from their viewpoint and not your own. You will have excellent communications skills, both written and verbal, and the ability to manage your own time effectively and to prioritise your work to meet deadlines.