Specialist Study Support Tutor

The Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama (RWCMD) are seeking an experienced and successful practitioner to provide Specialist One to One Study Support to neurodiverse and disabled students across all music and drama degree programmes who are in receipt of Disabled Students’ Allowances (DSA).

The successful candidate will have specialised teaching qualification/s and will be a member of a suitable professional body. The successful candidate will be able to work independently, remain calm, think clearly, and act decisively in difficult situations; they will also exhibit a pro-active and ‘can do’ attitude, while working within confidentiality legislation and with discretion. The candidate will have excellent organisational skills, excellent written and spoken communication skills and excellent IT skills. They will also have demonstratable experience using assistive technology.

Based at Cardiff this role will provide you with an opportunity to utilise your range of skills as a specialist disability practitioner. This is a permanent, part time role. You will be required to work 18.5 hours per week for 35 weeks* of the year. On average there will be 13 hours of taught time each week. 

*academic term time only

Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama is a space for everyone, and we welcome applications from people with all sorts of backgrounds and experience. The College attracts the best creative talent from across the globe. As Wales’s national conservatoire, we fire imagination and drive innovation, offering training to almost 1000 actors, musicians, designers, technicians, and arts managers from more than 30 countries. Our students’ extraordinary talent and potential is fused with exceptional teaching and unrivalled industry links, and creative ambition and collaboration are central to our excellence. 

Our students are immersed in a live industry environment from the moment they arrive. Housing some of Wales’s most prestigious venues, the College operates a dynamic arts centre, and our programme of world class performances is integral to students’ training. We nourish our future professionals, so they push new boundaries and make their mark in the creative industries, aspiring to brilliant careers. The future starts here. 

We are committed to creating a workforce that is representative of society. Currently, people from ethnically diverse communities, those who self-identify as disabled, neurodiverse and transgender, and Welsh speaking individuals are under-represented, so we are keen to hear from candidates from these under-represented groups.

We offer a number of employee benefits including an excellent pension scheme and generous annual leave. Discover the advantages of working with us.

If you are a successful candidate and this position will be your first professional services role at the College you will be employed by Professional and Support Services Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the University of South Wales, which provides services to the University and College.  If you are an internal professional services candidate, from the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, you will continue to be employed by the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama.  Please contact [email protected] for further questions.

For an informal conversation about this post please contact Kate Williams @ [email protected]