Contract:
37 hours per week, 40 weeks per year (0.77 FTE)
Job Overview:
UCB’s highly experienced Disability Support team is looking to expand during an exciting period of growth for UCB, including the development of world-class facilities, with the team requiring an Academic Support Worker.
As an Academic Support Worker, you will be providing high-quality in-class support for FE students with a Specific Learning Difficulty (SpLD) or disability. In addition, you will provide 1:1 appointments in one of UCB’s Academic Skills Centres.
You will have experience of supporting learners with an SpLD or disability, strong inter-personal and communication skills and a flexible approach to work. Further, you will have excellent record-keeping skills and be able to report on student progress.
While you could support across a range of courses and lesson types, support may be required in particular for learners with an SpLD or disability on our growing portfolio of Engineering/Construction courses.
Benefits:
- Excellent Local Government Pension Scheme
- Employer Contributions – 20.9%
- Subsidised private healthcare provided by Aviva including a Digital GP Service.
- Employee Assistance Programme inclusive of counselling services, financial wellbeing support and bereavement support
- Annual health MOTs with our Registered Nurse
- Excellent staff development opportunities including professional qualification sponsorship
- A variety of salary sacrifice schemes including car, technology and cycle.
- Heavily-subsidised on-site car parking in central Birmingham
- Hybrid working opportunities
- Free on-site gym membership
Closing Date:
Friday 9 February 2024
Interview Dates:
TBC
How to apply:
Apply online or download an application pack at http://jobs.ucb.ac.uk/ , or click on the 'Apply' button above.
Standard Information:
UCB is an equal opportunities employer.
University College Birmingham is proud to have been voted top in the International category in the prestigious 2023 Whatuni Student Choice Awards. We were also awarded silver in the University of the Year category. The awards are voted for and by students showcasing the incredible relationships we foster here at University College Birmingham between Staff and Students.
UCB has a unique collaborative partnership with the University of Warwick - Ranked sixth in the 2022 Guardian League Tables and named the runner-up in the Times University of the Year 2022 and the Times University of the Year 2022 for Teaching Quality.
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