Specialist Learning Support Tutor (Neurodiversity)

Closing Date:  8^th July 2024

Job description

About Us

The King’s community is dedicated to the service of society. King’s Strategic Vision 2029 sets out our vision for the future, shaped around five priority areas: educate to inspire and improve; research to inform and innovate; serve to shape and transform; a civic university at the heart of London; and an international community that services the world. Our ambitious Education Strategy sets out the actions that we must take to transform how we teach, how and where our students learn and how we support them during their time with us.

Disability Support & Inclusion works to remove barriers faced by disabled students so that they can participate within the King’s community on an equal level to their peers.

We offer information, advice and guidance to disabled students (both prospective and current students) as part of the Student Services department. Through offering practical and professional advice and guidance, we aim to enhance the support provided within academic faculties and tailor it to ensure the bespoke needs of individuals are considered and met. In addition, Disability Support & Inclusion plays a crucial role in embedding inclusive practices as standard across the university.

Student Services are part of the Students & Education Directorate, a collection of wide-ranging professional services in place to support King’s students and their education. As a directorate we manage the student lifecycle from application to graduation and beyond, to ensure a coherent and seamless student experience and effective administrative processes, working closely with King’s faculties to do so.

About the Role

Learning Support Tutors work as a small team of part time staff within Disability Support & Inclusion providing one-to-one and group specialist tutorials for students with specific learning difficulties and other neurodiverse conditions. Tutorials can also be offered to students with mental health conditions and those on the autistic spectrum (subject to criteria).

Learning Support Tutors support students who are not eligible for Disabled Students Allowances and so a high proportion are from non-UK backgrounds. Others may be students with deferred assessments and thus not attending lectures, where learning support is their primary connection with university study.

Learning Support Tutors are also expected to contribute to projects promoting neurodiverse inclusivity in learning and teaching across the College and to offer staff guidance and training.

This is an exciting opportunity for candidates seeking to utilise skills and expertise in learning support / study skills working with a diverse client population within a valued service.

We encourage applications from candidates who have experience from both within and outside of the Higher Education sector where they can demonstrate the knowledge and skills needed to succeed in this role.

Contract type 

This post will be offered on an indefinite contract.

This is a part-time post and the expectation is that candidates will be available to work a three day week.

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