Job description
The Faculty of Education, Health and Wellbeing is wishing to appoint an Academic Coach.
The Faculty of Education, Health and Wellbeing is wishing to appoint an Academic Coach. You will be responsible for supporting student transition into higher education at undergraduate level, focussing on Levels 3 and 4. This will include coaching and provision of high-quality support, guidance and feedback for all students, focused on providing academic support and pastoral care, to improve engagement and facilitate independent learning.
As the University of Opportunity, we believe in offering life-changing education for our students. Many of those students are first-in-family to higher education, may be parents or carers, have a disability or be from one or more of the disadvantaged groups. All of these students have the ability to succeed, but need to be provided with the right opportunities and the right levels of support to enable them to progress through the levels and onto their degree
We are recruiting to a 0.6 Part Time position (Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays - 22.20 hrs per week)
For an informal discussion about these posts please email Rachel Morgan-Guthrie, [email protected]
The University of Opportunity for Students and Staff
As part of our commitment to ensure the diversity of our staff body reflects those of the student and local communities we serve, we particularly welcome applications from candidates of Black, Asian, or Ethnic Minority heritage, and candidates who are Disabled (including people who may not define themselves as disabled, but nevertheless encounter challenges)
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