We are looking for a Specialist One-to-One Study Skills Support Tutor (SpLD) – in the Plymouth area.

Employment status: Freelance/Self-employed Consultant

The Role:

As an Amano Study Skills Consultant (SpLD) you will:

• Provide effective support to students in a higher education setting
• Work with individuals who may face barriers to learning due to a variety of mental health conditions
• Address the issues which some students might have in acquiring, recalling and retaining information in written and spoken language
• Address issues associated with memory, organisational, attention and numeracy difficulties
• Work with your student to identify strategies to help address barriers
• Provide support that is student specific and could include activities such as study strategies, time management, structuring reports and essays, proof-reading techniques, and research strategies
• Work to enhance your student’s skills and to develop independent learning
• Be responsible for organising sessions with your assigned students
• Offer support on campus, in-home, or remotely as agreed with your student
• Be required to complete Amano administration promptly and accurately
• Follow Amano safeguarding, health and safety, lone working, and professional and personal boundaries policies.

The Skills Required:

As an Amano Study Skills Consultant (SpLD) you will:

• Have substantial experience of working with students and/or people with specific learning difficulties
• Be able to assess a student’s needs and with them establish an appropriate Individual Support Plan
• Understand the needs, objectives, and constraints of others, but also have an awareness of student’s strengths
• Have an understanding of the particular demands of study in higher education
• Be able to clearly assess when a referral or ‘signpost’ to another service is required
• Ideally have a good working knowledge of assistive technologies (AT) and related AT study skills strategies
• Have the ability to plan, prioritise and organise your own workload
• Have excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
• Have good competency in using mobile IT
• Be proactive in maintaining your CPD.

Essential Qualifications and Training:

You will be educated to degree level and must have current professional membership of one of the following organisations:

• PATOSS (full or associate membership)
• BDA (full professional membership)
• ADSHE (professional membership)
• Dyslexia Guild (member, associate or fellow membership)

Amano Student Support:

Amano is a registered Disabled Students’ Allowance Non-Medical Help Provider offering academic student support across the UK. For 10 years, our reputation has been built on a professional, reliable and friendly approach to student support.

To meet the increasing demand for our first class support we are expanding our team of specialist support consultants.

The Amano approach gives:

• Student focussed support
• Academic support towards goals and aspirations
• Hassle-free arrangements
• Student choice and empowerment
• Flexibility in delivery
• Adaptable support for changing needs

Amano offer you:

• A rewarding and flexible role
• Face-to-face support from a professional and friendly team
• Competitive salary
• Comprehensive CPD
• Paperless working and reduced admin time through the bespoke consultant app and web portal.

Salary £32.10 per hour.

Please send your CV to amanorecruitment@amanotech.com 

Mandatory Qualification Criteria

All Amano Learning Support Consultants are required to meet certain mandatory qualification criteria and/or have professional body membership. 

Please see the DfE Guidance Document.