Academic Skills Tutor

The Academic Skills Tutor role at Birmingham City University, under the Library & Learning Resources department, involves providing essential academic skills support to students. This includes helping students develop their information literacy, digital literacy, time management, presentation skills, and study techniques. The tutor will deliver tailored teaching to suit specific courses and levels, conduct small group workshops, and offer one-to-one sessions. The tutor is also responsible for creating engaging online learning resources, contributing to academic and student engagement strategies, identifying students at risk, and promoting academic support services across the university.

The ideal candidate should have experience in delivering academic skills support, designing and delivering group workshops and tutorials tailored to diverse student needs, and be able to work both independently and in teams. They should also display an ability to prioritise tasks, maintain accurate student records, and promote student success and continuous improvement in academic support services. A relevant qualification or training in coaching, teaching, librarianship, or information science, and familiarity with digital learning tools and platforms for student support are desirable.