Job Title: Academic Support Worker
Location: Birmingham
Salary: £22,105 – £22,637 per annum (pro rata of £25,138 – £25,742) – SS2.
Job Type: Permanent, Full-time. 37 hours per week, 40 weeks per year (0.77 FTE)
University College Birmingham works in partnership with the University of Warwick – Ranked eighth in the 2023 Guardian League Tables and 10th in the UK in the QS World University rankings 2023.
The Role:
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, and a new 6th Form Centre, with the team requiring an Academic Support Worker.
As an Academic Support Worker, you will be providing high-quality in-class support for FE /6th Form students with a Specific Learning Difficulty (SpLD) or disability. In addition, you will provide 1:1 academic skills 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 A-Level courses and 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
Extra Information:
All applicants for employment at the University will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of the principles of Safeguarding and the PREVENT agenda in the context of further and higher education.
Closing Date – Friday 5th April 2024
Interview Dates – TBC
UCB is an equal opportunities employer.
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Candidates with experience of: Academic Care Worker, Academic Care Support, Support Worker, Care Worker, Care Assistant, Domiciliary Care Assistant, Senior Care Assistant, Team Leader, Care Work Assistant, Resident Care Assistant, Resident Care Worker, Support Assistant, Enabler, Healthcare Assistant will also be considered for this role.
