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Specialist Study Skills Tutor

Hybrid in London·Added 3 days ago (last checked 9 Oct)

Overview

Job details

  • Hybrid

    Office and home days — the ad has the split.

Requirements

  • Be near London for hybrid days

    No relocation package mentioned.

Benefits

  • 41 days holiday

    Per the ad, which doesn’t say whether bank holidays are on top.

  • Cycle to work and season ticket loan

    Commuter benefits named in the ad.

Skills

Pay & benefits

What you'll get

  • 41 days' holiday (27 days annual leave, 8 bank holidays, 6 closure days)
  • Option to purchase 5 additional days' annual leave
  • Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
  • Cycle to work scheme, season ticket loan, and immigration loan
  • Relocation support for eligible posts
  • On-site nursery and gym
  • Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption pay
  • Staff Support Service (employee assistance programme)
  • Discounted medical insurance

Full details: UCL Rewards and Benefits.

The role

You will have a Level 5 or above qualification (or equivalent) from a recognised provider or professional training course relevant to specific learning differences/difficulties, together with membership of a relevant professional body such as PASSHE, Patoss or the Dyslexia Guild.

You will have sound knowledge of specific learning differences and their manifestations within a Higher Education setting, alongside experience of delivering individual tuition and monitoring and evaluating learning outcomes. You will be confident interpreting diagnostic reports and other relevant assessments and using this information to design and deliver tailored interventions.

You will have strong knowledge of study skills strategies appropriate to Higher Education and experience of using assistive technology and specialist software to support students with specific learning differences. You will be able to adapt your approach to work effectively with students with a wide range of disabilities and understand barriers from the student's perspective.

You will be an excellent communicator, with the ability to build positive relationships, deliver presentations and workshops to a range of audiences, and work collaboratively with colleagues. You will be organised and able to manage your own workload, maintaining accurate records and meeting deadlines.

Most importantly, you will demonstrate a commitment to inclusive practice and the social model of disability, with the patience, empathy and active listening skills needed to understand individual student needs and tailor your approach accordingly.

What you'll do

As a Specialist Study Skills Tutor, you will provide specialist study skills support to students with specific learning differences and/or neurodivergence, helping them to develop strategies that enable them to engage confidently and effectively with their learning.

You will deliver tailored one-to-one and group sessions, using information from diagnostic assessments, Educational Psychologist reports and other relevant professional reports to understand each student's needs and develop individual learning plans. You will work collaboratively with students to identify and overcome study-related barriers, monitor learning outcomes and evaluate the effectiveness of your support.

You will also contribute to the wider Specific Learning Differences provision at UCL, including developing resources, delivering workshops and supporting the team to meet relevant Department for Education requirements and quality standards. You will maintain accurate student records and tutorial documentation, work closely with colleagues across Disability, Mental Health & Neurodiversity Support Services and contribute to the ongoing development of the service.

This is a varied role where you will combine specialist knowledge with a student-centred approach, using your expertise to help create an inclusive learning environment for students across UCL.

About the role

Please note, this role is offered on a fixed-term contract /secondment basis for 12-months in the first instance. This is an internal recruitment advert, available to eligible UCL workers. Hybrid working is available with currently a minimum of 2-days per week onsite (subject to change).

If you have any queries about the role, please contact Lucy Smith at: lucy.smith@ucl.ac.uk

Job Ref: B01-05767

Closing Date: 20-10-2026 - 23:59 (UK time)

Interviews: Interviews are likely to place around 30th October.

About University College London

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Website
ucl.ac.uk

In their own words

About the company & team

UCL Student Support and Wellbeing Services provides information, advice and welfare support to our diverse community of students, helping them to thrive and succeed throughout their time at UCL.

Within the service, our Disability, Mental Health & Neurodiversity Support Services team provides specialist advice and support to enable students who identify as disabled to fully engage with their studies and make the most of their UCL experience. We are committed to inclusive practice and to removing barriers to learning, recognising the individual needs, experiences and perspectives of our students.

Additional information

As London's Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.

We particularly encourage applications from candidates underrepresented in UCL's workforce, including those from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds, disabled people, and - for Grade 9 and 10 roles - women.

UCL Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.

Applicants should also familiarise themselves with UCL's policies on: Prevention of Bullying, Harassment and Sexual Misconduct Policy and Personal Relationships Policy

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