Learner Developer

at  Birmingham City University

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Job Description

ABOUT US

At the heart of our Strategy for 2030 and Beyond, it is our mission to enable our students to transform their lives and to achieve their potential. Through our education and research, and the roles our graduates go on to play in the world, we not only support individuals to transform their lives, but we also play a part in transforming society.
Located in the centre of the UK’s second city, we are a university with a long heritage of innovation and of making, dating back to our origins in 1843 when we were founded as the Birmingham Government School of Design.
Our heritage of making through innovation and its application through knowledge exchange, and of creative research and practice, today finds it expression in our STEAM agenda, in our research and enterprise, and in our commitment to challenge-based learning. Working across disciplines, and delivering impactful research and enterprise, interdisciplinarity is at the heart of the continuing transformation of our academic portfolio.

Through effective design and delivery of learning support activities, the Learner Developer will:

• Devise, deliver and document bespoke tutorials, workshops, interventions, and individual schemes of work, ensuring current, relevant, and effective teaching is employed to meet students’ discipline, level and individual needs.
• Consult with and support Faculty leadership teams and Senior Learner Developers to evaluate feedback from students, own practice and faculty requirements and develop activities that respond to identified needs and issues.
• Motivate students, raise aspirations, increase their confidence, and challenge and support them in their academic study.
• Maintain accurate records of the service provided and student engagement using appropriate University systems.
• Assist the Head of Learner Development in evaluating the service offered and identify potential improvements.

Educated to at least degree level in a relevant subject, you will have:

• The capacity to deliver teaching support to students on our Engineering, Computing and Built Environment courses in at least two of the following areas:
• Digital tools relevant to Engineering, Computing and Built Environment subject areas
• Foundational programming skills
• Academic and study skills for technical subjects
• A teaching qualification and/or teaching experience in a Secondary, Further Education or Higher Education context.
• A strong proactive and collaborative outlook, with a desire to develop partnerships that impact student success.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong IT skills.
• AFHEA status or the ability to achieve this within a year
• A supportive, positive and non-judgemental attitude.

With around 30,000 students from 80 countries, Birmingham City University is a large and diverse place to study. We put students at the heart of everything we do, giving them the best opportunities for success. The University has an enviable reputation for providing quality, student-focussed education in a professional and friendly environment. Our superb courses, state-of-the-art facilities, first-rate staff, and focus on practical skills and professional relevance is producing some of the country’s most employable graduates.
The Education Development Service works across the institution to develop and embed innovative learning and teaching practices and provide academic support to students and professional development to academic staff.