Job Introduction
Here at BPP we pride ourselves on providing the best possible client and learner experience, with our School of Business designing and delivering best-in-class programmes.
We are currently hiring for an Academic Support Tutor to provide academic support to students studying across both BSc and MSc programmes delivered across the School of Business. To be successful in this role you must be student centric and possess a range of skills and expertise required to boost student engagement, aid retention and increase progression and attainment across the school.
What if you read the description and don't meet every single requirement? We encourage you to apply anyway - we value diverse backgrounds and are committed to inclusivity!
Why work for BPP?
It is a great time to join BPP as we have enjoyed a sustained period of growth, offering a wealth of opportunities to our staff, students and clients. There are many more great reasons to join BPP such as:
- Brilliantly, you can study any of BPP’s courses for free – be it a professional qualification or full degree.
- With hybrid working available, you’ll be able to split your time between one of our centres and wherever you choose to call home.
- We also provide a generous annual leave entitlement of 30 days, and there’s a rewards package that includes retail discounts and much more.
- Other key benefits include our Group Personal Pension Plan, dedicated private healthcare and dental plans that offer additional assurance to look after you and your family.
What you’ll be doing
As an Academic Support Tutor you will be responsible for the following:
- Supporting students following assessment results release to improve retention, progression and completion rates.
- Actively encouraging students' engagement with their programmes.
- Assisting students with both formative and summative assessments support to boost submission and completion rates.
- Providing students with one-to-one tutorials on a variety of academic areas such as referencing and study and research skills.
- Liaising with Programme Advice Officers and the Assessments Team, identifying students at risk of failing and making early interventions.
- Formulating personalised study plans to support students identified as ‘at risk’.
- Becoming familiar with an overview of module content for all relevant programmes, as well as the relevant assessments and marking criteria, in order to better focus and tailor support tutorials.
- Developing and delivering high quality and consistent study support materials, in harmony with their programme of study.
- Providing relevant academic support for commercial and business development activities within the School.
What experience you’ll need
To be successful in this role the following experience is essential:
Essential
- A Level 7 (Post-Graduate) or relevant professional qualification.
- Experience of teaching subjects at a Further (Level 3) and/or Higher (Levels 4-6) education level relevant to your field.
- Experience of negotiation with and managing different stakeholders.
- Experience of teaching (face to face and online), coaching, supervising and mentoring students in an academic context.
- Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills.
- The ability to effectively plan, organise and prioritise workload and work collaboratively in a team.
- Excellent computer/IT skills;
- Self-motivated and self sufficient.
Desirable
- A teaching qualification (at any level) relevant to the discipline - If the candidate does not possess a teaching qualification, then a commitment to achieving this through BPP’s PGCLT (Post Graduate Certificate in Learning & Teaching) qualification;
- Fellowship of the HEA;
- Educated to a minimum of Under Graduate level in Accounting & Finance or similar discipline.
- Experience in developing schemes of work and engaging online content and resources.
Please note that the successful candidate will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS & Children's Barred List Check as well as a professional qualifications check
BPP are a Disability Confident employer so if you need any reasonable adjustments for the interview process, please just let us know!
BPP Education Group reserves the right to amend or withdraw this advertisement at any time prior to the closing date, should we receive a high volume of applications or if business needs change.
BPP actively promotes equality of opportunity for all with the right mix of talent, skills and potential, and welcomes applications from a wide range of candidates. BPP will select candidates for interview based on their skills, qualifications and experience. Please note that for those posts that are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, the successful candidate will be required to undertake a DBS check in addition to BPP undertaking any necessary online searches. This is deemed appropriate and necessary from a safeguarding perspective, and in line with BPP’s safer recruitment practices.
