Job title: Learning and Teaching Assistant
Department: Learning and Teaching Enhancement
Contract Type: Permanent (Successful candidate must be based in the UK for the duration of their contract)
Salary: Grade 5 £27,900 - £31,316 inclusive of London Weighting
Location: Bloomsbury, London
Hours: 35 per week
About the Department
The Learning and Teaching Enhancement department is responsible for the operation of key services including, but not exclusively, the Virtual Learning Environment that drives Blended Learning initiatives, ongoing curriculum reviews, the student learning centre. Implementing pedagogical excellence and teaching development for SOAS academic staff and will deliver programmes within the UK Professional Standards Framework.
About the Role
The purpose of the role is to provide administrative support, to produce a range of documents to a general specification or brief. To assist in the provision of professional operational services across the Learning and Teaching Enhancement teams, and to maximise their working.
About you
You will need to demonstrate:
Essential
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
- Strong Customer Service ethos.
- Effective planning, organisational and prioritising skills including ability to respond to changing pressures or requirements.
- Supportive and cooperative team worker.
- Ability to work independently
- A pleasant and helpful manner when dealing with users.
- IT Literacy: A demonstrable ability to use and adapt the use of digital devices applications and services.
- Demonstrated collaborative and cooperative approach and work effectively in a team.
- Demonstrated ability to process purchase orders through the full lifecycle and advise others on budgets.
- Effective planning, organisational and prioritising skills including ability to respond to changing pressures or requirements.
- Demonstrable willingness to learn new systems including through independent learning and receiving training.
How to Apply:
Please complete the online application form and upload your CV and a supporting statement
Closing date: Sunday 19 February 2023.
Completed applications must be received by 23:59 on the closing date of to be considered.
Interviews to be held: Thursday 2 March 2023.
Further information
For informal discussion about the role only, please contact Louise Ward at [email protected]. If you have any questions or require any assistance with regard to the application process, please contact [email protected].
Successful candidates will need to demonstrate their eligibility to work in the UK or have limited leave to remain in the UK and associated right to work for the duration of their employment with SOAS, in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006
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