The Open University UK Hiring for Online Teaching Opportunities: Study Advisors, Microcredentials (BZFM306) Job at Remote , UK Full Time

Change your career, change lives.

The Open University is the UK’s largest university, a world leader in flexible part-time education combining a mission to widen access to higher education with research excellence, transforming lives through education.

The role

We are looking for some highly motivated Study Advisors to support learners on our professional development courses, Microcredentials. Aimed at professionals wishing to develop their career, microcredentials are online courses specially designed to provide an opportunity for individuals looking to change career, progress within their existing career, or respond to rapid changes and demands for new skills, as their industry evolves. This is an exciting opportunity to be a part of a new Open University venture in supporting the delivery of these courses.

As a Study Advisor on a microcredential, you will mentor learners with a variety of backgrounds, using your teaching or professional experience to support an entire cohort of learners to achieve success. Your background as a tutor in higher education or as an industry professional will ensure that the learners are receiving an enriched online experience.

Study Advisors will support learners on microcredentials which are delivered on the FutureLearn platform. All support is provided online via the course website. Study Advisors will answer questions, provide advice and support, point to relevant resources and help learners appropriately. As a study advisor, you will support learners by contributing to the discussions that take place at regular intervals during the course presentation. The role will therefore require continued engagement throughout.

Please note this is recruitment for a reserve list for future presentations of BZFM306

Skills and experience

• Are you educated to degree level and have experience of or have an understanding of delivering training, higher education, teaching (online) or do you have equivalent professional experience, along with recent and relevant experience relating to the microcredential topic you are applying to support?
• Are you a confident communicator at all levels?
• Can you explain potentially complex subject matter to others so that they understand clearly?
• Are you able to work independently and use your initiative in new environments?
• Have an understanding of and commitment to equal opportunities policies and practices?

If you can answer ‘yes’ to these questions and can meet the essential criteria in the person specification, then we would love to hear from you.

You must refer specifically to the essential criteria in the Job Description in your application, which contains essential skills and experience related criteria. The link to this and the full summary of duties can be found within the Job Description.

If you’re passionate about sharing your expertise within this area, then a job as a Study Advisor with the OU, mentoring the next generation through their learning on our range of microcredentials is just for you!

For an overview of the course content for this microcredential please refer to the following link: Financial accounting (futurelearn.com)

If you would like to discuss the application or recruitment process before making an application, please contact Laura Rees at Resourcing Hub on 01908 655544 or email [email protected] for the attention of Laura Rees quoting the reference ’BZFM306’.

Please see our Study Advisor FAQs attached which may assist with any initial queries.

What you get in return

Microcredentials delivered on the FutureLearn platform are designed and built using a social learning style and you’ll receive information and training in this social pedagogy and how FutureLearn works.

You’ll have the opportunity to become familiar with materials ahead of the course start date and post course you’ll have the opportunity to provide feedback and contribute to the on-going evaluation of the Open University’s activity on FutureLearn.

How to apply

Please ensure that you have read the job description and meet the essential skills and experience related criteria before applying, as applications that do not meet the criteria, will not be considered.

Unless otherwise stated in the advert, applications are completed online via the OU Jobs page and following the instructions below and clicking the “APPLY NOW” link below. Applications submitted via third party websites will not be considered.

To apply for this role please submit the following;

• CV
• Personal statement, up to 1000 words, you should set out in your statement why you’re interested in this role and provide examples of where your skills and experience meet the required competencies for this role as detailed in the job and person specification.

The above documents will need to be submitted as one attachment during the application process, please include the personal statement followed by the CV in this document.

To ensure your file is uploaded to our system correctly, please make sure your document is saved with the following file name as appropriate to the vacancy you are applying for: reference, surname, first initial.

You will need to have your documents ready ahead of submitting the electronic application.

APPLY NOW

Closing date: 02 September 2022 – noon

Interviews: TBC

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