Academic Support Worker - Birmingham

Location Birmingham
Contract Type Flexible hours, term time
Reports to Support Coordinator

Introduction

The Learning Support Centre (LSC) are specialists in neurodiversity and disability and have been supporting people across the UK for over 20 years. LSC offers flexible support tailored to individuals in education and the workplace. With a large community of specialists, LSC is a supportive workplace which allows specialists to utilise their skills and empower our clients, working in a community to develop and share their specialist knowledge.
The Learning Support Centre are Mindful Employers, a Healthy Workplace and Disability Confident.

Benefits

Working with an innovative and award-winning company
Working with an accredited training centre with access to training and development opportunities
Access to our latest communication hub with live updates and support

Responsibilities of the Role

To provide academic support to disabled students studying in Higher and Further Education, this will involve reading, taking notes in lectures, seminars and tutorials.
Depending on the nature of the student’s disability the notes may need to be typed up and emailed to the student.
The student may also need mobility, orientation, sighted assistance, lab support and access support on and around campus, if this is the case it is your job to provide this support.

Requirements

Educated or studying a degree
Experience in taking accurate and concise notes

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