Job Description

Salary:

Band 4 - starting salary 17,028 (FTE 28,381) with annual, incremental progression up to 18,483 (FTE 30,805)

Hours:

0.6 FTE (22.2 hours / 3 days per week)

Contract Type:

Permanent

Closing Date:

Sunday 10th August 2025

*Interview Date:

Tuesday 26th August 2025

Arts University Plymouth is seeking to appoint a Learning Development Advisor who will work within a small team of specialists, alongside the library team. You will provide specialist academic support to undergraduate and postgraduate students on both a one-to-one basis and as part of a group, either within programme or as an extracurricular activity. You will support students with skills such as academic writing, critical thinking, essay structure and presentation skills.

About You:

You will be educated to a degree level or equivalent and have experience of working within higher education, with knowledge and a background of supporting those with disabilities, SPLDs, medical and mental health conditions. You will be a motivated and engaged individual, who is able to explain complex ideas to a variety of audiences. You will be confident in your abilities to teach on a one to one basis as well as to cohort size groups.

About The Role:

The role of Learning Development Advisor, is to support students from undergraduate to postgraduate in all aspects of academic skills, as well as supporting the transition between years. The role is to develop and deliver content suitable to all, on a variety of academic skills to support students during their degree and postgraduate studies. Alongside this, is the creation and maintenance of Academic Skills webpages, ensuring they are up to date and relevant for a 21st education.

In return youll receive:

15 (FTE 25) days annual leave per annum plus bank holidays, and closure efficiency days Access to a supportive Employee Assistance Programme Enrolment onto a generous Local Government scheme Additional benefits such as a cycle to work scheme and discounted bus tickets

Please refer to the role profile for more information - Learning Development Advisor

Safeguarding and Compliance

All appointments are subject to a

DBS check

, and you will be required to provide appropriate documentation as part of the onboarding process.

Right to Work

Applicants must have the legal

right to work in the UK

. We are currently unable to offer visa sponsorship. Proof of Right to Work will be required before an offer of employment is made.

How to Apply

To apply, please complete the

online application form

. Please note that we are unable to accept CVs in place of a completed application.

We encourage early applications, as the advert may close prior to the listed closing date due to high levels of interest. Please apply early to avoid disappointment.

If you are interested in the role and would like to find out more, please feel free to contact-

Donna Gundry, Head of Library Services

ondgundry@aup.ac.uk. Arts University Plymouth has a strong commitment to the safeguarding & welfare of young people & vulnerable adults. A satisfactory DBS disclosure at Enhanced Level will be required from successful candidates as a condition of appointment. We celebrate equality, diversity and difference, and welcome candidates from all communities. In the event that the University has employees eligible for redeployment at the time of shortlisting, for example due to the end of a fixed term contract, these candidates may be entitled to a priority interview.

Creative Education for a Changing World

Arts University Plymouth will set a vision towards 2030 based upon sustainable growth, solution focused teaching and research, and a commitment to impactful social justice and ecological change through its people, culture and place. Our strategy Creative Education for a Changing World will ensure that our work is energised and designed to meet the ambitions of its students and staff while acknowledging the shifting realm of creativity through new technologies and the workplaces of tomorrow.

Our strategy is built upon three pillars, Creative Endeavour, Sustainable Futures, and People & Place. Through this, we have set a critical path towards a holistic and embedded pedagogical approach under the title Teaching for our Time, that will guide all of our creative endeavours. We believe that authenticity, fulfilment and kindness are indexical qualities in the process of thinking, making and living.

Strategic Vision

Our vision for Arts University Plymouth is a new kind of arts university for the 21st century, preparing graduates who are uniquely placed to provide creative solutions to the complex global challenges of our times.

We will champion our people, place and pedagogy at the heart of our mission, delivering sustainable growth and impactful change in terms of creative economies, civic engagement and cultural ambition in Plymouth and the wider region.

We will enhance our reputation as a catalyst for individual, societal and ecological transformation, delivering innovative and distinctive learning, teaching and research through its interdisciplinary ecosystem of materials, processes, technologies and knowledge exchange.

Why Plymouth?

Our beautiful city was voted as

Britains best city to live and work in

by The Telegraph in September 2024, beating Bristol, London, Manchester and Birmingham. Take a look at the showreels linked below to see why we are proud to boast about our city.

We've also been named

one of the world's top underrated travel destinations

by Time Out. Plymouth is a vibrant city that offers stunning coastlines, wild moorlands, and a rich cultural scene. Attractions include the iconic Tinside Lido, and some of the regions best entertainment and culture, from award winning museum and gallery The Box, to Real Ideas Market Hall, home to Europes first-of-its-kind 350-degree Immersive Dome.

Plymouth is Britains Ocean City, a confident and growing city that is undergoing a cultural revolution. With world-class connectivity, one of the highest rates of superfast broadband availability in the UK, excellent transport links, an international airport under an hour away, and stunning outside spaces on the doorstep such as Plymouth Sound National Marine Park, Dartmoor National Park it offers a great lifestyle. Find out more here:

Invest Plymouth Showreel
Living & Working in Plymouth...a great quality of life...