Study Leader
Oxford, Cambridge or one of our Juniors sites
Fixed Term
Published at: 2024-05-10
Job Description
Job Title:
Study Leader
Location:
Oxford, Cambridge or one of our Juniors sites
Reports to:
Course and Deputy Course Director
Reports to you:
Pay rate:
£530 per week
Contract type:
Fixed Term
Main duties and responsibilities
As a Study Leader you’ll be key to delivering our summer courses. You’ll play an essential role in student welfare, upholding our high Academic standards and ensuring the smooth running of the programmes.
Location: Oxford, Cambridge or one of our Juniors sites. This is a non-residential role—accommodation and travel expenses are not included. Breakfast is offered at no extra cost to the employee.
Pay and hours: £530 per week on a fixed term contract. Up to 44 hours per week across Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday.
Reports to: Course and Deputy Course Director
Main duties and responsibilities
- Main point of contact for Tutors and other teaching staff during the courses, providing practical support and addressing or escalating issues as required.
- Coordinate an effective ‘first day welcome’ for Subject Tutors.
- Manage Academic logistics, working closely with Head Office (Operations team) to ensure teaching spaces function well and appropriate resources are available.
- Support students with Academic concerns and requests, working closely with the Head Office (Academic team) to ensure a suitably challenging student experience.
- Observe subject classes and other Academic sessions for quality assurance.
- Lead curriculum enhancement sessions such as goal setting and reflection, supervise study sessions and support students with their approach to independent learning.
- Supervise classes in the event of unplanned Tutor absence.
- Maintain a professional and respectful image of the company and yourself at all times.
Person specification
Minimum requirements
- Experience communicating with a variety of stakeholders
- Transferable experience in tutoring, teaching, coaching, training, or similar
- Comfortable solving problems as they arise
- Ability to clearly set expectations and hold others to account
- General IT competency
- Right to work in the UK (we cannot sponsor work visas for this role)
An ideal candidate will demonstrate:
- Diplomatic written and verbal communication skills
- Strong prioritisation skills
- Proficiency with tools such as those in Google Workspace
- A ‘can do’ attitude
Experience you may have
- Working on a summer school or holiday camp
- Leading a student organisation
- Volunteering with the Scouts or similar organisations
Personality traits of a great Study Leader
- Enthusiastic about education
- Always plans well and thoroughly organised
- Firm but friendly approach when dealing with others
- Calm, reassuring and approachable
You may hold, or be working towards first aid or safeguarding certifications.
Selection process
About Oxford Summer Courses
Independent thinking through exceptional education. Oxford Summer Courses is part of Bridgemark Education, founded by two school friends and Oxford graduates. Our approach is based on interactive teaching, small group learning, and tutor autonomy. We channel our passion into making a positive impact on our surroundings whether that be our students, the wider community or the environment.
We have six distinct values that underpin everything we do as a community, helping us deliver excellent learning opportunities:
- Growth mindset
- Wellbeing
- Student impact
- Camaraderie
- Agility
- Building community
Selection process
Only successful applicants will be contacted and no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person's gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and abilities to perform the duties of the job.
Interview
Interviews will take place either online using Google Meet or at our offices in Oxford or Cambridge—you will be informed via an email invitation.
After being introduced to the role, you will be asked about your relevant experience. Your interviewer will also find out how you would respond to scenarios that often arise in this role. There will be plenty of opportunities to ask questions and find out more throughout.
All applicants are required to bring documents to the interview. Details on documents accepted for DBS a check can be found at gov.uk.
Role assignment
Students sign up to courses throughout the year, so positions will be filled on a rolling basis. This may mean that we will be unable to confirm the details of vacancies at the interview. If you are made an offer we will contact you separately to offer specific roles, dates, and location.
Safeguarding
Oxford Summer Courses Limited is committed to safeguarding and protecting children and has robust safeguarding policies. References are requested and will be scrutinised. Where appropriate, they will be validated with the providing referee. We also undertake enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks to ensure all our staff are suitable to work with children.
In this pack you will find: a detailed job description, the minimum requirements for this role, the profile of an ideal candidate, information about the selection process, and an introduction to the company for on-course staff.
You can email us at recruitment@oxfordsummercourses.com if you have any questions.
Oxford Summer Courses, a Bridgemark company
Oxford Summer Courses is part of Bridgemark Education, founded by two school friends and Oxford graduates. Our aim is to help students travel to new places - both physically and academically - exploring paths untrodden through personalised learning.
Our teaching methods are carefully designed to suit each age group. Students are encouraged to explore their own academic interests guided by an expert tutor. There is no restrictive curriculum for our courses, we advocate learning without limits. We are proud to be a certified BCorp, part of a global community of businesses that meet high standards of social and environmental impact. Oxford Summer Courses is honoured to be a CarbonNeutral® certified company through our partnership with Climate Impact Partners. Our CEO also founded and continues to support Universify, an independent charity committed to educational equality, through annual significant financial donations, providing office space and through a staff volunteer programme
Apply now
Applications are open for 2025 courses. Find out more and explore other roles on our careers page.
Please note that only successful applicants will be contacted and that no terminology in this document is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person's gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and abilities to perform the duties of the job.
