Academic Learning Advisors

3 months ago


Manukau City, New Zealand Manukau Institute of Technology Full time

**Full-time, 37.5 hours per week**

**Part
- time, 22.5 hours per week, Monday - Thursday**

**Empower students to become confident independent learners**

We are passionate, we are genuine, we are honest and we care for others in order to nurture their ability to achieve - Manaakitanga - We are Manukau Institute of Technology (MIT). MIT recognises the special obligation we have to serve the people, communities and employers of South Auckland and that achieving excellence in tertiary education is critical to both our mission and to the future economic and social prosperity of NZ.

Based at our Otara campus, the focus of these positions is to provide students with the specialist academic learning and skills to assist them to improve their learning outcomes from certificate through to postgraduate level. Reporting to the Assistant Manager, Library and Learning Services you will have an opportunity to develop a diverse range of tools, content and educational technologies ensuring that there are evolving support and continuous improvement in the libraries learning services support for students.

**Responsibilities include**:

- Developing a supportive relationship with students and providing a culturally safe learning environment that accommodates a range of learning perspectives.
- Providing academic skills development in numerical literacy and literacy support through one-to-one tuition, group workshops and facilitating referrals for students who need specialist support.
- Providing learning and academic writing skills support for individuals and groups.
- Liaising closely with relevant teaching staff and Subject Librarians to ensure a coordinated approach of advice, study skills planning and guidance are offered at different levels and stages of learning.
- Identifying students that have specific learning difficulties or a disability and utilise the support of MIT and external services.

These are varied roles where you will be working with teaching staff to contribute to programmes providing feedback and input about effective teaching methodologies and liaising closely with other service units within MIT and in the wider community. You will have the opportunity to improve service offerings, resources and have input to the development of online service information and learning tools.

If you have an ability to tap into a range of effective pedagogical approaches to engage students with diverse needs we would love to hear from you.

**Culture**:
At MIT you will work with some incredible people who are passionate about the positive impact we make to the communities we serve.** **We offer a work environment which values genuine people who care for others, are well-connected, open and approachable and strive for excellence in all we do.
- "Kua herea mātou ki te whai i te tūturutanga o Te Tiriti O Waitangi." _We are committed to creating and maintaining a culturally sensitive work environment in relation to Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

**Job Reference: 28446**

**How to Apply**

If you would like any further information, please contact, Alison Redfern-Daly, People and Culture, (09) 968 8759.



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