Peer Assisted Learning Manager

The opportunity

The University of Salford is seeking to recruit a Peer Assisted Learning Manager to help realise our strategic goal to provide our students with a bold, distinctive, and accessible lifewide learning experience, co-created in partnership with students and industry, co-delivered on campus, online, and in the workplace.

If you have the skills to lead change and influence people, to manage complex projects, and to work collaboratively with students and colleagues to create inclusive learning experiences, then this job is for you.

Responsibilities and skills

This Peer Assisted Learning Manager role has been created to lead the inception, design, delivery and evaluation of an ambitious university-wide Peer Assisted Learning (PALS) scheme. A key project within the University’s Education & Employability Strategy, this new scheme will support students’ learning and skills development, provide participants with social opportunities, and build communities where students actively learn from each other.

Initially, you will draw on your project management experience to lead the delivery of a project to design, roll out and evaluate the impact of the PALS scheme, including building a team of student peer assisted learning leaders, and working with academic teams to integrate PALS into the learning experience. You will then be responsible for overseeing a successful transition to sustainable long-term delivery of effective peer assisted learning across the organisation.

You will have a track record in supporting students’ development and breaking down barriers to learning. You will build strong relationships and work in partnership across the University and Students’ Union to develop a scheme that works for our students. As a persuasive and inspiring communicator, you will drive high levels of engagement across the organisation so that PALS becomes an embedded part of the student experience and helps ensure excellent and equitable outcomes for all.

A bit about the Library, Careers & Enterprise…

This role is based in the Library, Careers & Enterprise – a place to learn and share ideas, a virtual hub for research and discovery, a team of friendly faces delivering excellent customer service, and an innovative community of experts working together to enable teaching, learning, research and enterprise at Salford.

At Salford, we are working hard to create an inclusive culture where all our students and colleagues can bring their whole selves to the University. As part of a determined approach to build a more diverse workforce and address the current under-representation of colleagues from Black, Asian and minoritized ethnic backgrounds within our team, we welcome and encourage applications from the widest talent pool.

What’s in it for you

At Salford you will become a part of a passionate and dedicated team who are committed to removing unnecessary barriers to learning and making education more accessible. Our people work hard to ensure our students’ journeys are the best they can be, and as such we want to reward our people with fantastic benefits.

• Competitive salary – and excellent pension scheme.
• Generous annual leave – plus the option to buy additional holiday days.
• Flexible working – we support a culture of both flexible and agile working, to help you find the right balance.
• Professional development – a comprehensive package of training and development. opportunities to help you achieve your full potential.
• Our community – we value diversity — in backgrounds and in experiences. Our difference makes us stronger, and together we share a passion for improving students’ lives.
• The benefits! MySalford, our online employee portal, offers a wide range of lifestyle benefits and discounts.

About your application

Here at the University of Salford we celebrate diversity and know that it is critical for our success. We work hard to make sure we are inclusive. So, if you are great at what you do and share our values, we want to hear from you.

We want your application to be the best it can be so if you need any adjustments made to the application or selection process, please let us know by contacting [email protected] .

Please do not be put off applying if you do not match every requirement; if you are excited about the role and think you can achieve what we have described, we welcome your interest and application.

Note for internal candidates: We will consider offering the role as a secondment opportunity, subject to agreement by the candidate’s home department.

We encourage you to get in touch if you have any questions about this opportunity. Please contact the hiring manager, Emma Smith, on [email protected] and she will be happy to help, either by email or by arranging a short phone or video call to discuss.