Academic Support Officer

Job Description

About Ashbourne

Ashbourne was founded in 1981 and has since grown into one of the best private colleges for A levels in London. Our students consistently achieve outstanding results which have made Ashbourne one of the top two private colleges in London for many years. Ashbourne adds value; our students are among the top 5% of those with similar prior achievements. Around 64% of our graduates go on to study at Russell Group universities, including UCL, King’s College, Imperial and Cambridge. Ashbourne is more like a university than a school and bases its success on individual attention offered through small classes. The relationship between students and teachers is engaging, informal and stimulating and embraces a friendly yet disciplined and adult approach to education. This enables students to grow in confidence both personally and academically so that they may take responsibility for their own success and achieve the very best academic results. The college is superbly located nearby Kensington Palace and Hyde Park, with a wide selection of world-class venues and attractions within walking distance.

Job description:

Library Management

• Be primarily based in the library, providing supervision and support to students.
• Ensure students adhere to library rules and expectations.
• Maintain an organised and well-managed library environment.
• Ensure good behaviour of students and foster positive attitudes towards peers, adults, property, and school work.
• Follow up to ensure that students who have been allocated time to study in library are in attendance.

Academic Support (Maths & Economics)

• Provide one-on-one and small group support for students struggling with specific topics.
• Assist teachers with lesson planning and the development of learning materials.
• Provide prompt and constructive feedback on student work.
• Involve students in the target-setting process.
• Create revision resources to support student learning.
• Offer revision classes and additional sessions as needed.
• Support students with their UCAS applications, particularly for maths and economics-related courses.
• Seek opportunities for professional and personal development in the field of education.
• As the College accepts students throughout the academic year, proactiveness is required to follow up with these students to ensure they have caught up with the material they have missed.

General School Responsibilities:

• Attend and actively contribute to department and staff meetings.
• Attend and contribute to Student, Parent, Teacher trainings, education events, and Open Day events as required.

Additional Duties

• Observe or occasionally teach lessons to reinforce learning.
• Provide administrative support when needed.
• Assist with covering reception on occasion.

Person Specification

• Recently graduated with a Maths-related degree (Maths, Economics, Engineering, Physics, etc.)
• Passion for education and supporting student success.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage a structured learning space.
• Build and foster relationships characterised by kindness, care, empathy, and respect with colleagues, students and families.
• Be a reflective practitioner open to others' perspectives.
• Have a growth mindset and value innovation as a route to improvement and growth.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Embody collaboration with enthusiasm for working alongside colleagues.
• Embrace and use technology as a tool for teaching and learning.
• Demonstrate awareness of the subject curriculum for the relevant level.
• Experience in tutoring, teaching, or academic support is highly desirable.
• Must be open to feedback and have a desire to always want to improve performance.