Academic Marking Assistant job at Coventry Full Time NEW

Our Mission

Coventry University Group is a global education provider dedicated to Creating Better Futures. We are driven by the belief that through education, equity, and innovation, we empower our students, people, and communities to transform their lives.

Central to our 2030 Strategy is the ambitious growth of our School of Health and Care to meet the evolving health needs of the future locally, nationally, and globally. To enable this, our School has evolved into Coventry University Health and Care Limited. This agile, autonomous structure allows us to push boundaries and foster closer partnerships, enabling us to scale our provision and widen access to rewarding careers across the health and social care sector.

Our dedicated Teaching team are subject specialists focused on delivering student education, which is active, social, applied, and inclusive within our vibrant and varied education environment. This role offers an exciting opportunity to join our team as an Academic Marking Assistant for our MSc Post Qualifying Nursing courses.

The Role

Based on-site at Coventry University in Coventry, you will work closely with academic colleagues to provide assessment support, and supervision for our MSc Nursing Post Qualifying learners. You will also offer marking support across the MSc Nursing course including student final dissertation/projects.

Duties include:

• Offering dissertation project/ research supervision for our MSc Nursing Post Qualifying learners.
• Offering marking support across our MSc Nursing Post Qualifying course.
• Supporting the design, implementation, ratification and quality assurance processes related to student assessment.
• Upholding high standards of academic integrity in all aspects of teaching, learning and assessment
• The preparation and dissemination of both generic and specific formative and summative student feedback.
• The development and demonstration of best practice in teaching, learning and assessment consistent with our reputation and track record as a high-quality provider of teaching and learning.

Qualifications Required

• Active and live registration with the NMC / HCPC or other Health related professional body is essential for the role.
• Master’s degree in an appropriate subject is essential for the role.
• PhD or active membership of an appropriate professional body would be advantageous

Our Successful Candidate

You will have demonstrable experience of successful teaching at higher education levels 4-7 within Higher Education.

You will have a passion for sharing knowledge and supporting students in their learning journey, with the ability to work flexibly to meet learner needs.

Enthusiastic and self-motivated, you will have experience supporting, enhancing and engaging in an ‘active learning’ pedagogy with evidence in proactively supporting student success.

As a global education provider, experience and awareness of learners cultural differences and expectations with the ability to effectively communicate with a wide range of people from diverse backgrounds is essential.

Innovation and collaboration are key to our success, therefore the ability to work both independently and part of a wider team with the willingness to engage in flexible ways of working are key skills required for this role.

The Benefits

As a staff member of Coventry University, you will have a access to a wide range of industry leading rewards and benefits which includes:

• Excellent Employers Pension Contribution
• 30 days Annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• New Holiday Purchase Scheme up to 5 additional days
• Life Assurance 4 x Salary
• BUPA Cash Plan
• 50% off Tuition Fees for staff dependants
• CU Reward Scheme – Discounts across a range of High Street/ Online Retailers
• Cycle To work scheme

Our Culture

As a global Education Group, equality, diversity, and inclusion are embedded within the fabric of our organisation and are a key focus of our core values. We harness the power and potential of the diverse cultures, backgrounds, abilities, and experiences of our students, colleagues, and partners to create opportunities for all.

Full Job Description & Person Specification

For informal discussion about the role please contact Steph Mansfield [email protected]