Digital Education Adviser

About the Role:

Joining a growing team that is supporting the Group to consciously challenge technological limits, your day-to-day role will be providing support to staff and students to ensure a high level of customer service at all times.You will be raising awareness and understanding of the potential use of learning technologies, working with teachers to prepare online content. Your day to day role will include liaising with faculty staff to ensure their online course requirements are captured and designed for development on our dedicated VLE (virtual learning environment). You will be raising awareness and understanding of potential use of learning technologies, working with teachers to redesign content for online purposes thus providing an engaging, interactive online learning experience. This will supply the Learning Technologists with a pipeline of production work, whilst identifying additional opportunities to embed technology in the classroom. 

What do you need to be successful in this role? 

As a natural collaborator you will liaise with the faculties to identify courses that need to be developed and therefore an awareness of teaching practices and understanding of instructional design would be useful. Experience of a Learning Management System, such as Canvas or Blackboard from an operational perspective is useful. Critically you will need to advocate new, innovative ways in which technology can be used to impact the student experience and be able to work independently as this role has team members across a number of different sites. High degree of IT literacy, particularly in Microsoft Office apps, Office365 and Google+ applications.

What’s in it for you? 

Our Digital technology team is growing and continually evolving and pushing the limits on how technology is used within the business. Working in a team that prides itself on delivering the best digital experience for employees and learners, you’ll be at the forefront of this change and be able to visibly see the impact of your efforts. As a close knit and collaborative team, you’ll be joining a digital community that offers a brilliant supportive network and the opportunity to seek out new technologies to continually push the boundaries of technology in the workplace. 

What are the benefits of joining Activate Learning? 

At Activate Learning we are pioneering education with an unwavering focus on providing talent for business and transforming lives through our Learning Philosophy. Our student experience is the result of our attention to detail in recruiting, developing and retaining the right staff who match and promote the values and behaviours of our brand. Our employee experience is a vital part of this process.

Our award-winning Learning Philosophy has driven new models of applied learning and inspires transformation and aspirations across our employees to make a difference. Generous annual leave entitlements, access to training and development, travel subsidies – bus and train, cycle scheme, onsite parking (first come first served), plenty of public transport options for all sites, discounted membership to the Lifestyle Centre (on some campuses) and Employee Assistance Programme. 

To apply, please complete an application form or attach a CV and send to the email address below, with 'College Jobs' as the subject. 

recruitment@activatelearning.ac.uk