Victoria College of Arts and Design
Job Title: Assignment Success Tutor
Main Location: London Bridge (Borough Campus)
Salary Range: £48,000 per annum
Contract Type: Permanent
Work Schedule: Full-time, Monday to Friday 9am-5pm (on site)
Department: VCAD Academic
Line Manager: Director and / or Deputy Dean
About us
The Assignment Success Tutors will play a key role in supporting, mentoring, guiding and advising students, across all of their modules, to help ensure that they engage with and understand their studies, manage and develop their assignment work, and are able to submit assignments before the submission deadline that meet the modules’ specific Learning Outcomes and are of a pass-grade standard.
The Assignment Success Tutors will work across a range of programmes, but pre-dominantly degree programmes focused on ‘Business Management’ and ‘Digital Marketing’.
The post holder will work closely with the teaching academics across VCAD’s two London campuses, London Bridge and Canary Wharf, to provide tutoring, support and guidance to students, both inside and outside the classroom.
The Assignment Success Tutors will be required to have a good understanding of the fundamental subjects covered within Business Management and Digital Marketing degree programmes, as well as a thorough familiarity with the academic expectations of undergraduate assignment work.
In particular, the Assignment Success Tutors will provide targeted and subject specific support to individual students who are struggling to, fulfil their assignment’s brief, are at risk of non-submission, or have a re-submission opportunity.
The role of the Assignment Success Tutor is focused on helping to improve our students’ assignment submission rates. In particular, the role is designed to help increase the number of our students who achieve a pass grade at the first submission opportunity, who succeed when offered a re-submission opportunity, and to, consequently, deliver an overall improvement in the number of VCAD students who are academically able to continue to their next Semester or Level and, ultimately, gain their Degree Award.
Key Responsibilities
Student Engagement and Support:
· Maintain regular contact with an allocated group of students, providing consistent and structured subject specific academic support
· Actively engage with students who are at risk of non-submission
· Build collegiate and constructive relationships with VCAD’s teaching academics
· Support students in developing their academic confidence and applying their subject knowledge.
Academic Guidance:
· Support students in understanding module learning outcomes, assignment requirements, and submission expectations
· Provide clear guidance on how to approach assignments in line with subject knowledge and academic standards
· Assist students in interpreting feedback and feed forward and understanding how to apply it to their future work
· Support students in applying academic writing skills, research techniques and referencing.
Draft Review and Formative Feedback:
· Review students’ draft work and, where appropriate, provide constructive feedback to the student to guide them in improving their work prior to the submission deadline.
· Offer tutorial support and feedback through both one to one and group sessions. These sessions will take place in-person, via Moodle based resources, utilising email, Teams and other forms of appropriate meeting mediums.
· Encourage students to take responsibility for creating and submitting their own work.
· Specifically advise and guide students on the appropriate and inappropriate use of Artificial Intelligence when building their assignment submission.
· Ensure all support falls within institutional academic integrity regulations and guidelines
Monitoring and Follow-up:
· Track student engagement, progress, and readiness for submission
· Work with students to facilitate their assignment submission ahead of the deadline
· Working with the academic teaching team, the post holder will identify early signs of academic risk and take appropriate action
· Collaborate with academic colleagues to maintain records of student interactions and interventions
Targeted Interventions:
· Work with teaching colleagues and students to break down assignments into manageable stages and support re-engagement following periods of absence or low participation.
Collaboration:
· Work closely with Directors, Deputy Deans, Programme Leaders and Module Leaders to support student progress. Liaise with VCAD Registry and other student services and contribute to the ongoing enhancement of VCAD’s academic delivery.
Teaching Support and Cover Responsibilities:
· Provide teaching cover as may reasonably be required to support continuity of academic delivery. This may include undertaking lecturing responsibilities during periods of staff absence, annual leave, or sickness, as well as providing support in emergency situations.
· The postholder will deliver scheduled teaching sessions where reasonably required, ensuring alignment with module learning outcomes, maintaining academic standards, and supporting a consistent student experience.
· This responsibility is intended to provide flexibility within the academic team and ensure minimal disruption to teaching provision.
Key Performance Indicators:
· Improving student submission rates
· Increased first-time pass rates
· A reduction in reassessment numbers
· A lowering of submissions flagged as potential cases of Academic Misconduct
· Positive student feedback on support received
Person Specification
Essential:
· Education to undergraduate level.
· Understanding of assessment processes and academic requirements within HE
· Ability to support and motivate students from a range of academic backgrounds
· Strong communication and interpersonal skills
· Good organisational skills, with the ability to manage a defined caseload
· Ability to monitor and respond to student data and engagement indicators
· A good understanding of Business Management and Digital Marketing disciplines.
Desirable:
· Experience in academic advising, tutoring, or coaching at FE or HE level
· Familiarity with Moodle and / or other virtual learning environments
· Understanding of academic integrity and good academic practice
· Experience of supporting students at risk of failure due to weak academic work or non-engagement
Key Attributes:
· Approachable and supportive manner
· Clear and practical communication style
· Ability to build trust while maintaining professional boundaries
· Professional initiative and well organised
· Focused on student outcomes and continuous improvement