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Scribes (Ref : WCSR0001215)

Enabling Services Team

Grade 3. Salary £27902 to £30151 per annum pro rata (plus generous staff benefits package)

Initial salary placement will normally be on the first point of the scale and will increase by annual incremental progression)

Part-Time Temporary (Bank Staff), variable hours (as and when required).

Location : across all our college campuses

As part of our commitment to meet and respond quickly to the needs of our students we wish to appoint individuals to join our bank of temporary Scribes.

Your role will be to provide an effective reading and scribing support service to students. You must be passionate about supporting and motivating our students and must be able to communicate effectively and work well as part of a team. As some of our delivery is currently being carried out virtually, via Microsoft Teams, it is important that you are familiar and comfortable utilising this package and conversing online as well as in person.

Candidates must hold their Higher English, or relevant equivalent SCQF Level 6 qualification in English and have experience of working in an educational environment. You must have knowledge of a range of additional support needs and support strategies.

We are an inclusive place to work

At West College Scotland we are ambitious about Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion. If you've got the right skills and qualifications for the job, we want to hear from you. We encourage applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability - visible and non-visible including neurodiversity, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation. Click here to find out more.

Full details of the skills and qualifications required can be found on the employee specification.

Any offer of employment will be subject to receiving a satisfactory Scheme Record through the Disclosure Scotland Protection of Vulnerable Groups Scheme (PVG). All candidates must be able to prove their Right to Work in the UK Please note West College Scotland does not provide Visa sponsorship.

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