LSRC Teaching Support Technician

A unique opportunity has arisen for a Teaching Support Technician with great organisational skills to make a real contribution to the development of our future health care professionals. As a key member of this busy team, you will contribute to a comprehensive, student facing and efficient administrative team to support teaching and provide teaching resources for the Faculty of Health Medical and Dental Schools.

The role involves preparing rooms for teaching, ensuring resources are available and IT equipment is switched on. Full training on the IT syatem and wider role will be provided.

You will be expected to have good communication skills to engage well with academics, team members and students. Each day will be interesting and varied as you will deal with student queries, check stock levels and prepare registers.

We would like you to be adaptable, hardworking, able to prioritise work to meet deadlines as well as being physically able to move equipment.

This is a part-time position working 10 hours per week on Wednesday (12.00-17.00) and Friday (12.00-17.00) on a permanent basis based in the Portland Square Building on the main University Campus. Term-time and flexible working options will be considered.

We regret that there is no opportunity to work from home in this position.

Please demonstrate how you meet the essential criteria outlined in the knowledge, qualifications, training and experience elements of the job description in your supporting statement.

For an informal discussion to find out more about the role then please initially email Carol Price-Thomas on carol.price-thomas@plymouth.ac.uk and leave your contact name and number.

Closing date: 12 Midnight, Monday 15^th July 2024

Interviews will take place in the week commencing Monday 5^th August 2024 at the Portland Square Building at the University of Plymouth, and you will be notified if you have been shortlisted or not.

We offer a competitive salary package and a generous pension and holiday scheme. We also offer a range of other benefits/support mechanisms, including ongoing development opportunities, flexible working, staff networks and enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave.

A summary of our comprehensive benefits can be viewed here.

The Faculty of Health holds four Silver Athena Swan awards, which recognise our commitment to supporting gender equality within higher education.

The University of Plymouth is an inclusive community where everyone is welcomed regardless of their background. To find out more about our inclusive community initiatives, such as Athena Swan and the Race Equality Charter, please visit our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion webpages.

We particularly welcome applicants from under-represented communities at the University of Plymouth, such as carers/parents, people with disabilities, ethnically diverse, LGBT+, and people from all socio-economic backgrounds.

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