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The Role

We are currently recruiting for the role of Module Directors Assistant for our T885 Team Engineering 22I and 23A residential schools. The residentials schools have been held remotely for the past two years due to the Pandemic, but will be returning to a face-to-face environment from January 2023.

T885 has two weekend residential schools (RS) per presentation; one that takes place at the start of the module and the other towards the end of the module. These will be held at the OU campus in Milton Keynes, with overnight accommodation locally in Kents Hill. All meals are included with transportation provided at key times between these locations.

The T885 residential schools typically consist of a cohort of 25 students and 5 tutors.

The rate of pay will be £162.12 per day.

The hours Module Directors Assistant would need to attend as follows:

• Friday – 9:30 am – 9.30 pm
• Saturday – 8.30 am – 9.30 pm
• Sunday – 8.30 am –mid-afternoon (when the school has finished, and the equipment has been packed away)

The residential School dates are as follows:

22I (September presentation)

• T885 RS2: 3 – 5 February 2023

23A (January presentation)

• T885 23A (January) RS1: 20 – 22 January 2023
• T885 20A RS2: 09 – 11 June 2023

If you are interested in applying for this role, please submit your application form to ss-res-schools-job-applications@open.ac.uk by Thursday 08th December - 12 noon.

How to apply

To apply, please complete and submit the application which can be found under the attachments section at the bottom of this advert and return it by email only to ss-res-schools-job-applications@open.ac.uk. Please ensure your application form is in a WORD format.

If you need any help with the application, please contact People Services Team Tel +44 (0)1908 655 544 or e-mail ss-res-schools-job-applications@open.ac.uk

Closing date: 08th December 2022 - Noon

Feedback on your application form, if unsuccessful, can be provided on request.

Please note: If you have not heard from us within 2 weeks of the application closing date, please assume that on this occasion you have not been selected for interview, however we thank you for your interest in The Open University and encourage you to apply for future positions.

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