School Senior Student Leader

2 weeks ago


Edinburgh, United Kingdom University of Edinburgh Full time

**Grade 6 £30,619 - £35,308 Per Annum, Pro Rata**

**College of Science and Engineering / School of Informatics**

**Fixed term, part time, 7 hours per week**

**Available for 12 months**

**2 positions available**

We are looking for School Senior Student Leader (InfPALS) within the School of Informatics.

**The Opportunity**:
The University of Edinburgh is committed to providing an outstanding student experience where possible, offering employment opportunities that provide both income and work experience during a student's time with us, preparing them for life beyond their studies and equipping them with the expertise and attributes they need to achieve their full potential within the global community.

The post is ONLY available for current undergraduate University of Edinburgh students in the School of Informatics in their third or fourth years of study. Students are expected to prepare and deliver sessions and/or facilitate group discussions linked to non-honours year courses.

**Your skills and attributes for success**:
Essential
- HNC/HND or equivalent level qualifications plus relevant work experience **OR **Broad experience acquired through a combination of job related training and considerable on the job experience, demonstrating development through involvement in progressively more demanding relevant work/roles
- Very good written and oral communication skills
- Experience of InfPALS
- Working knowledge of relevant systems, equipment, processes and procedures including standard software packages and possibly non-standard software
- An understanding of the diverse profile of students within the School.
- A clear understanding of confidentiality and an ability to deal appropriately with sensitive information
- A well-developed, autonomous learning style.
- Ability to prioritise and initiate a work plan, meet deadlines and work, at times, unsupervised
- Initiative and judgment to resolve day-to-day problems independently
- Excellent interpersonal skills and a positive and enthusiastic approach.
- Highly-motivated with the ability to inspire and encourage others about new ideas and initiatives.
- Suitable personal qualities for support work, including: a non-judgemental attitude, approachability and an interest in supporting students.
- A willingness to learn new skills as required and undertake appropriate training
- A comprehensive knowledge of the School
- Recent and relevant experience of Informatics school education.

Click **here **for a copy of the full job description

**As a valued member of our team you can expect**:
An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. We give you support, nurture your talent and reward success. You will benefit from a competitive reward package and a wide range of staff benefits, which includes a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits **pension scheme **, **staff discounts, **family friendly initiatives **, flexible working and much more. Access our **staff benefits page **for further information and use our **reward calculator **to find out the total value of pay and benefits provided.

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.

If invited for interview you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our **right to work **webpages.



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