Academic Personal Assistant Services

Tender description

The primary responsibility of an academic personal assistant is to assist a student with a disability with their educational support needs. The hours of work are expected to range from between 15 to 30 hours per week and will be negotiated with the student by the Disability Support Service subject to the needs of the student and the programme timetable. Please note that hours may change from academic year to academic year and are based on individual student requirements. Delivery Date The provision of Academic Personal Assistant Services will usually be required during the main academic year: September – December/January, and February - May excluding any college/public holidays. Job Description An academic personal assistant’s duties may require the PA to assist with some or all of the following duties (dependant on student requirement): • Mobility and orientation around the Institute. • Educational tasks, sourcing library books, photocopying etc. • Carrying personal belongings, books, folders, materials for the student. • Meal times during Institute contact hours. • Personal care / assist with personal needs. • Taking notes in lectures. • Completing tasks in lectures, computer or other laboratories. • Accessing spoken presentations (lectures, seminars, films and videos) by providing typed transcription of audio or video recordings. • Accessing or producing print material by assisting the student in obtaining relevant documents in the Library, from departments, tutors or from other sources, and helping the student to arrange for these materials to be converted into an appropriate format (Braille, enlarged print, machine-readable format). • A good working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint as well as email is essential for this particular role.