Personal Assistant to Dr Paul Whittington (Part-Time)

About the role

An opportunity to provide professional one to one support for Dr Paul Whittington, Lecturer in Assistive Technology in the Faculty of Science & Technology.

Dr Paul Whittington has cerebral palsy and requires a Personal Assistant.

The position is for 12 hours per week; 6 hours on a Monday and 6 hours on a Friday.

Main Responsibilities

• To provide professional one to one support for Dr Paul Whittington, as a Personal Assistant.
• Provide personal assistance with accessing campus facilities.
• Typing of emails, reports, marking of student assignments and projects, research funding proposals, lecture slides and research papers.
• Attend meetings and take notes and minutes.
• Participate in meetings and communicate professionally with attendees, to support Dr Paul Whittington.
• Support Dr Paul Whittington in all Lab sessions, Lectures and Project Supervisor’s meetings.
• Meet with external research collaborators and assist with meetings, slides and guest lectures.
• Assist with assistive technology dissemination and evaluations within BU and visiting external schools and organisations.
• Providing remote support by utilising business communication platforms and remote desktop software.
• Deliver cross-functional integrated support across the University where required and participate in cross-university and Faculty of Science & Technology events as required.
• Interact with media providers, to facilitate research publicity.
• Undertake continual professional development (internal and external), to ensure specialist knowledge is kept up to date.
• Deal with sensitive and confidential issues within the frameworks of the Equality Act 2010, the Data Protection Act 2018 and any other appropriate professional and statutory guidelines.
• To undertake any other related duties that may be required by Dr Paul Whittington.

Required Experience

• The ability to take comprehensive notes and/or minutes at meetings, both internally and externally, which discuss a range of complicated technical research domains
• Touch typist is preferable due to the volume of typing required for this role
• Excellent Microsoft Office skills with the ability to type technical papers and research work
• Ability to follow systems and procedures
• High level of literacy and numeracy
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate with staff and external collaborators at all levels, from all backgrounds and from all cultures
• Ability to communicate with people who have physical and cognitive disabilities with sensitivity
• Tact, diplomacy and sensitivity are key elements of this role and the ability to remain calm under pressure and in challenging situations

Desirable Qualifications/Experience

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience
• SpLD qualification and/or experience in sensory/physical impairments
• Experience of support with speech and language impairments

We are committed to providing a safe environment for all students and staff. This position is required to undertake regulated activity and therefore is subject to a satisfactory DBS Disclosure. Further information on BU’s safeguarding policies on safeguarding vulnerable groups can be found online

This position does not meet the eligibility requirements for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker Route within the UK Visa and Immigration service’s Points Based System.  Therefore, BU will not be able to sponsor individuals who require permission to work to carry out this position. For more information, please visit https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa/your-job

A job description for this position is available at the top of this page. If you require this in a different format, please contact us at hrvacancies@bournemouth.ac.uk

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