Moderator Vacancy: 2nd โ€“ 27th March 2020

Weโ€™re looking for a moderator to work with us from our offices in Bath on our March 2020 activities.

Iโ€™m a Scientist, Get me out of here and Iโ€™m an Engineer, Get me out of here are online STEM enrichment activities for schools students in the UK and Ireland, where students of all abilities aged 8-18 can ask scientists their questions in text-based live chats, and get to know what real scientists are like.

You can (and should) find out more about the activities at: Iโ€™m a Scientist and Iโ€™m an Engineer Ireland.

  • Dates: 2nd โ€“ 27th March (Mon โ€“ Fri)
  • Hours: 37.5/week, 09:00โ€”17:00 GMT
  • Location: 7-9 North Parade Buildings, Bath
    Please note: Our office is located on the second floor of a building which only has stairs.
  • Pay (inc. holiday pay in lieu):
    โ€“ If not DBS checked: ยฃ9/hr (and we will pay for your DBS check)
    โ€“ If DBS checked and on the update service: ยฃ9.50/hr
  • Application deadline: Wednesday 12th February

Your key responsibilities will be:

  • Approving questions and adding appropriate keywords
  • Logging and keeping track of questions, comments and dialogue
  • Checking the site for inappropriate content
  • Moderating live chats
  • Helping to run the site
  • Helping to report on zone activity
  • Publishing blog posts to the site with updates

What weโ€™d like from youโ€ฆ

  • You should be bright, thoughtful, able to pick stuff up easily
  • Youโ€™ll have great attention to detail (THIS IS IMPORTANT)
  • You are capable and confident online, perhaps have experience in an online community
  • The site is all built on WordPress, so if youโ€™ve used that the techy stuff will be pretty familiar
  • Are DBS checked on the update service โ€” see details on the GOV.UK website โ€“ or, we are able to perform a DBS check on you should your application be successful

Apply for the role

Please send a CV and short covering letter ASAP (by 1pm Wednesday 12th February 2020), to Jen at jen@mangorol.la, telling us why you think youโ€™d be a good moderator.

Posted on January 28, 2020 by modemily in News. Comments Off on Moderator Vacancy: 2nd โ€“ 27th March 2020