We’re looking for online moderators to work with us on our March 2023 activities and beyond.

I’m a Scientist, Get me out of here is an online STEM enrichment activity for school students in the UK and Ireland, where students of all abilities aged 10 to18 can ask scientists their questions in live, text-based Chats, and get to know what real scientists are like.

Find out more about the activity at: I’m a Scientist 

We are looking for moderators to work from the 6 to 31 March 2023.

First rule of moderator club… This is a paid job, working from home.

You need to be free 8:30am – 4:30pm every weekday.

• Dates: 6 March – 31 March (Mon – Fri) with an hour Zoom training session before you start
• Hours: 37.5/week, 08:30 – 16:30 GMT (flexibility and one evening per week may also be required)
• Pay:
  – If not DBS checked: £10.75/hr (and we will pay for your DBS check)
  – If DBS checked and on the update service: £11.25/hr
• Application deadline: 10am Thursday 9th February 2023
• Please note: You must be based in the UK

Your key responsibilities will be:

• Checking and approving questions
• 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
• Enjoying yourself – the students (and experts) are quick, funny, and full of energy! And hey, promoting STEM engagement is the cherry on top.

What we’d like from you…

• Great attention to detail
• You’re bright, thoughtful, and pick stuff up easily 
• You have an interest in STEM engagement
• You enjoy being online and maybe already have experience in an online community
• You know what WordPress is and – better yet – you might know how to use it
• You’re ready to work from home with a reliable broadband connection
• You’re flexible around the hours specified in case we need you to help with our evening live chats
• You are DBS checked and registered with the update service — see details on the GOV.UK website – or you’re happy for us to request a DBS check for you should your application be successful

Please send a CV and short cover letter ASAP (by 10am, Thursday 9th February 2023), to Hannah at hannah@mangorol.la, telling us why you think you’d be a good moderator.

There is the potential for this role to continue after the dates listed above. Let us know in your application whether you would be available for work after then.