Clear Links Support is a specialist provider of academic support to students in higher education. Reliable, degree-level Exam Support Workers are required to act as a Reader, Scribe or Prompter, or a combination of these roles, in an exam setting.

Reader: read aloud relevant exam material to the student during an examination.
Scribe: scribe, writing word for word, the student’s answers to exam questions.
Prompter: prompt the student to remain focused on the exam paper.

The above skills will be tested as part of the recruitment process.

The work is flexible, to suit applicants’ availability. A range of hours are available but are subject to support requirements and assigned hours cannot be guaranteed.

Work is expected to be available from January 2025 at Sheffield Hallam City campus.

Applicants must have completed at least 1 year of higher education study or be able to demonstrate an equivalent level of experience. A subject background in Engineering or Science is essential.

Applicants must have clear and legible handwriting, accurate spelling and grammar, and proficient typing skills. High level written and spoken English language capability is also required. Applicants must have access to a personal device that can be used for typed notes.

By the start of employment, the successful candidate must have permission to work in the UK in accordance with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996. This post is also subject to satisfactory references, a background check under the PVG Scheme, as well as other applicable pre-employment checks.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader and are positive about the employment of disabled people. Disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the advertised vacancy will be contacted to discuss their application further.

If you may need reasonable adjustments for the recruitment process, please indicate this on the application form. We will contact you to find out how we can best support you if your application is progressed.

If you require this job advert or the application form in a different format, please contact us on supportallocation@clear-links.co.uk.

We aim to process applications within 7 working days but during busy periods this may take longer.