Roles & requirements
Appointments for summer residential schools will be advertised during January and February 2012. The schools will be held in June, July and August. Accommodation is provided, usually in standard undergraduate rooms, and you will need to be fully resident at the site throughout your appointment.
Schools will be held at the Universities of Bath, Nottingham, Sussex, York, Queen Mary College University of London and Kindrogan Field Studies Centre. Modern language schools will also be held at Caen, Jena and Santiago.
back to topRoles and requirements
Applications from Open University associate lecturers, host University staff and other academics who have appropriate qualifications and experience are invited for these posts.
For tutor, senior tutor and group tutor positions, Open University associate lecturers with appropriate experience will usually be given preference over equally well-qualified external applicants (whether those applicants have successful residential school experience or not).
back to topJob descriptions
Copies of the job descriptions for roles at Summer residential schools can be found below.
Module director (formerly known as course director)
Module director's assistant/academic assistant/foreign language assistant
Note: The learning adviser post is advertised on the Human Resources job website Job opportunities: Current vacancies (you will need an OUCU and password to access this site). Additionally, staff who have worked previously in this role will be invited to apply again.
back to topDisability resources staff
If you are interested in working at residential schools in a disability support role please ensure that you submit the application form.
There is an application form that can be used for the disability support assistant (register) and a different form for the disability support coordinator/disability support assistant (school). You will find these forms in the How to apply section.
You should read the following role descriptions before submitting your application:
Disability support assistant (register) role description.
Disability support assistant (school) role description
Disability support co-ordinator role description
back to topSchool directors and school administrators
School directors and school administrators are appointed for each residential school venue. The roles are open to OU salaried staff only; Applicants for the school director role must be grade 8 or above and for the school administrator role must be grade 7 or above.
These posts are advertised on the Human Resource jobs website Job opportunities: Current vacancies (you will need an OUCU and password to access this site). Additionally, staff who have worked previously in one of these roles will be invited to apply again.
The job descriptions for both roles are listed below for information:
Appointments are also made for assistant school administrator and office roles at Caen and Santiago. These posts are advertised on the Human Resource job website Job opportunities: Current vacancies. Additionally, staff who have worked previously in one of these roles will be invited to apply again.
Regional centres (East Grinstead, Bristol, London and Nottingham) will recruit assistant school administrators and office staff for UK-based summer schools.
Assistant school administrator