Hi
 
Generally we have the opposite with too many people wanting to be notetakers as it is flexible and can fit around existing jobs or caring responsibilities! We are also lucky enough that we have notetakers who want to come back in subsequent years so we don't have to rely on a new intake.
 
Have you re-looked at your job advert so that it can lean heavily on the flexible nature of the role etc to emphasise that to encourage people? Or maybe when the advert is placed as that can make a big difference too - too early in the summer and people may assume they will have a job so ignore it, later on tends to mean you may pick up those graduates who had hoped to have a full-time job but who have missed out for various reasons and want something to tide them over but means you are leaving things later.
 
Good luck with it,
 
faye
 

Faye Langston
Disabilities Co-ordinator
Coventry University
Priory Street
Coventry
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From: Discussion list for disabled students and their support staff. [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Alice Kemble-Davies
Sent: 12 June 2007 14:15
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Subject: Recruitment of Support Workers

Like many institutions, we employ note takers to support disabled students in lectures.  Although we have been very lucky in the past to have had a very good pool of note takers, we do have trouble when it comes to finding sufficient people who are interested in this kind of work.  Unfortunately people seem to be put off by the fact that the work is semester time only and the number of hours can vary depending on the needs of the students.   Consequently, we are regularly seeking new support workers to add to our existing pool.

 

The reason for the email is to see if anyone has experienced the same sort of issues and found ways to overcome this, and perhaps has other recruiting tips to offer.   

 

All suggestions welcome!  Many thanks,

 

Alice

 

 

Alice Kemble-Davies

Disability Coordinator

Worcester University

 

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