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Vacancy: Freelance Reading Schools Accreditation Officer
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Job title: Freelance Reading Schools Accreditation Officer
Hours of work: Hours will be dependent on the demand from schools and early years settings for accreditation in 2026–2027 and availability to work by the Freelancer.
Duration: A freelance contract will be offered which will expire on 31 July 2027 – the peak of accreditation work occurs between the end of April and before the summer break commences.
Salary: £19 per hour
Closing date: Monday 20 April at midnight
Location: Remote
About the job
About the role
This is an excellent opportunity for you to join Scottish Book Trust as a Freelance Reading Schools Accreditor, to support our Reading Schools Accreditation process.
You will work closely with the School Communities Manager (Reading Schools) and Reading Schools team to support all Schools and early years settings through the Reading Schools accreditation process. The School Communities team delivers a range of programmes that inspire schools, learning professionals, children and young people to engage with reading and writing including book gifting, author touring and events and awards for learning professionals, as well as creating high-quality resources and professional development for teachers.
You will have a knowledge of Reading Schools and the Scottish Curriculum.
Key responsibilities
- Support the accreditation process for paicipating schools in line with accreditation framework and respond to enquiries from schools via email regarding submission, evidence gathering and accreditation processes
- Complete accreditations for schools at each level of the programme giving specific and timeous feedback to participants when required
- Complete accreditations for early years settings giving specific and timeous feedback to participants when required
- Report examples of good evidence for future use as Case Studies or Advocacy to the School Communities Manager • Report or flag any bugs or issues with the Reading Schools website to the School Communities Manager
- Support the work of the wider School Communities team where appropriate
Knowledge, skills and experience
- Knowledge of the Reading Schools framework and evidence requirements
- A high level of IT literacy and competence, including experience of using the Reading Schools website or similar to support programme participants
- Experience of evaluating evidence in an education environment, making professional judgements and providing feedback against set criteria
- Clear and confident communicator, both written and verbal, with experience of engaging a range of learning professionals
- Be self-driven and able to deliver the tasks and responsibilities in line with programme demands, timelines and deadlines
- Experience and knowledge of current educational policy, literacy, and numeracy in Scotland, with a thorough understanding of local authority and school operating environment
Other Information
Full training in Reading Schools evaluation criteria and how to use the website will be provided.
The role will work remotely using remote login, email/telephone, Teams/Zoom (and other communications software and apps) as required.
Appointment will be conditional upon securing a Level 1 from Disclosure Scotland.