Subject Specialists wanted for Moderation Committee
Scottish Legal Aid Board, Edinburgh
Subject Specialists wanted for Moderation Committee
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Scottish Legal Aid Board, Edinburgh
- Full time
- Permanent
- Remote working
Posted today, 13 Nov | Get your application in now to be one of the first to apply.
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: 627444879974435a8e2375a8567decf4
Full Job Description
Role: Moderation Committee Subject Specialist Members (voluntary) Organisation: Scottish Legal Aid Board (SLAB) Location: Virtual meetings with occasional inhouse meetings at SLAB's Edinburgh office. We are looking for people who are confident in their subject knowledge of housing, or money and debt, or welfare benefits advice, who can be objective about other people's work and appreciate that there are many ways of delivering quality advice. You will:
- participate in Committee meetings and build expertise that will benefit your personal and professional growth
- collaborate with a diverse range of professionals from the advice sector and further afield
- work alongside individuals from different backgrounds, broadening your perspective and enhancing your ability to work in a diverse team
- engage in hands-on opportunities that allow you to develop new competencies while refining your existing strengths in a dynamic environment
- develop and deepen your understanding of the advice sector in Scotland
- gain valuable insights into the challenges facing our communities, enabling you to contribute effectively to delivering quality advice through SNSIAP. Further details on person specifications for subject specialist members are available here. About the Moderation Committee The SNSIAP Peer Review Scheme Moderation Committee supports SLAB to develop and implement the delivery of the SNSIAP model by providing an objective oversight of the peer review process for Type II/III advice agencies. The Committee:
- monitors the reports produced by peer reviewers and reaches agreement that these reports meet the criteria for the peer review scheme regarding the accuracy of the advice provided to the public
- checks that peer reviewers are taking a consistent and common approach to their peer review work, reporting and identifying training or other needs to ensure that goals are achieved
- identifies and agrees the ways in which the peer review process could be improved or modified and shares these suggestions with SLAB. The Committee meets every quarter with papers issued electronically in advance, for discussion at the meetings. Further details on the Moderation Committee are available here. More details on the Scottish National Standards are available here.
Are you an experienced Scottish based housing, money and debt, or welfare benefits adviser, supervisor or trainer interested in making a difference?
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