School of Computing, Engineering and Physical Sciences

Paisley Campus

School Administrator

Salary: £25,804 - £27,319 per annum

Full time: 35 hours per week

Permanent

Unfortunately, this role is not eligible for visa sponsorship in line with Home Office requirements. Applicants will therefore be unable to secure a Skilled Worker visa for this role and will require an alternative source of right to work in the UK.

THE POST – School Administrator

The School of Computing, Engineering and Physical Sciences is seeking to recruit an experienced and highly organised School Administrator to become a key member of the School’s Service Delivery Team based at our Paisley campus.

In this busy role as School Administrator, you will provide a high level of administrative support to academics and students.Working as part of a flexible team, you will provide support for education and quality assurance activities within the School to ensure that requirements in these areas are met.

The successful candidate should have the following:

• HNC/SVQ Level 3 or equivalent experience.
• Experience of administrative work.
• Proficiency in IT and Microsoft applications.
• Experience of collating and presenting data is desirable.
• Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to engage with staff and students on all levels.
• Excellent organisational and planning skills with the ability to plan under your own initiative and work to specific deadlines.
• A flexible and adaptable approach to work is crucial with the ability to work in a team environment, supporting colleagues and sharing expertise.

ABOUT US

The University of the West of Scotland is one of Scotland’s largest and most dynamic modern universities. Our reach across the country, together with our London campus, means that UWS is a significant force in global knowledge creation, innovation, and a leading provider of undergraduate, postgraduate and research degree education. Our degrees provide students with a transformational experience; equipping them with highly sought-after graduate skills that set them up for global success in world-leading sectors, industries and businesses.

With cutting-edge courses, modern pedagogy and practical knowledge, we enable our students and staff to experience the joy of learning, teaching, research and innovation, and apply their knowledge for the benefit of others.

UWS is officially ranked by Times Higher Education in the top 200 universities worldwide under 50 years old (2024 Young University Rankings)

Our professional services teams are the backbone of UWS, providing robust and innovative solutions to support the vast range of work across learning and teaching, and research and innovation. You will join a supportive and dedicated team, playing a key role in a range of work that will help drive forward our ambition to deliver world-leading research, and graduates who will design, shape and build a new future.

We offer our staff a caring and supportive environment, across five campuses, and a competitive benefits package which includes:

• 24 days of annual leave, plus a further 12 days for public/university holidays
• An additional days leave on your birthday
• Defined benefit contribution pension scheme (including death in service benefits upon joining the scheme
• A flexible approach to working pattern and work-life balance
• Employee discount scheme across 3,500 retailers
• Fitness facilities across our campuses
• Access to a range of health and wellbeing resources, including occupational health, physiotherapy and access to our Employee Assistance Programme.
• Professional, career and research development opportunities.

Closing Date: Friday 20th February 2026

Interview Date: Week commencing the 9th March 2026

Please note that the appointment will be made on the first point of the salary scale (unless by exception, where evidence would need to be provided).

The University reserves the right to shorten/extend the closing date of any position where a high/low volume of suitable applications are received. Therefore, if you are interested in this role, an early application would be encouraged.

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UWS is committed to equality and diversity and welcomes applications from underrepresented groups.

UWS is a “Disability Confident” employer.

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