job share

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Hello,could you tell me what this expression means?"Are you applying for this post as a job share?"It's one of the questions in an application form for a post of a teaching assistant. The school is going to employ two teaching assistants.I think it means sth as: "will this post be one of your jobs/ your part-time job"? Is it right?I have checked the meaning of the term and I know 'job-sharing' is an arrangement between two people to share the hours of work and the pay of one job. I don't think, though, it depends on me whether I will share the post will somebody else or not...I think, in this context, it means 'will it be one of your jobs/ your part-time job', doesn't it?Thank you for your help!Kind regards.

Mister Micawber · Accepted Answer

"Are you applying for this post as a job share?" It's one of the questions in an application form for a post of a teaching assistant. The school is going to employ two teaching assistants. I think it means sth as: "will this post be one of your jobs/ your part-time job"? Is it right?-- No. They are asking whether you are applying for a part-time position there (i.e. whether you are expecting to share that job with the other teaching assistant).

Coincidence · Answer

Thank you

The two teaching assistants will have their separete roles and duties..I don't know which option I should mark then...
I think if I mark the opinion yes (yes, I am applying for this job as a job share) the employer might think I don't want to work the whole amount of time they are proposing and I would like to share the job with sb else). I do want to work all the working time the school is offering, so I think it's better to mark the option 'no'..That's a bit confusing

As you have said "They are asking whether you are applying for a part-time position there (i.e. whether you are expecting to share that job with the other teaching assistant)"

The job offer states clearly how many hours the successful applicant will work and explains his or her duties.
They are employing two teaching assistants but each of them will have other, separate duties...
As I want to work the whole amount of time the school is proposing, I think should mark the option 'no'..

Is my understanding of the situation correct?
Thank you for your further help.
Kind regards

Mister Micawber · Answer

Frankly, I am not clear on what the original intends to say.  Could it be job-sharing of just one of the positions they are referring to, i.e. 1/4 time?  I really don't know, so I suggest that you answer instead more fully with what you would like to do, or contact them for clarification.

Coincidence · Answer

Yes, I think I will need to ask about this question the person who is responsible for recruitment...
Thank you for your help.
Regards

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