diff --git a/zerver/lib/scim.py b/zerver/lib/scim.py
index c4387d5c55..df7975c11f 100644
--- a/zerver/lib/scim.py
+++ b/zerver/lib/scim.py
@@ -32,15 +32,6 @@ class ZulipSCIMUser(SCIMUser):
 
     id_field = "id"
 
-    ROLE_TYPE_TO_NAME = {
-        UserProfile.ROLE_REALM_OWNER: "owner",
-        UserProfile.ROLE_REALM_ADMINISTRATOR: "administrator",
-        UserProfile.ROLE_MODERATOR: "moderator",
-        UserProfile.ROLE_MEMBER: "member",
-        UserProfile.ROLE_GUEST: "guest",
-    }
-    ROLE_NAME_TO_TYPE = {v: k for k, v in ROLE_TYPE_TO_NAME.items()}
-
     def __init__(self, obj: UserProfile, request: HttpRequest | None = None) -> None:
         # We keep the function signature from the superclass, but this actually
         # shouldn't be called with request being None.
@@ -116,7 +107,7 @@ class ZulipSCIMUser(SCIMUser):
             "name": name,
             "displayName": self.display_name,
             "active": self.obj.is_active,
-            "role": self.ROLE_TYPE_TO_NAME[self.obj.role],
+            "role": UserProfile.ROLE_ID_TO_API_NAME[self.obj.role],
             # meta is a property implemented in the superclass
             # TODO: The upstream implementation uses `user_profile.date_joined`
             # as the value of the lastModified meta attribute, which is not
@@ -200,10 +191,10 @@ class ZulipSCIMUser(SCIMUser):
 
     def change_role(self, new_role_name: str) -> None:
         try:
-            role = self.ROLE_NAME_TO_TYPE[new_role_name]
+            role = UserProfile.ROLE_API_NAME_TO_ID[new_role_name]
         except KeyError:
             raise scim_exceptions.BadRequestError(
-                f"Invalid role: {new_role_name}. Valid values are: {list(self.ROLE_NAME_TO_TYPE.keys())}"
+                f"Invalid role: {new_role_name}. Valid values are: {list(UserProfile.ROLE_API_NAME_TO_ID.keys())}"
             )
         if role != self.obj.role:
             self._role_new_value = role
diff --git a/zerver/models/users.py b/zerver/models/users.py
index 28b7f6f836..cdeab1d6e6 100644
--- a/zerver/models/users.py
+++ b/zerver/models/users.py
@@ -603,6 +603,17 @@ class UserProfile(AbstractBaseUser, PermissionsMixin, UserBaseSettings):
         ROLE_GUEST: gettext_lazy("Guest"),
     }
 
+    # Mapping of role ids to simple string identifiers for the roles,
+    # to be used in API contexts such as SCIM provisioning.
+    ROLE_ID_TO_API_NAME = {
+        ROLE_REALM_OWNER: "owner",
+        ROLE_REALM_ADMINISTRATOR: "administrator",
+        ROLE_MODERATOR: "moderator",
+        ROLE_MEMBER: "member",
+        ROLE_GUEST: "guest",
+    }
+    ROLE_API_NAME_TO_ID = {v: k for k, v in ROLE_ID_TO_API_NAME.items()}
+
     class Meta:
         indexes = [
             models.Index(Upper("email"), name="upper_userprofile_email_idx"),
diff --git a/zerver/tests/test_scim.py b/zerver/tests/test_scim.py
index 3154627872..aec99bb930 100644
--- a/zerver/tests/test_scim.py
+++ b/zerver/tests/test_scim.py
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ from django.conf import settings
 from typing_extensions import override
 
 from zerver.actions.user_settings import do_change_full_name
-from zerver.lib.scim import ZulipSCIMUser
 from zerver.lib.stream_subscription import get_subscribed_stream_ids_for_user
 from zerver.lib.test_classes import ZulipTestCase
 from zerver.models import UserProfile
@@ -39,7 +38,7 @@ class SCIMTestCase(ZulipTestCase):
             "userName": user_profile.delivery_email,
             "name": {"formatted": user_profile.full_name},
             "displayName": user_profile.full_name,
-            "role": ZulipSCIMUser.ROLE_TYPE_TO_NAME[user_profile.role],
+            "role": UserProfile.ROLE_ID_TO_API_NAME[user_profile.role],
             "active": True,
             "meta": {
                 "resourceType": "User",