Access & Outreach Officer Headington, England
Oxford Brookes University
Full Time
Headington, England
29762 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description
£29,762 rising annually to 32,411
Full Time, Fixed Term - Professional Ser
Fixed Term, until 31st July 2024
We are looking for an Access and Outreach Officer to join Study Higher, the Uni Connect partnership covering Swindon, Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Berkshire. The purpose of the role is to help increase/widen participation in higher education (HE) for students from backgrounds currently underrepresented in HE. For more information about Study Higher and our programmes please visit: https://www.studyhigher.ac.uk/
As the Access and Outreach Officer you will be responsible for delivering and evaluating attainment-raising activities, outreach supporting aspiration and mentoring programmes to learners from targeted groups in a selection of secondary schools and colleges across our four regions. You will provide impartial information, advice and guidance about the variety of HE options to learners. You will also support the design and delivery of outreach projects for targeted groups of learners including young carers, care experienced students and/or young people from Armed Forces families.
Access and Outreach Officer skills, knowledge and experience:
- Experience of working in an educational environment
- Knowledge of the secondary, tertiary and higher education sectors
- Experience of providing advice and guidance to young people
- Experience of design or delivery of educational or outreach programmes
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Understanding and belief in the widening participation agenda
- Experience and understanding of inter-agency collaboration with a varied range of stakeholders
- Experience in making presentations to a variety of audiences in an educational setting
- Capacity to be flexible and adaptable in approach to work
- Degree or equivalent.
By joining Study Higher you will become part of a small but passionate team, committed to social mobility and improving education access for disadvantaged students and/or those living in areas with lower progression to higher education.
You will also enjoy the benefits of working at Oxford Brookes University with up to 38 days holiday, rising to 41 days holiday (this includes 13 Bank Holidays and Concessionary Days), a generous Local Government pension scheme (14.7% Employer contribution rate), cycle to work scheme and access to a variety of university facilities (NHS Dentist, Brookes Nursery, Gym and sports facilities). For more information about benefits please see the document 'All about Brookes' below.
The University has adopted equality, diversity and inclusion as core values. We welcome applications from suitably qualified candidates whatever their background, and especially from BAME candidates who are under-represented in our workforce.
CV and Personal Statement :
As part of the application process all applicants are required to complete our online application form by clicking on the “Apply for Job” button below. All parts of the application form should be completed and in the section of the form called “Supporting Documents”, applicants must upload their CV and a Personal Statement. To complete the Personal Statement part of the application, applicants must download the Personal Statement document which is part of the advert below and complete the form, providing examples and explaining how they meet each item detailed on the document. The Personal Statement must then be uploaded to the application form along with the CV.
This role will not attract sufficient points to obtain a sponsored Skilled Worker visa under the points based immigration system, however applications are welcome from candidates who don’t currently have the right to work in the UK, but who would be eligible to obtain a visa via another route.
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Closing Date :
04-Jun-2023
Vacancy ID :
147119
Faculty or Directorate :
Marketing, Recruitment and Engagement
Location :
Gipsy Lane Site, Headington Campus
