An exciting opportunity has arisen for a University Access Officer to join a fantastic education charity based in Lancashire.
Salary: £24,570
Job Location: Working 2 days a week at 2 schools in Darwen and Friday working from home.
Contract: Fixed Term until Sunday 31st August 2025, with a high likelihood of extension which should be confirmed in April 2025.
The charity’s mission is to support students from disadvantaged backgrounds to access top universities, through a unique combination of tuition and in-school mentoring. The University Access Officer mentors’ students, delivering group workshops, mentoring and coaching them on how to access and transition to university.
This is an exciting opportunity to foster mentoring relationships with students who will likely be encountering such support for the first time. The University Access Officer is in a position to open up a world of opportunities to the students which is extremely rewarding.
Key responsibilities include:
1. Engaging with students in school and enrolling them onto the programme
2. Matching students with volunteer tutors
3. Monitoring student attendance to tutorials and devising innovative solutions to encourage attendance
4. Assessing student progress towards being able to make successful...