Widening Access and Participation Coordinator - Sunderland, United Kingdom - University of Sunderland
Description
To coordinate, plan, deliver and monitor access to higher education activities andinterventions to increase participation of a wide range of students and applicants
from a broad range of diverse backgrounds. This links directly to the institutional
Access and Participation Plan and targets outlined in the service plan which include:
- Coordinating the 'We Care' function, offering a personalised support service
- Coordinating outreach programmes for a range of audiences including pre
- 16 pupils, care experienced students and mature learners. This includes
- Planning and delivering bespoke programmes, funding and support for
education.
- Supporting the Head of Widening Access and Participation and the
Key Responsibilities
and Accountabilities:
- To provide studentcentred support and coordination of the We Care support
identified by the Office for Students (OfS). This includes care experienced,
estranged, GTRSB and Armed Forces students from the point of initial enquiry to
graduation and beyond.
- To support applicants and students with the transition to higher education,
the student journey. This will include providing information, advice and support
relating to a range of personal, pastoral and academic issues, dealing with all
requests in a timely and effective manner and ensuring that urgent issues are
escalated appropriately.
- To provide support, advice and guidance to external organisations to promote
schools, colleges, charities such as NNECL, Stand Alone, Become, Virtual Schools
and other external contacts. This will also involve proactive collaboration,
delivery of CPD sessions, training, presentations as well as attending external
meetings.
- To support the planning and delivery of a wide range of targeted regional
ensure fair access and increase participation in higher education. This includes
the planning, administration and promotion of bursaries and scholarships.
- To proactively coordinate administrative tasks and backoffice support such as
paperwork to meet HSE requirements e.g. risk assessments, preparing reports
and statistics, arranging and taking minutes of meetings. This will also involve
keeping accurate records relating to finance and expenditure, compiling regular
progress reports, updating all printed and online materials (both internal and
external) and supporting the Head of Widening Access and Participation with
monitoring action plans, targets and budgets.
- Coordinate a schedule of communications for applicants and current students
and updated about the support available, providing an environment enabling
them to achieve their full potential.
- Supervise the daily workload of the Widening Access and Participation Assistant
- To build effective working relationships with a wide range of internal colleagues
Student Journey as well as other academic and support colleagues.
- To build effective working relationships with colleagues across the Home
a supportive and collaborative approach to service aims, objectives and targets.
- To promote the University at regional and local events and fairs by creating and
both in-person and online.
- To ensure the creation and completion of tracking and evaluation processes to
- To keep accurate records of activities and interventions to evaluate impact and
maintain evaluation and statistical data for all outreach interventions, funding
and bespoke support.
- To ensure that accurate information and updates are provided to colleagues
requesting and monitoring web content and other copy.
- To provide support at key recruitment events such as Open Days, Confirmation
student staff including Student Ambassadors a
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