University Access Officer - London, United Kingdom - The Access Project

The Access Project

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London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Closing Date

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Thursday 2nd May

Salary

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£26,400

Working Pattern

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Full-time

Contract

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Permanent

Job Location

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Greenwich

Interview date

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Thursday 9th May

Start date

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ASAP

Reporting to

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Programme Manager

About the organisation

We believe that every young person should have the opportunity to fulfil their potential and make the most of their education.

We're passionate about reducing the educational barriers our students face, helping them to pursue a career in their chosen field and follow their dreams.

The programme combats educational inequality and improves social mobility by raising students' grades and supporting them to understand the pathway to a top university.

Students who receive support from our programme are more than twice as likely to attend top universities as statistically similar students, according to UCAS.

Why work at The Access Project
People who work at The Access Project are motivated by the desire to create a fairer society. We all play an active part in achieving the mission to help students from disadvantaged backgrounds access top universities.

At The Access Project, we're a friendly, collaborative, supportive and inclusive team, with passionate people working together in Programmes, Strategy & Impact, Volunteering, Fundraising & Communications and Operations to achieve our mission.

The vision of our people strategy is to enable and inspire all employees to achieve, grow, succeed and thrive.

We regularly have opportunities for people to share their ideas in various working groups, generating strong teamwork across the organisation.

In the last year we engaged with staff across our organisation and co-created an Equality, Diversity and Inclusion vision and strategic objectives.

Our work on this will develop throughout 2024 to ensure The Access Project can foster an equitable place to work.

We value every individual who works at The Access Project and we have a wide range of benefits that make this a rewarding place to work.

In our last staff engagement survey, 90% said they're proud to tell people they work at The Access Project.

Our values

Empowerment
We support students and our people to develop the skills and knowledge to accomplish their goals.

Courage

We encourage our students and our people to be authentic, innovative and ambitious in order to reach their full potential and deliver our mission.

Impact
We evolve our programmes through an evidence-led approach, supporting our students to achieve their best outcomes.

Inclusion
We respect and value individuality and engage diverse voices to achieve our mission.

Ownership
We hold ourselves accountable in all our actions and efforts. We ask "What can I do to improve my results?"

About the role
This vacancy is for a University Access Officer to work across two schools in Greenwich, London. Our schools are shown on a map The Access Project schools on our website.

The University Access Officer works with school staff at all levels, volunteer tutors, and with the rest of The Access Project's team to ensure that the delivery of the programme is optimised.

Role responsibilities

Engage with students in school and enrol them onto the programme
Match students with volunteer tutors
Monitor student attendance to tutorials and devise innovative solutions to encourage attendance
Upload information onto the Salesforce database (training is provided)
Monitor the impact of tutorials, and intervene as appropriate
Build and manage relationships with volunteer tutors to ensure they have a positive experience of the programme
Work with school staff to ensure their cooperation and timely completion of activities contributing to the smooth running of the programme
Chair and present at termly school meetings with Senior Management to report on programme progress.
University Access Officers support the volunteering team by helping to deliver tutor training sessions, and attending university site visits, which take place on occasional Saturdays and weekday evenings (paid time off is provided).
Any other responsibilities reasonably deemed necessary by The Access Project's Programme Managers or Director

Person specification

Able to deliver projects and manage administration accurately
Able to communicate and influence with impact at all levels
Able to effectively time manage
Able to lead and manage change to embed the programme in school
Resilient and adaptable
Skilled in building and maintaining excellent relationships

Training and Development

Benefits:

25 days annual leave p.a. (pro rata) plus Bank Holidays and Christmas closure.
PerkBox offering nationwide shopping discounts, gym memberships, holidays, learning and much more.
Employee Assistance Programme, a 24hour helpline for staff
Online Medical assistance access 24/7 to a qualified GP within minutes, with referrals and prescriptions avail