Job Description
We are excited to recruit a Community Organiser for our Barnsley Parent Power project. This role offers a meaningful, paid professional development opportunity. The Brilliant Club will work in partnership with the University of Sheffield to engage with parents in Barnsley. The parental engagement model used will be based on the successful Parent Power South London and Oldham Parent Power projects.
The University of Sheffield is committed to increasing equality of opportunity for all and has a civic duty to support local communities across South Yorkshire. We have a long-standing partnership with The Brilliant Club, which contributes to our Access and Participation Plan objectives to work collaboratively with sector experts to support increased recruitment to the University from groups typically underrepresented in Higher Education.
Parent Power
Parent Power supports parents and carers to develop skills in community organising, provides advice and guidance on accessing higher education, and empowers them to make change to support their children’s future and ensure they have a fair chance in education and their future careers.
The Community Organiser will:
* Support local pupils from underrepresented backgrounds by empowering their parent/carers to become higher education experts.
* Receive community organising training from UK and develop transferable skills.
* Build campaigns to combat local educational barriers with parent/carer communities.
* Join a nationwide community of community organisers making a significant impact on university access.
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