Overview
The University's Widening Participation and Social Mobility department is pleased to be recruiting a Widening Participation Coordinator to support the delivery of our Access programmes: Shapes & Numbers, Books & Stories, Reading Buddies, Learn with Us (Access), and Ignite your Journey.
In this role, you will join the Access Team, part of the wider Widening Participation and Social Mobility directorate at the University of Southampton. The Access Team works with students from primary through to post-16 education, delivering a broad range of programmes, including targeted interventions, in-school workshops, and on-campus activities.
This is a pivotal time for the directorate as we continue to develop and deliver the intervention strategies outlined in the University's 2024-25 to 2027-28 Access and Participation Plan.
We are looking for someone with an in-depth understanding of the barriers that young people may experience in education and a passion for supporting them to overcome these challenges. The successful candidate will have experience delivering creative and engaging activities for children and young people in educational or community settings. They should be confident in leading numeracy and literacy workshops with primary-aged pupils, as well as delivering higher education-focused talks to secondary school and college students.
We are seeking someone who is proactive, collaborative, and an effective communicator.
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Employment Details
This is a full-time, fixed-term position offered for nine months. Part-time options will also be considered; please contact Sophie Grady and Sinead Holmes to discuss this further.
Benefits
We offer some fantastic benefits including a generous annual leave allowance plus bank holidays and University closure days, excellent family leave arrangements (including maternity, paternity, adoption, parental, and carers' leave), a wide variety of on- and off-campus arts and culture facilities and access to a range of staff discounts and offers at local shops, restaurants, and service providers. You will also have access to our sports complex and Hartley Library based on our Highfield Campus.
As a university we aim to create an inclusive environment that attracts, supports, and retains the best students and staff from diverse backgrounds and experiences from across the world. We are proactive in fostering a culture of inclusion, respect and equality of opportunity. We believe that we can only truly meet our objectives if we are reflective of society, so we are passionate about creating a working environment in which you are free to bring your whole self to work.
Responsibilities
* Support delivery of the Access programmes: Shapes & Numbers, Books & Stories, Reading Buddies, Learn with Us (Access), and Ignite your Journey.
* Join the Access Team and work with students from primary through to post-16 education, delivering a broad range of programmes, including targeted interventions, in-school workshops, and on-campus activities.
* Contribute to development and delivery of intervention strategies aligned with the University’s Access and Participation Plan (2024-25 to 2027-28).
* Demonstrate an in-depth understanding of barriers faced by young people in education and actively support them to overcome these challenges.
* Lead numeracy and literacy workshops with primary-aged pupils and deliver higher education-focused talks to secondary school and college students.
* Demonstrate proactivity, collaboration, and effective communication in all duties.
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