Widening Participation Officer - GROWS (Maternity Cover)University

1.0FTE, 37 hours per week

This is a fixed term maternity cover until 31 August 2027

Are you passionate about supporting young people to achieve their ambitions? Join the GROWS team, a partnership of Gloucestershire's higher education providers led by the University of Gloucestershire, delivering the Office for Students (OfS) Uni Connect Programme across the county.

About the Role:

The role plays a key part in inspiring and informing secondary school students about their future education options, including university and apprenticeships. By delivering a range of presentations and workshops you’ll enthusiastically inform and engage young people to think about and plan their futures.

As a Widening Participation Officer (WPO) you'll project manage, plan and deliver a wide range of activities, events and presentations both in local schools and on campus. These include everything from subject-specific enrichment sessions and hands-on campus experiences to tailored information, advice and guidance (IAG) on educational pathways and careers.

If you're someone who thrives on working directly with young people, enjoys planning and delivering events, and believes in the power of education to transform lives, this is your chance to be part of a team that works to break down barriers and improve access to education.

You'll work flexibly, with time spent in schools, on campus, and working from home. Access to a vehicle is important due to the nature of the role and equipment that needs to be taken to schools and colleges to deliver the sessions.

You will find the job description below, please note all roles in the team are fixed-term this role will be a maternity cover role.

How to apply

In formulating your application, please explicitly address within your supporting statement the Essential and Desirable criteria for this post, as set out within the Person Specification. To minimise duplication of your effort, please limit your application to completion of the application form; a cover letter and CV will not be required.

Contact Details

If you would like an informal conversation about either role, please contact Catherine Wilks [email protected]

Closing date 8 November

Remote online presentations 17 November

Interviews 24 November

We also have opportunities for more flexible working with part-timer hourly paid roles.  If you are interested in hearing about these contact us on the email above.

The salary range shows the potential maximum pay progression in addition to any annual inflationary increase to your pay. Please note that our default position is to appoint into the lower end of the range, unless there are exceptional circumstances.

You must be eligible and have right to work in the UK as we are unable offer sponsorship for this role

To avoid disappointment please apply early, should we find a suitable candidate we will close the advert.

For more information about out benefits and working for the University please click here

£32,722 to £38,448 per annum, Grade 6