Job Title: Mentoring and Outreach Officer
Location: Birmingham
Salary: £23,715 – £24,285 per annum – SS2.
Job type: Permanent – Full Time.
UCB has a unique collaborative partnership with the University of Warwick – Ranked sixth in the 2022 Guardian League Tables and named the runner-up in the Times University of the Year 2022 and the Times University of the Year 2022 for Teaching Quality.
The Role:
An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Mentor to join our busy Marketing team as a Mentoring and Outreach Officer.
It’s an exciting time to be joining University College Birmingham, with a brand new accreditation agreement in place with the University of Warwick from January 2022. In addition, the University has recently won University of the Year in the 2022 Whatuni Student Choice Awards, the leading higher education awards based solely on student choice. We have recently welcomed our first cohort of further education students in construction and engineering this September, with more exciting curriculum plans for the future.
The successful candidate will coordinate mentoring support and outreach events to identified Aimhigher West Midlands partner schools and colleges. In addition, they will maintain and develop our internal student ambassador scheme. If you’re passionate about making a real difference in the lives of young people, this role could be for you.
Benefits:
- 38 days’ paid leave per year (26 days’ annual leave plus 12 bank holiday and concessionary days)
- Local government pension scheme
- Private healthcare
- Excellent staff development opportunities
- Salary sacrifice car leasing, tech and cycle schemes
- Heavily-subsidised on-site car parking
- Hybrid Working Opportunities
- Free On-site Gym Membership
- Employee Assistance Programme
Extra Information:
All applicants for employment at the University will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of the principles of Safeguarding and the PREVENT agenda in the context of further and higher education.
Closing Date – Friday 27th January 2023 at midday.
Interview Dates – TBC.
UCB is an equal opportunities employer.
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Candidates with the relevant experience or job titles of; Mentoring Officer, Mentoring Coach, Outreach Officer, Progress mentor, Learning Mentor, Mentor, Student Advisor, Student mentor, Progress Support, Student Support, Student Support Mentor, Learning Assistant, Learning Adviser, Educator, Learning Coach, Mentor, Training Support Officer, Peer Advisor may also be considered for this role.
