HE Outreach Officer

HE Outreach Officer 

Reference Number: SCC171801

Salary: Starting salary £26,673 with incremental progression to £29,961 per annum

Subject to job evaluation 

Incremental progression throughout the band is available

Advert Closing Date: Midnight on Sunday 3rd September 2017  

Contract Type: Fixed Term until December 2018 with possible extension to 2020 

Hours per Week: 37

An exciting opportunity has arisen to support widening participation and outreach for learners in Greater Manchester with the goal of increasing participation of students from disadvantaged backgrounds into Higher Education.  The National Collaborative Outreach Programme (NCOP) is a highly targeted collaborative outreach programme focussed on working with Y9-13 pupils from areas which have lower participation in higher education than expected based on KS4 attainment.

NCOP is a highly targeted collaborative outreach programme and the Hub will be based at Salford City College however all post holders will work across Salford City College. Trafford College, Greater Manchester and may be required to travel nationally.

The successful post holder will be required to: 

· develop and deliver higher education outreach across the Further Education Colleges within Salford and Trafford NCOP hub;

· ensure activities are effectively monitored and evaluated;

· work collaboratively with colleagues from across a number of institutions;

Reason to Join Us 

• 32 days annual leave entitlement (plus bank holidays), Sixth Form College Association terms and conditions and automatic enrolment into the generous pension scheme 
• A wide range of learning & career opportunities 
• MyTech, Childcare, cycle to work & other voucher schemes 
• Various health & wellbeing benefits (including discounted gym membership) 
• We support the Skills for Life agenda and recognise the importance of all adults having functional literacy and numeracy whatever their role. All staff are therefore given the support to gain a level 2 qualification in literacy and / or numeracy if they do not already have one and all teaching staff are expected to promote the basic skills of their learners within their subjects. 
• For information on living and working in Salford please visit here 

Commitment to Safeguarding As part of our safeguarding commitment we undertake DBS checks as part of our pre-employment procedures on all potential new employees. Appointees will be required to pay for their own DBS checks where applicable to the post. 

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