Outreach Worker
Harlow College
Essex
- £25,212 - £27,350 per year
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Apply by:
- 19 April 2024
Job overview
Are you passionate about raising aspirations of learners and supporting individuals to progress to Higher Education? If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you!
Outreach Worker Institute for Technology and Higher Education
Starting Salary £25,212 per annum
Located in Harlow
Full time
Fixed Term 1 year to April 2025
About the Team:
We have recently launched our dedicated Institute of Technology (IoT) hub on our campus with a focus on higher-level skills. Our IoT centre offers flexible higher technical qualifications and apprenticeships. You will report directly to the Head of Academy for Higher Education and the IoT.
We are seeking an enthusiastic and pro-active individual to be the driving force behind growing our Higher education and IoT provision.
About the Role
As an Outreach Worker, you will play a pivotal role throughout the learner journey, working closely with both staff and students. Your responsibilities will include:
- Organise and provide information to Harlow College students on HE study through tutorials, talks, activities and taster/open events
- Organise and provide information events and materials to market HE and IOT to external potential students through tutorials, talks, open events etc
- Providing tutor support when needed for HE teaching and learning sessions in the subject specialist area appropriate to the postholder’s first degree
- Act as mentor to potential HE students to support completion of FE programmes and support progression onto HE programmes.
- Work closely with teaching staff and Information, advice and guidance (IAG) team to promote courses and improve IAG regarding internal HE offer.
- Support with internal marketing campaign to raise awareness of HE and IOT offer.
- Work with curriculum teams to identify gaps in offer at Level 4-6.
- Identify barriers facing potential HE learners and implement solutions to help them overcome these.
What We Are Looking For:
We are seeking a candidate with the following qualifications and attributes:
- Level 2 Maths and English
- Experience and/or Knowledge of Higher Education
- Excellent communication skills and ability to confidently present to large groups
- Willingness and ability to engage in further professional development and training as required
- Ideally has experience of Further Education sector.
- Willing and able to work within the FE/HE teams to maximise progression towards HE at Harlow College
What We Can Offer:
Join our efficient and professional team, where collaboration is key, and mutual support is a priority. As a successful candidate, you can expect:
- Funding for any training required for the role.
- Investment in your professional development.
- Opportunities to advance your career within the college.
- An excellent benefits package, including 30 days of annual leave plus bank holidays (Pro-Rata).
If you would like to pop in or have an informal discussion to find out more, please contact Laura Moore on 01279 868000 or email lmoore@harlow-college.ac.uk
To apply, please click on the link below or copy and paste the URL
Closing date for applications is 19th April 2024 Midday.
Please note the college is closed between 1st and 15th April, we will therefore not be able to respond to any queries between this time.
This college is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
As an equal opportunity employer, we welcome applications from all sections of the community.
About Harlow College
The locality
Harlow is strategically placed on the West Essex/Hertfordshire border at the centre of the London, Stansted, Cambridge corridor, one of the fastest growing and economically important areas in the UK. Significant local employers include GlaxoSmith Kline, Raytheon UK, Stansted Airport and Public Health England who are soon to relocate to Harlow. The area also has a thriving manufacturing industry that sits within the supply chain of many large multi-national companies. This means that Harlow College is at the forefront of providing the pipeline for the future workforce in scientific and technical disciplines, as well as, the service economy that supports any thriving region.
The surrounding area includes many attractive villages, which, like the town itself, also serve as dormitory suburbs of London.
About the College
Harlow College is a strong and successful further education college which aims to provide our students with “Not just courses, careers”, providing them with the skills to achieve 1st class destinations and employment.
We place learners at the heart of all we do, and were graded as good by Ofsted who commented that ‘Learners make good progress because their teachers plan lessons and good resources that make learning challenging and stimulating’. Our progress measure (value-added) places us as the top college in the country for A Level progress and in the top 1% for academic and vocational progress.
We offer the widest range of post-16 courses in the area and we have excellent links with employers - giving access to work placements that genuinely help improve career prospects. We also run an extensive range of Apprenticeships including higher apprenticeships which complement our degrees and foundation degrees offered through Anglia Ruskin University and our own Higher National Certificate and Diploma provision. In addition, we work extensively across the area working with adults by providing short vocational courses leading directly to employment.
The College is a multi-million pound campus and substantial investment has resulted in buildings are which are truly inspirational and have cutting edge facilities. These include salons, restaurants, broadcast facilities, a theatre, recording and multimedia studios, a category C biohazard science lab, a healthcare mobility suite and a creche. The most recent of these is our Harlow Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering Centre opening in January 2016 an £11 million investment.
Curriculum
The College has a strong reputation for the quality of its provision and for the richness and breadth of its curriculum. It also has a reputation for the care it gives to its students and for the attention it gives to their personal growth. The college is at the forefront of curriculum innovation, working closely with employers to ensure students leave with the qualifications and the knowledge and competence needed for future life and a career.
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