University Access Officer

University Access Officers manage the day-to-day running of the programme in The Access Project’s partner schools. They work closely with students, staff at all levels, tutors, and The Access Project teams to ensure that the delivery of the programme is optimised. The programme has been carefully designed with the intention that all interactions have a positive impact on a student’s chances of getting into a top university. It is the responsibility of the University Access Officer to deliver all the activities which make up our programme. This includes managing tutor and student pairings as well as delivering and recording in-school activities.

Successful candidates will have the opportunity to work on the front line of addressing educational disadvantage, as well as benefiting from opportunities to become involved in the wider work of The Access Project as it continues to expand.

This is a challenging role, which involves a high level of organisation. It is well-suited to resilient individuals looking to pursue a career in education and /  or the social enterprise / charity sectors. University Access Officers are the sole representative of The Access Project in school and therefore must be comfortable working alone (although they will build relationships and work closely with school staff).

All University Access Officers are line managed by a Programme Manager from The Access Project, who will meet the University Access Officers once per week for line management meetings, as well as being available via email and phone. Each school also nominates a Programme Supervisor, who focuses on the performance of their in-school programme.

About the programme

The Access Project runs a core programme of support for students in partner schools, which runs from Year 10 to Year 13 and is comprised of one-to-one tuition with a volunteer tutor, and in-school mentoring.  

We have also recently developed two-year Key Stage 4-only and Key Stage 5-only models of our core programme, for delivery in sixth form colleges, and schools without sixth forms.

In addition, we run a centrally delivered programme for students applying to Oxford and Cambridge, or to Medicine and Dentistry courses. These sessions are delivered over evenings and weekends.

Equal Opportunities Statement

The Access Project is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. We are working towards improvements with equality, diversity, inclusion and belonging.

Safeguarding Statement

The Access Project is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Please click on Apply to access our online application portal and for the full job description, person specification and further information about our charity’s fantastic work and team.