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GROWS Support Officer (Fixed Term)

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Summary
Salary: Grade 5 £24,641 - £26,715 per annum
Location: PARK CAMPUS
Job Type: Support
Closing Date: 16/05/2021
Date Posted: 29/04/2021
Reference: S1835

Description

GROWS Support Officer

 

Fixed Term Contract until July 2022

 

Based at Park Campus, Cheltenham

 

1.0 FTE 37 Hours per week

 

GROWS is a consortium of higher education providers within Gloucestershire, led by the University of Gloucestershire.  GROWS deliver the Office for Students (OfS) Uni Connect Programme locally in Gloucestershire. The project is funded by OfS for an initial period to July 2022, with further funding indicated for an additional 3 years.

 

The project has a remit to work with schools and colleges in specific geographical areas to provide a range of interventions to ensure young people and adult learners are well informed about their educational options and to encourage aspiration to higher education level study.

 

The Support Officer is a key role for the team, who will deliver engaging presentations, workshops, and experiences to a range of secondary aged pupils, adult learners and parents.  As well as delivering sessions the role holder will also assist in planning and organising a range of events and activities along with general administrative support.

 

We are looking for a person who has extensive experience of delivering information to young people in an engaging way.    This role would suit someone who is an enthusiastic presenter, who can problem solve andthink on their feet, can engage teenage audiences and has an interest in the widening participation agenda.  You’ll need great IT skills especially using MS Word, Excel and Powerpoint and some experience of content delivery for social media channels. You’ll be joining a supportive but busy team.

 

Closing Date: Sunday 16th May 2021 

 

Interview Date: Tuesday 25th May 2021

 

The University understands the benefits of recruiting a diverse range of people and we select the best possible on merit alone.  We welcome applications from under-represented sections of the community.

 

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader, guaranteeing to offer an interview to anyone who meets the definition of disability set out in the Equality Act 2010 and who meets all of the essential criteria contained within the person specification.

 

Please download and save the Application for Employment Form to your computer. You will need to complete this form as part of the online application process. Your application will not be considered without this form.   


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