Read more

IntoUniversity; Salford; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension contributions

Life Assurance

Wellbeing support

Cycle to Work Scheme

Travelcard Loan Scheme

Annual leave

Job summary

IntoUniversity Salford Central is seeking a Centre Leader to run the centre, lead a team, plan and deliver our education programme for young people aged 7-18, and build strong links with schools and families.

This is a full-time fixed-term role until October 2027, requiring travel within the region and occasional overnight stays. The salary is £37,300 per year, with generous annual leave and pension provisions.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a learning centre or similar frontline education role.
• Ability to manage a team and plan programmes.
• Experience liaising with schools and external stakeholders.
• Passion for supporting young people aged 7-18.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily operations of the centre.
• Deliver the education programme to learners aged 7-18.
• Manage staff and volunteers to support delivery.
• Liaise with schools, families and community partners.

Skills

Centre leadership

Team management

Stakeholder liaison

Education delivery

Job description

We’re an award-winning charity running local learning centres in the heart of the communities where the young people we support live. Our centres provide a high-impact education programme which includes practical learning support, pastoral care, and motivational and confidence-building activities for young people aged 7-18. Our aim is to enable students from the least advantaged neighbourhoods to realise their ambitions and achieve their wonderful potential.

As the UK’s leading university access organisation, our staff team is helping over 60,000 young people each year at its 46 learning centres and extension projects across England and Scotland, and we plan to scale-up our provision to 50 centres over the coming years.

We are looking for a high-calibre candidate who will enjoy working each day with young people and who will thrive in a frontline, community-based, fast-paced and rewarding role. You will be taking up a fixed-term role as Centre Leader at our IntoUniversity centre in Salford . You will have responsibility for running your IntoUniversity centre, including managing your team, planning and delivering the programme, liaising with external stakeholders and meeting IntoUniversity’s targets for delivery.

A substantial element of this role is delivering our education programme to children and young people aged 7-18, so you will need to have a genuine passion and enthusiasm for working with young people, including leading a class of 30 from the front, working with small teams of children and providing one-to-one support.

The role at a glance

Contract: Full-time, fixed-term until October 2027

Interview day (in-person) - Friday 25th September 2026

Please ensure that you are available on these dates

Working hours

Mon and Thurs: 09:30-18:00

Tues, Weds, Fri: 09:00-17:30

(Some additional weekend & unsocial hours will be required)

Centre Leaders are based at one of our IntoUniversity learning centres and work directly with young people, schools and families on a daily basis. It is therefore not a hybrid role and is based full-time in our centres

Location

IntoUniversity Salford Central

The Beacon Centre

8a London St

Salford

M6 6QT

The role requires intermittent travel in your region (usually within the day). Periodic travel out of the area is also required e.g. to London, this may include occasional overnight stays.

£37,300 per annum

Annual leave

33 days (inc bank & public holidays) (pro rata for part-time staff) + 3 closure days (two in December and one in July) + additional length of service entitlement (one day per year of service, up to 5 days)

Employer pension contributions of 6% (and up to 8% after two years)

Year round ‘early finish’ Fridays at 4.30pm

Summer working hours (finish at 1pm on Fridays for six weeks in the summer), pro-rated for staff joining after January in the same year

Employee Assistance Programme including access to wellbeing and legal support

Life Assurance scheme with Aviva including SmartHealth service with access to 24/7 online GP appointments

Interest‑free new starter loans of up to £1,000

Cycle to Work Scheme and Travelcard Loan Scheme

Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental and adoption pay and sick pay allowances

Staff in FOCUS – rewards, competitions and prizes across the year

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

About Disability Confident

Disability Confident is a government scheme. It encourages employers to recruit and retain disabled people and those with long term health conditions.