Widening Participation Assistant

Teesside University; Middlesbrough; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job description

DEPARTMENT OF STUDENT RECRUITMENT AND MARKETING

Widening Participation Assistant

Salary: £26,338 - £29,959

Full time, Permanent

Are you passionate about raising aspirations and championing underrepresented groups? We’re here to transform lives and improve futures. Join us and make a difference.

We’re looking for an enthusiastic and self-motivated individual who is knowledgeable and compassionate about equality of opportunity in higher education and has the energy, passion, skills, and experience to drive engagement and help us achieve our ambitious access and widening participation targets.

Joining our Student Recruitment team, you will be a creative and proactive thinker responsible for the design and delivery of a range of targeted pre- and post-16 widening participation initiatives on and off campus, designed to inspire, empower and support people from a variety of backgrounds to consider higher education.

The successful candidate will be an excellent communicator able to establish and maintain relationships with academic and professional service colleagues across the University and within the wider community.

A natural collaborator and team player, you will have excellent communication and presentation skills, and deliver a best-practice approach and customer service excellence.

At Teesside University, we believe in the power of education to transform lives and that people from all walks of life, who have the talent to succeed, should have the opportunity to experience higher education. We put our students at the heart of everything we do.

We are a high-performing global institution, committed to delivering an outstanding student and learning experience. We are unapologetically ambitious, and we do not stand still.

The position we are filling is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and a satisfactory DBS disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service is required as part of our clearance procedures.

Please be advised that due to the minimum salary thresholds imposed by the UKVI, this post will not qualify for University sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route.

If you are shortlisted, your interview will take place via Microsoft in person. Please note that the University may ask you to participate in a number of selection activities as part of the recruitment process for this vacancy.

Please note: CVs will not be accepted.

Apply now if you would like to join us - Job Reference: T01932

Closing date: 5 May 2025

Interview date: 22 May 2025