Students in Schools Co-ordinator

This role co-ordinates the day to day organisation of the University’s Students in Schools Volunteering Scheme which places undergraduate volunteers from the University into local Reading schools. The scheme provides classroom support for pupils in local primary and secondary schools. The support is dependent on the requirements of the school, but typically is aligned to core skill of reading or maths, and increasingly we have seen support requested for pupils with English as an additional language, including refugees and asylum seekers.  For those particularly vulnerable groups it is a valuable piece of support and often a critical intervention to enabling their engagement in school life.

Team Structure.

The role sits in the Global Recruitment Team (UK Student Recruitment & Outreach).

You will have:

• Knowledge of the UK Education System and its challenges for schools and students from under-represented groups
• Experience of delivering presentations to a variety of audiences
• Experience in building a wide range of strong working relationships both externally and internally within an organisation
• Strong administrative and organisational skills, including accurate and methodical recording keeping and attention to detail
• A high degree of computer literacy – MS Office especially MS Outlook, Excel and use of databases

Contact Name: Amy Fairbrother
Contact Job Title: Student Recruitment & Access Manager
Contact Email address: a.fairbrother@reading.ac.uk

Alternative Contact Name: Judy Macdevitt
Alternative Contact Job Title: Students in Schools Co-ordinator
Alternative Contact Email address: j.macdevitt@reading.ac.uk

Interviews will be held: 5 September 2024

If the successful candidate already holds a Skilled Worker Visa sponsored by another organisation and it was issued before the 4th April 2024, by reference to the applicable SOC code for this role, sponsorship may be possible under the Skilled Worker Route. There is further information about this on the UK Visas and Immigration Website.

The University is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce, supports the gender equality Athena SWAN Charter and the Race Equality Charter, and champions LGBT+ equality. Applications for job-share, part-time and flexible working arrangements are welcomed and will be considered in line with business needs.

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