Advice and Support Assistant - Further and Higher Education

Our client, the national charity for children in care and young care leavers are looking for an individual with a strong understanding of further and higher education progression routes for care-experienced young people.

Advice and Support Assistant for Further and Higher Education
Salary: £24,000 per annum pro rata (£14,400 actual salary)
Hours: This role is part-time (21 hours per week). They offer flexible working options such as compressed hours and job-shares.
Location: They are currently hybrid working. Their team is largely home-based with some in-person attendance and meetings expected (mainly at their central hot-desking location in Old Street, London). In addition, for non-London based staff, they will consider hot-desking options near you, if required. They are open to conversations about flexible working arrangements. Some travel will be required for in-person workshop delivery and attendance at events for young people and professionals.

About the Role

They are looking for an individual with a strong understanding of further and higher education progression routes for care-experienced young people. In this role, you will provide vital support to the Propel into Education team and the Senior Advice and Support Officer for Further and Higher Education, contributing to initiatives that guide and empower young people with care-experience on their educational journeys.

This role will be part of the Services department, but will work closely with colleagues in the Policy, Campaigns and Communications department and across the organisation to support the Propel Programme. They're looking for someone who is motivated, creative, and passionate about making a difference in the lives of care-experienced young people. Strong organisational skills, attention to detail, and a commitment to excellence are essential for success in this role.

They offer a wide range of employment benefits to all Team Members including generous annual leave, flexible working from the start, life insurance, and a rewards package which includes a Health Cash Plan. They're proud that they support their staff and want to see everyone who works here thrive in their personal and professional life. You can see more of the benefits that they offer to everyone on their website.

The deadline for applications to be received is Monday 6 January Interview details:

Interviews will have two parts:

Young people's panel: Tuesday 14 January 2025
Staff panel: Thursday 16 January 2025

Interviews may be held virtually using a video calling app (Microsoft Teams or Zoom) or in person at their location in Central London. If access to technology/WiFi is difficult for you, please contact them so they can assist in making suitable arrangements.

They also want to ensure fairness in all of their interviews so all successful shortlisted candidates will be sent the interview questions in advance.

Interested?

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Please note: Before continuing with your application, you must have a Right to Work in the UK. Although the role is hybrid, they do not offer work visas or sponsorship for any candidates based outside of the UK.

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

As an organisation serving children in care and care leavers, they are keen to receive applications from people with experience of care. They actively seek to bring diversity of perspectives and experience, and especially welcome applications from those from racially marginalised communities and people with disabilities. They also ask all applicants to fill in an Equality and Diversity Monitoring Form as part of their application so they can better understand the diversity of applicants. This is anonymous and will not be connected to your application.

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