College Outreach Practitioner

The opportunity

This is a Unique role within the Outreach team at UAL based at London College of Fashion. Not everyone has equal opportunity to enter higher education. We want to change this through UAL Insights – our projects and programmes which support students as they progress to the next stage of their creative education. We design innovative learning programmes for young people as they progress through their educational journey. Our partnerships with schools and colleges are vital. By working together we can encourage young people to explore the range of study and career paths open to them.

You will:

-       Lead and manage Outreach programmes to support young people into higher education

-       Recruit and supervise staff to deliver the assigned programmes

-       Visit and develop strong partnerships with schools, colleges and other organisations to recruit students to the programmes

-       Contribute to the academic development and delivery of the College Outreach programmes

-       Work effectively as a member of the Outreach team, supporting other team members in delivery of Outreach programmes.

About you

We are looking for a team player with:

-       Knowledge of effective approaches to widening participaiotn in art, design, communication further and higher education

-       A degree level qualification

-       Significant experience of delivering widening participation outreach programmes

-       Effective oral and written skills to reach a diverse audience in an inclusive and accessible way

-       Innovative approaches in teaching, learning or professional practice that supports excellent teaching, pedogogy and inclusivity.

See person specification for full details of experience and skills we are looking for.

If you have any queries contact ADS Recruitment Team via email ADSstaffRecruitment@arts.ac.uk or telephone: 02075142965 / 9627.