Access & Outreach Officer

This is a full time, fixed term role until July 2025.
Oxford Brookes University are looking for an Access and Outreach Officer to join the Study Higher team. The purpose of the role is to help increase/widen participation in higher education (HE) for students from backgrounds currently underrepresented in HE. You will be working in schools, colleges and communities across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire and Swindon.
As one of the largest employers in Oxford, we pride ourselves in the great experience we offer our staff. You'll be joining a friendly, professional environment where every member of staff is recognised as important to the success of Oxford Brookes University. This is an exciting opportunity to work within the Study Higher Team within our Marketing, Recruitment and Engagement directorate.
Overall purpose of the Access and Outreach Officer role
As the Access and Outreach Officer you will be responsible for:

• delivering and evaluating attainment-raising activities in secondary schools.


• delivering outreach supporting aspiration.


• delivering mentoring programmes to learners from targeted groups.


• providing impartial information, advice and guidance about the variety of HE options to learners.


• supporting the design and delivery of outreach projects for young carers, care experienced students and/or young people from Armed Forces families.

By joining Study Higher you will become part of a small but passionate team, committed to social mobility and improving education access for disadvantaged students and/or those living in areas with lower progression to higher education., We support a work-life balance for all staff, including career breaks, job sharing, flexible hours, etc. The team is based in our recently refurbished offices on our Headington Campus, joining other colleagues who work approximately two days a week in the office and the remainder at home. The agile workspace is designed to offer various styles of working, such as collaborative spaces, hybrid meeting spaces, individual workstations and a more relaxed setting of comfy sofas.

We want to hear from candidates who have experience of working with young people in an educational environment as well as experience and understanding of widening participation.

As an Access and Outreach Officer you will also enjoy the benefits of working at Oxford Brookes University with up to 38 days holiday, rising to 41 days holiday (this includes 13 Bank Holidays and Concessionary Days), a generous Local Government pension scheme, cycle to work scheme and access to a variety of university facilities (NHS Dentist, Brookes Nursery, Gym and sports facilities). For more information about benefits please see the document "All about Brookes" and the "Candidate pack'.