Reaching Wider Officer
| Posting date: | 08 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | £34,132 to £39,355 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 22 July 2025 |
| Location: | Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taff |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | University of South Wales |
| Job type: | Temporary |
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Summary
The Reaching Wider Team at USW are seeking to appoint a highly motivated individual who will be responsible for managing a portfolio of programmes for Reaching Wider’s priority audiences, working with young people and a range of partners in communities around South East Wales.
To develop, coordinate, and deliver widening access activities with young people aged 10–18 across South East Wales. The role supports the objectives of the Reaching Wider Partnership and institutional widening participation goals by engaging learners from underrepresented backgrounds and supporting their progression to higher education.
Based in Pontypridd, with some home working, the successful candidate will be expected to work across campuses and partnership HEIs when required. Please note occasional evening and weekend work may be required.
Reaching Wider is a Medr funded partnership programme which exists to widen access to higher education by tackling barriers to entry, progression and success in higher education. We achieve this through offering a suite of long-term interventions that support attainment raising, provide information, advice and guidance and assist progression to higher education and level 4 learning for targeted priority groups.
Our core values are:
Caring - Creating a culture where people feel valued, safe, heard, supported and respected.
Collaboration - Actively collaborating across our partner HEIs and externally for the mutual benefit of all.
Inclusion - Valuing and respecting the contribution of every individual, recognising and celebrating difference.
Reflection - Gaining insight on how to move forward by exploring and examining ourselves, our perspectives, attributes, experiences, actions and interactions personally and professionally.
For an informal conversation about this post please contact the USW Reaching Wider Manager andrew.kirby@southwales.ac.uk
If you are a successful candidate and this position will be your first professional services role at the University (or you are currently employed by PSS Ltd), you will be employed by Professional and Support Services Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the University of South Wales, which provides services to the University and Colleges.
Discover the advantages of working with us at USW: http://tiny.cc/PSSatUSW
USW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All those working at the University are expected to share this commitment.
We are committed to employing a diverse workforce and creating an inclusive environment. Where colleagues can be themselves and every person is treated with dignity, fairness and respect. We actively encourage applications from diverse backgrounds and communities, especially with regards to age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, race and religion and/or belief. We benchmark our success through equality accreditations with Athena Swan, Race Equality Charter, Stonewall and Disability Confident.
If you’re a Welsh learner or a Welsh speaker, we’d be delighted to receive your application. At USW, you’ll have access to Welsh courses to enable you to develop your Welsh skills further, in order to provide a bilingual service to our students, colleagues and the public.
We welcome applications in Welsh and English. Applications in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than those made in English.
To develop, coordinate, and deliver widening access activities with young people aged 10–18 across South East Wales. The role supports the objectives of the Reaching Wider Partnership and institutional widening participation goals by engaging learners from underrepresented backgrounds and supporting their progression to higher education.
Based in Pontypridd, with some home working, the successful candidate will be expected to work across campuses and partnership HEIs when required. Please note occasional evening and weekend work may be required.
Reaching Wider is a Medr funded partnership programme which exists to widen access to higher education by tackling barriers to entry, progression and success in higher education. We achieve this through offering a suite of long-term interventions that support attainment raising, provide information, advice and guidance and assist progression to higher education and level 4 learning for targeted priority groups.
Our core values are:
Caring - Creating a culture where people feel valued, safe, heard, supported and respected.
Collaboration - Actively collaborating across our partner HEIs and externally for the mutual benefit of all.
Inclusion - Valuing and respecting the contribution of every individual, recognising and celebrating difference.
Reflection - Gaining insight on how to move forward by exploring and examining ourselves, our perspectives, attributes, experiences, actions and interactions personally and professionally.
For an informal conversation about this post please contact the USW Reaching Wider Manager andrew.kirby@southwales.ac.uk
If you are a successful candidate and this position will be your first professional services role at the University (or you are currently employed by PSS Ltd), you will be employed by Professional and Support Services Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the University of South Wales, which provides services to the University and Colleges.
Discover the advantages of working with us at USW: http://tiny.cc/PSSatUSW
USW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All those working at the University are expected to share this commitment.
We are committed to employing a diverse workforce and creating an inclusive environment. Where colleagues can be themselves and every person is treated with dignity, fairness and respect. We actively encourage applications from diverse backgrounds and communities, especially with regards to age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, race and religion and/or belief. We benchmark our success through equality accreditations with Athena Swan, Race Equality Charter, Stonewall and Disability Confident.
If you’re a Welsh learner or a Welsh speaker, we’d be delighted to receive your application. At USW, you’ll have access to Welsh courses to enable you to develop your Welsh skills further, in order to provide a bilingual service to our students, colleagues and the public.
We welcome applications in Welsh and English. Applications in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than those made in English.
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