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Job Offer: Community Organiser (Cardiff):Job description:Job location: Cardiff Line Manager: Communities agent Payment: £10 p/h plus holiday pay. Contract: Fixed Term until 31st December 2022 Hours: Approximately 250 hours of work, approx.10.5 hours per week located: In Cardiff Start: Immediate The Organisation: We mobilise the PhD community to support students who are less advantaged to access the most competitive universities and succeed when they get there. Between 2021 and 2026, we will work with 100,000 students across the UK to help them to develop the expertise, expertise and confidence to access the most competitive universities. We estimate that this will result in 30,000 of these young people progressing to a competitive university. By the end of the decade, one in ten state school students at the most competitive universities will be a graduate of The Brilliant Club's Scholars Programme. We will also support 11,000 students from underprivileged backgrounds to succeed once they enter universities. Our access and success goals are underpinned by three enablers; communities, capabilities and consultancy. Every member of The Brilliant Club contributes to the success of our strategy. We hope that you'll consider joining us, as we work to create a fairer society where no child's education is limited by their background. The Opportunity: We are excited to be recruiting a PhD Community Organiser for our Parent Power Oxfordshire project. this function offers PhD and Early Career researchers a significant, paid professional development opportunity. The Brilliant Club will work in partnership with Cardiff University to engage parents from schools in Cardiff. The parental engagement model used will be located on the prosperous Parent Power South London and Parent Power Oldham projects. Parent Power creates networks of parent communities across the UK, each one supported by a local partner, in this case Cardiff. Through support to develop expertise in community organising and advice and guidance on accessing higher education, parents are empowered to make change to support their children's future and ensure their children have a fair chance in education and their future careers. Working with us, the Community Organiser will: » Support local pupils from underrepresented backgrounds by empowering their parent/carers to become higher education experts » Receive community organising training from Citizens UK and develop transferable expertise » Join a nationwide community of researchers making a significant impact on university access The Brilliant Club exists to increase the number of pupils from underrepresented backgrounds progressing to highly selective universities. We think it is important that our charity reflects the lived practice of our beneficiaries, and we want to be an organisation where employees from any background can thrive. We particularly welcome applications from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME), Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans including non-binary (LGBTQ+) candidates, and candidates from low-earnings families. These groups are currently underrepresented at The Brilliant Club and we are committed to increasing representation and diversity at the charity. Deadline: Midnight on Sunday 12th June Interviews :There will be an online panel interview on Tuesday 21st June Further Details: Please visit www.thebrilliantclub.org or email recruitment@thebrilliantclub.org Skills:
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