Widening Participation Postgraduate Tutor
WORLD CHANGERS TOGETHER
Job purpose
To assist the University of Glasgow (UofG) Widening Participation (WP) team in taking forward the suite of UofG WP programmes: FOCUS West (Focus on College and University Study in the West of Scotland) Top-Up Programme; Reach (Access to the High Demand Professions) Programme; Access to a Career Programme; UofG Summer School; UofG Taster Weeks; UofG Sutton Trust Summer School.
To tutor pupils in secondary schools, on the University campus and online: to raise awareness and aspiration of Higher Education (HE) as an option; on all aspects of the HE application process; in the key skills required for successful first year study at a Higher Education Institution.
Interviews are scheduled to take place between 21st August-4th September. Not all dates will be used. Interviews will be conducted via Zoom
If you are successful following interview, you MUST be available for training between 7th-11th October. Additional training dates will be confirmed. Training will take place at different points during this timescale.
Upon successful completion of training, employment will commence in November 2023.
Main duties & responsibilities
- To prepare and deliver University of Glasgow WP programme school sessions with fellow tutors, using the materials and following guidelines provided in the tutor resource packs and online, and to attend all school sessions either online or in school as agreed at the commencement of the programmes.
- To liaise with nominated contact staff in schools to ensure the smooth running of UofG WP programmes.
- To act as a tutor/mentor for groups of pupils during sessions held on the UofG campus for each WP Programme, including travelling with pupils as required.
- To maintain regular contact with fellow tutors and WP core staff and to inform WP staff of any problems encountered in schools or on campus.
- To maintain accurate registers as required on a weekly or by-session basis and maintain an accurate record of outcomes of all school groups for all sessions. Submit these to WP core staff after each school session.
- To mark pupils’ work and compile and collate student profiles to enable dissemination of results to admissions officers in HEIs.
- To attend and complete all UofG training (online or in person) and regular feedback meetings.
- To keep a record of hours worked and submit monthly pay claims to the WP office.
- To proactively suggest improvements to the programme through established feedback mechanisms, in terms of content, materials, training and user experience.
- Conduct other duties as required to support the WP team in successfully widening participation to HE and the UofG.
Knowledge and qualifications
Essential
- Degree, or equivalent professional qualification in relevant academic area.
- Sound understanding of the learning skills required for successful study in HE.
Desirable
- Current knowledge of the Scottish secondary school system.
- Current knowledge of the Scottish HE and FE systems.
- Degree, or equivalent professional qualification in relevant academic area within the last 10 years.
- Currently working towards / studying a postgraduate qualification.
Skills
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal skills.
- Excellent team and independent working skills.
- Demonstrable ability to communicate and lead school level students in a friendly, student focussed manner.
- Demonstrate adaptability and contribution to change.
- Good timekeeping and administrative skills, enabling accurate and up-to-date record keeping.
- Knowledge of wider access within education.
- Prepared to work flexible hours.
Desirable
- Full, clean driving license.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with young people, e.g., schools, personal tutor, youth work/groups, community work, sports coaching.
Desirable
- Experience of working with learners in HEI's or F.E.
- Experience of working with young people in small and large group settings.
- Experience of working in widening access within an HEI or F. E College.
- Experience of teaching / tutoring online.
Campus development plan
Our Vision
Over the next 10 years, the major investment will expand our campus footprint by 25%, creating a new urban quarter with the University at the heart of a revitalised west end. This is the largest development since the creation of the original campus in 1870.
This is a unique opportunity for a University to extend the boundaries of its historic core in a central city location. It will create:
- New learning and teaching facilities
- Refurbishment and repurposing of existing iconic buildings for specialist uses
- Identification and design of social spaces that support the student and community experience.
The expansion of our Gilmorehill campus into the 14 acre, former Western Infirmary site will transform the West End of Glasgow. The Masterplan for the site will incorporate:
- New learning and teaching facilities supporting our students and making sure they get the best in modern teaching and learning styles and approaches
- Creation of a Research Hub, housing large-scale multidisciplinary projects and incubator space for spin out collaborations with industry. This will encourage further innovation development
- New public cycle and pedestrian routes and a new central square which will link Byres Road to the up-and-coming cultural quarter for the West End, with new links to Kelvingrove and the newly-refurbished Kelvin Hall
- Refurbishment of five listed buildings: The Chapel, the Outpatients building, the Macgregor building, the Tennent Institute and Anderson College
- Commercial opportunities, including a hotel, restaurant, bars and cafes
- The state of the art Learning and Teaching Hub adjacent to the Boyd Orr building on University Avenue will be completed next year.
Find out more
Living in Glasgow
A UNESCO City of Music, a vibrant arts and culture scene, a food-lover’s delight, and a shopper’s paradise. Just some of the highlights of the ‘friendliest city in the world’. As well as that accolade by the Rough Guides poll, Glasgow has also been named a must visit destination by publications including the New York Times, The Guardian, and Wanderlust.
Music
The city hosts an average of 130 music events a week catering for every taste; from rock to rap, and classical to country. Glasgow also has a world class club scene playing host to some of the world’s top DJs.
Shopping
Outside of London’s West End, Glasgow is frequently voted the best place for shopping in the UK. A must-visit destination for any shop-a-holic, it houses high street chains, international designers, and independent retailers. The West End, home to the University of Glasgow, is bustling with vintage fashion, vinyl stores, and second-hand bookshops.
Arts and Culture
Glasgow’s arts scene has gone from strength to strength, and is the base for five internationally renowned performing arts companies including the National Theatre of Scotland and Scottish Ballet. The city has several world-class museums, which are free to the public, and the city’s architecture is a work of art in itself.
Food and drink
You can be in Glasgow and taste the world with its many diverse restaurants, cafes, and bars. And if you’ve yet to sample the delights of haggis and whisky, Glasgow is the place to be.
The City and Beyond
Glasgow has all the opportunities and excitement of a big city but its compact size means you can quickly travel from one vibrant district to the next. You could be relaxing in one of its many parks, before shopping in the quirky West End, and then dancing until the wee small hours in the Merchant City.
And when you fancy getting out of the city you can reach the stunning Loch Lomond in just 30 minutes, climb one of our many breath-taking Munros, play golf at one of Scotland’s many world-class courses, visit one of our ancient castles, or go further North and search for Nessie! Scotland has also just been named the world’s most beautiful country by Rough Guides.
Relocating to Glasgow
Choosing to relocate to Glasgow is a big decision. There are numerous things to be considered, such as the costs of moving, the cost of living, and where exactly to relocate to. We have created two guides to aide you in the decision making process.
Find out more on relocating to Glasgow at the below link:
WORLD CHANGERS TOGETHER
WORLD CHANGING GLASGOW 2025
Our outstanding disciplinary breadth and expertise has enabled us to make world-changing advances in fields as diverse as medicine, physics, linguistics, public policy and global development.
The key to our success is our talented staff and students pushing back at the boundaries of knowledge and understanding together.
Our World Changers Together strategy recognises the fundamental importance of a culture of open cooperation: not just as colleagues and mentors or students and teachers, but as a community of discovery that reaches beyond its walls and draws inspiration and strength from its connections and partnerships worldwide: excellence that's part of something bigger. The strategy is articulated across three themes:
COMMUNITY
- People centred, globally engaged
CONNECTIVITY
- Collaboratively minded, digitally enhanced
CHALLENGES
- Solution focused, impact oriented
Find out more
How to apply
Full details of the role and how to apply can be found by visiting our website:
The closing date for applications is 7 August 2024.
Salary will be Grade 6, £32,332 - £36,024 per annum, pro-rated to the number of hours assigned to, and worked by, you.
2 An excellent employment package with generous terms and conditions including 41 days of leave for full time staff, pension , benefits and discount packages.
3 A flexible approach to working.
4 A commitment to support your health and wellbeing, including a free 6-month UofG Sport membership for all new staff joining the University.
It is the University of Glasgow’s mission to foster an inclusive climate, which ensures equality in our working, learning, research and teaching environment. We strongly endorse the principles of Athena SWAN, including a supportive and flexible working environment, with commitment from all levels of the organisation in promoting gender equity.
Our values
The future holds innumerable challenges for our sector, our society, and our world. We will have to adapt and change what we do and what we offer if we are to navigate these successfully. Our strategy and approach may evolve as the landscape changes, but our values will remain constant: a fixed point of certainty in uncertain times.
We have identified our values in consultation and partnership with our staff and student community. Living and upholding these values will ensure that we remain true to the spirit of our community and ourselves:
Ambition and Excellence
- We strive for excellence through our work
- We defend academic freedom globally
- We recognise and celebrate shared success
- We have an unrelenting focus on development
Curiosity and Discovery
- We innovate and solve problems together
- We lead by influence and example
- We engage with lifelong learning and personal development
- We learn from our mistakes
Integrity and Truth
- We uphold honesty, integrity and fairness
- We share our work widely and generously
- We do the right thing, not the easy thing - or we don’t do it
- We take responsibility
An Inclusive Community
- We are one Glasgow team, and we care for and respect one another
- We advocate for diversity and believe in variety as a vital part of a healthy university
- We champion education as an engine for social progress
- We practise and advance sustainability