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IntoUniversity, Edinburgh, Edinburgh (On-site)
£28,250 per annum (pro rata) Pro-rated salary is £14,125 per annum for 18.75 hours per week.
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Edinburgh, Edinburgh (On-site)
£28,250 per annum (pro rata) Pro-rated salary is £14,125 per annum for 18.75 hours per week.
Part-time (18.75 hours per week across 2.5 days)
Contract or temporary (Fixed-term until 28th August 2026)

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Job description

We’re an award-winning charity running local learning centres in the heart of the communities where the young people we support live. Our centres provide a high-impact education programme which includes practical learning support, pastoral care, and motivational and confidence-building activities for young people aged 7-18. Our aim is to enable students from the least advantaged neighbourhoods to realise their ambitions and achieve their wonderful potential.

As the UK’s leading university access organisation, our staff team is helping over 60,000 young people each year at its 46 learning centres and extension projects across England and Scotland, and we plan to scale-up our provision to 50 centres over the coming years.

We are looking for someone who will enjoy working each day with young people and who will thrive in a frontline, community-based, fast-paced and rewarding role. You will be taking up a fixed-term contract as an Education Worker at our centre in Craigmillar (Edinburgh).

The role at a glance

Contract: Part-time, fixed-term until 28th August 2026

Start date: Early July 2026 (candidates must be available to start at this time)

Working hours

18.75 hours a week:

  • Wednesday: 09:00-17:30

  • Thursday: 09:30-18:00

  • Friday: 09:00-12:45

 (Some out-of-hours work will be required from time to time - for example, early starts to deliver workshops in schools.)

Education Workers are based at one of our IntoUniversity learning centres and work directly with young people, schools and families on a daily basis. It is therefore not a hybrid role and is based full-time in our centres.

Salary

£28,250 per annum (pro rata)

Pro-rated salary is £14,125 per annum for 18.75 hours per week.

Location

We have positions available in Edinburgh,

The role requires intermittent travel in your region (usually within the day) this can involve journeys times of 1 hour+. Occasional travel out of your local area e.g. to London is also required, this may include overnight stays.

The main duties of the role

Centre Re-location

IntoUniversity Craigmillar is moving to a new centre location so a large part of this role will be to help the team with this move. This will include:

  • To prepare and set-up, with the centre team, the centre space including preparing resources and organising tables and chairs as necessary.

  • Moving furniture and building new furniture to furnish the space

  • Create  IntoUniversity displays for the centre.

A large part of this role will require lifting of boxes and furniture.  If you would like further information on this (including reasonable adjustments that could be implemented), please contact us.

Additional Responsibilities

  • To work with your team to plan and with the opportunity to deliver IntoUniversity programmes, including leading a group of 30 secondary students from the front, working with whole classes of primary-aged children and providing occasional one-to-one support.

  • To play an active role in your regional cluster of centres, including sharing resources and supporting a new team member.

  • The opportunity to  lead delivery of  IntoUniversity programmes effectively to children and young people in different settings, including schools-based workshops, Academic Support sessions and educational visits. This includes positive behaviour management and adherence to the IntoUniversity safeguarding policy.

  • To assist with the organisation and delivery of the Academic Support, FOCUS and Mentoring Programmes.

  • To champion diversity and inclusion at all times, referring to the Diversity and Inclusion staff responsibilities guide.

  • To work with IntoUniversity Centre Leaders to recruit children and young people to the programme, including after-school Academic Support and FOCUS Weeks.

  • To develop educational resources and worksheets for use across all IntoUniversity programmes.

  • To ensure compliance with all necessary regulations and legal requirements, including the Children’s Act, Children and Young People (Scotland) Act, Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act, Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act, and legislation and policies related to Equal Opportunities and Health & Safety.

  • To undertake any task that may be requested from time to time that may be consistent with the nature and scope of this post. 

  • Please note: that there will be times throughout the year when you will be required to travel to London for meetings.

Application deadline: 9:00am Thursday 18th June 2026

Interviews: Thursday 25th June 2026



 

Organisation
IntoUniversity View profile Organisation type Registered Charity Company size 101 - 500

IntoUniversity provides local learning centres where young people are inspired to achieve.

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Posted on: 29 May 2026
Closing date: 18 June 2026 at 09:00
Tags: Operations, Child Protection, Delivery, Early Years, Education, Engagement / Outreach, Entry level / Graduate, Facilities, Health and Safety, Safeguarding, Youth / Children

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