Centre Leader

We are looking for a high-calibre candidate who will enjoy working each day with young people and who will thrive in a frontline, community-based, fast-paced and rewarding role. As a Centre Leader, you will have responsibility for running your IntoUniversity centre, including managing your team, planning and delivering the programme, liaising with external stakeholders and meeting IntoUniversity’s targets for delivery. We have a Centre Leader vacancy in Weston-super-Mare.

Start date: August 2025

Contract: Full-time, permanent

Application deadline: 9am Tuesday 22nd April 2025

Working hours

• Monday: 9:30am – 6:00pm
• Tuesday: 9am – 5:30pm
• Wednesday: 9am – 5:30pm
• Thursday: 9:30am – 6:00pm
• Friday: 9am – 5:30pm

(Some additional weekend & unsocial hours will be required)

Location: IntoUniversity Weston-super-Mare. The role requires intermittent travel in your
region (usually within the day). Periodic travel out of the area is also required e.g. to
London, this may include occasional overnight stays.

Annual leave

• 33 days (inc bank & public holidays)
• + 3 closure days (two in December and one in July)
• + additional length of service entitlement

(one day per year of service, up to 5 days)

Staff benefits

• Employer pension contributions of 6% (and up to 8% after two years)
• Year round ‘early finish’ Fridays at 4.30pm
• Summer working hours (finish at 1pm on Fridays for six weeks in the summer), pro-rated for staff joining after January in the same year
• Employee Assistance Programme including access to medical and legal support
• Life Assurance scheme with Aviva including SmartHealth service with access to 24/7 online GP appointments
• Interest-free new starter loans of up to £1,000
• Cycle to Work Scheme and Travelcard Loan Scheme
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental and adoption pay and sick pay allowances
• Staff in FOCUS – rewards, competitions and prizes across the year

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for people who can demonstrate our values: Talent, Quality, Compassion, Aspiration and Teamwork.

In order to be eligible for the Centre Leader role, applicants will:

• Have completed an undergraduate degree to a 2.2 or higher.
• Have achieved a grade C/ grade 4 or higher in GCSE Maths and English/ achieved National 5s or Standard Grade at Credit level (grades 1-2) in Maths and English (or equivalent).
• Have EITHER a minimum of 18 months full-time paid experience working in a delivery role at IntoUniversity; OR a minimum of 2 years full-time paid or voluntary experience working with children and young people, either at IntoUniversity, or external organisations, or a combination of both. Please note that we will not take part-time, seasonal or ad-hoc work into account when calculating the length of full-time experience.
• Have the right to work in the UK (please note that as a charity we do not have the capacity to sponsor work visas).
• Be able to apply knowledge of F.E. and H.E. (e.g. UCAS applications) to help young people decide about their futures; and have knowledge of national developments in H.E. and their impact on young people traditionally underrepresented in H.E.
• Have experience of confidently negotiating with a variety of stakeholders, for example: head teachers, funders, universities.
• Ideally have previous experience of managing teams.
• Ideally have previous experience of managing multiple projects.
• Ideally have experience of, or demonstrable understanding of, the Scottish education system.

What will my main duties be?

• To work with the support of your line manager to oversee the administration and day-to-day running of the education centre, including, for example: organising small maintenance jobs, ensuring the site is left tidy, overseeing the cleaner, being the ‘face’ of IntoUniversity to parents and other visitors and ensuring Salesforce database records and monitoring requirements are kept up to date.
• To ensure that IntoUniversity policies and procedures are met and regularly reviewed at the centre.
• To provide input into the staff probationary and appraisal processes with your Regional Operations Manager.
• To support the Regional Operations Manager with recruitment for your centre when required.
• To take responsibility for petty cash.
• To take responsibility for an additional area of the charity’s work – to be agreed on appointment.
• To play a full part in delivering the training of the Youth Development Interns.
• To ensure compliance with all necessary regulations and legal requirements, including the Children’s Act, Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act, and legislation and policies related to Equal Opportunities, Data Protection and Health & Safety.
• To champion diversity and inclusion in your role at all times, referring to the Diversity and Inclusion Staff Responsibilities Guide.