STUDENT PROGRESSION AMBASSADOR JOB DESCRIPTION
POST TITLE:
Student Progression Ambassador
DEPARTMENT:
Student Recruitment, Outreach and Admissions Service
SALARY:
Payment of £17.28 is made for each Ambassador session
completed including travel time. Additional payments will be made
for attending review sessions and SPT campus visit days.
COMMITMENT:
Short listed candidates will be required to attend a compulsory
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assessment centre on the Wednesday 18 November 2015.
Successful candidates will then be asked to attend a second
selection event on:
Tuesday 1st December 5pm – 8pm
And will be required to undertake two compulsory training days:
Tuesday 8th December 2015 5pm – 7pm
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Wednesday 9 December 2015 4pm – 6pm
As well as completing a DBS check, before completing 6-8 sessions
in the school or college they are placed in.
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CLOSING DATE:
Friday 30 October 2015
JOB ROLE:
The Student Progression Ambassadors programme is a widening participation (WP) scheme
run by The University of Warwick which seeks to provide information and advice to young
people from Coventry and Warwickshire, who have the ability to progress to Higher Education
but face potential barriers.
The aim of the Student Progression Ambassador scheme is to establish University Students
as positive role models for young people from a WP background. In regular and sustained
sessions the Ambassadors will conduct activities (within the parameters of the Ambassadors’
personal knowledge and training) that help raise the knowledge and aspirations of learners in
relation to educational progression.
The Student Progression Ambassadors will be matched to a group of 8 learners from a
school or college in Coventry or Warwickshire. The Ambassadors will meet with the learners
at their respective school or college and run activities/sessions that reflect the needs of the
group and the school.
It is extremely desirable for a Student Progression Ambassador to be able to empathise with
learners they are matched with. The role would therefore particularly suit those who
themselves have faced challenges and barriers in progressing to Higher Education and may
have potentially been classed as a WP learner themselves.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF A STUDENT PROGRESSION AMBASSADOR:
 The Ambassador will need to have successfully completed a mandatory Selection
Event on Wednesday 18th November 2015, and if successful a further one on
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Tuesday 1 December.
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The Ambassador will need to complete two compulsory training days:
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Tuesday 8 December 2015 5pm – 7pm
Wednesday 9th December 2015 4pm – 6pm
An Ambassador will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS disclosure
 To appropriately plan and prepare for each session conducted
 Undertake 6-8 sessions in school, attend 2 review meetings with their fellow
Ambassadors and attend a full campus visit day in April/May 2016 (date tbc)
 Maintain clear records of all sessions completed with learners
 To adhere to contact procedures as set out in training and assessment sessions
 To act in a professional and safe manner whilst on school or college property in
accordance with the code of conduct set out in the training and assessment sessions
 To return clearly and accurately completed timesheets and other requested paperwork
in a timely fashion
 To represent the high standards of the Universities involved in the scheme
PERSON SPECIFICATION
The Person Specification focuses on the knowledge, skills, experience and qualifications
required to undertake the role effectively.
REQUIREMENTS
The postholder must be able
to demonstrate:
ESSENTIAL (E) or
DESIRABLE (D)
REQUIREMENTS
Be a current student at the University of Warwick,
eligible to work in the UK.
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MEASURED BY:
A) Application
Form
B) Training
Assessment
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Be committed to the aims of widening participation,
raising awareness and aspiration for higher
education
Be committed to working with young people in local
secondary schools over the course of the school
year
An enthusiasm for higher education and the ability
to explain the benefits of higher education to a
small group of young people
Good understanding of the university application
process in the UK (UCAS)
The ability to keep accurate and clear records
Evidence of team working skills and taking initiative
Excellent interpersonal skills
Experience of WP activities and knowledge of the
opportunities and support available to WP cohort
students
Experience of working with young people, or
mentoring