Education Worker

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 50,000 young people each year at its 44 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 Manchester/Salford . The role at a glance Contract Full-time, fixed-term until February 2027 Start date As soon as possible Working hours Monday and Thursday: 9:30am – 6:00pm Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday: 9am – 5:30pm (Some additional weekend & unsocial hours will be required) Salary £29,050 per annum Application deadline 9am Friday 25th September 2026 Interview Day (online) Thursday 8th October 2026 Please ensure that you are available on these dates Location This role will be based at either our centre in Manchester or our centre in Salford 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. 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)