£12.71 per hour plus £1.53 holiday pay
Advertising End Date
12 Oct 2026

Role & Department Overview

Strengthening Lancaster University’s commitment to widening participation (WP) and communities underrepresented in higher education, the WP team are looking for current LU students with an interest in and enthusiasm for working with young people, to share insights into university life and support pupils to make informed decisions at every stage of their educational journey.
 You will have the opportunity to work with young people of primary age through to secondary and sixth form, taking a supporting role in delivering widening access projects and initiatives. For example, this may include on campus events; in school workshops; overnight residentials and online activities.  
 
The WP team deliver the following programmes: 
  • Lancaster Access Programme (LAP) [Years 12 and 13] 
  •  Access to Medicine (A2M) [Year 12]
  •  Children and Young People’s Partnership (CYPP) [Years 5 and 6]
  •  Discover [Years 8-10] 
For more information, please visit the WP webpages: Widening Participation - Lancaster University 

Diversity and lived experience
The Widening Participation (WP) team promotes equality of opportunity within higher education, and we welcome applications from students from diverse backgrounds.
 

Pay Rate: £12.71 per hour plus £1.53 holiday pay

Start Date: 16th November 2026

End Date: 30th July 2027

Job Description

Main duties and responsibilities will include:
 
Event delivery
 
  1. To work with the WP Project Lead and designated WP Team Leader(s) to deliver Lancaster’s widening access projects on campus and online. 
  2. To supervise the travel arrangements of young people attending WP events at Lancaster University (i.e. by coach, train or taxi). 
  3. To work with your WP Team Leader(s) and WP Team Members to deliver pre-written session plans in accordance with the risk assessment.  
  4. To undertake allocated responsibilities during events and complete tasks as directed by WP Project Leads and WP Team Leaders. 
  5. To promptly report safeguarding, behavioural, welfare, health and safety or operational concerns to a WP Team Leader or Project Lead. 
  6. To work with a range of stakeholders including visiting teachers and pastoral staff and other internal LU staff to successfully deliver WP activities. 
  7. To support pre-event preparation and set up i.e. packing resources or setting up rooms for session delivery.  
Working with young people
 
  1. To emphasise the benefits of higher education and encourage young people (of all ages) to identify their strengths and personal qualities.
  2. To give an authentic insight into the Lancaster University experience, including accurate information, advice and guidance on a range of topics i.e. student finance, degree courses, student support and university life.
  3. To act as a positive role model and create an engaging, welcoming and inclusive environment for participants.
  4.  To make sure that young people are engaged in activities and understand session content, providing one-to-one or small group support as needed. 
Other
 
  1.  To support the evaluation of widening access provision, including participating in focus groups or other initiatives to provide SA feedback.
  2. To demonstrate professionalism, reliability and a positive attitude in all aspects of the role.
  3. To complete designated training (including facilitating campus tours) and an enhanced DBS check (where appropriate) prior to session delivery.
  4. To undertake duties in accordance with university policy relating to safeguarding, health/safety and equality, diversity and inclusion.  

Person Specification

Skills & Experience
 
  • Previous experience of working with young people and/or a clear understanding of widening participation/youth engagement. For example, (but not limited to) volunteering, tutoring or mentoring. (Desirable)
  • Highly organised and proven ability to work both independently and collaboratively to deliver sessions to groups of young people (various age ranges). (Essential)
  • Excellent communication skills and an aptitude for explaining difficult concepts and key ideas in simplistic and creative terms. (Essential)
  • The ability to enthuse and motivate young people (i.e. friendly, upbeat and enthusiastic) and positive attitude towards learning. (Essential)
  • Awareness of safeguarding when working with young people and the parameters of confidentiality. (Desirable)
  • Reliable, committed and punctual. (Essential)
Other Experience
 
  • We would particularly welcome applications from students that have previously taken part in a widening participation (WP) project delivered by Lancaster University as a prospective student. (Desirable)
  • We would particularly welcome applications from students from diverse backgrounds and lived experiences.  (Desirable)
  • We would particularly welcome applications from students that have been eligible for Free School Meals, Pupil Premium or lived experience of SEND/care leavers. (Desirable)

Working in this role will help develop the following skills and experience:

  • Collaboration
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Integrity
  • Flexibility
  • Multi - Tasking
  • Self Motivation

You are required to submit a cover letter to support your application. Applications without a cover letter will not be considered.

Please note: Unless specified otherwise in the advert wording, this role is only open to individuals living in the UK.

Under the terms of this work, we endeavour to provide the advertised number of hours however, hours are not guaranteed and that work may cease if there is a fall in demand. 

Adverts that display a closing date should be treated as a guide. We reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications, so we advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment.

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Help and advice on making applications can be found on the Lancaster University Careers pages. Visit www.lancaster.ac.uk/careers.

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