Lumina Future Pathways Coordinator at Harrow School

Full time, 40 hours per week Monday to Friday • Term time only (following state school term times).

Fixed term 2 year contract, with flexibility required to attend evening and weekend events.

The role: This is a new role with the scope to influence the practical details of this positive education programme.  You will be responsible for developing, implementing, and managing new programmes that provide career and higher education guidance and opportunities to children in care. This role involves working closely with children, foster families, local authorities, educational institutions, and employers to ensure that children in care have the resources and support needed to pursue their educational and career goals. The role is to provide comprehensive administrative support to manage the sustainable growth of the Lumina Future Pathways Programme. This role involves facilitation, coordination, communication, and relationship management.

The skills:  This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is a self starter with exceptional administration and organisational skills, who enjoys taking ownership for delivering projects. You will employ your demonstrably accomplished written and verbal communication skills and outgoing, enthusiastic personality to build networks of schools and businesses to support Lumina. Your passion for improving the lives of socially disadvantaged young people and strong sense of creativity and initiative means that you will relish the opportunity to influence the implementation of this important programme. You may have a background in higher education or as a career advisor, with a broad knowledge of career options for children when they leave school.

The environment: Harrow School is situated within a beautiful site in Harrow on the Hill, north west London, and is one of the best-known schools in the world, with around 840 boys studying at Harrow.  Lumina is a programme run by Harrow School’s Shaftesbury Enterprise programme. It is a transformative collaboration amongst like-minded schools that enables care-experienced young people, a group at significant educational disadvantage, to achieve their full potential. Lumina provides personalised, one-to-one online tutoring and mentorship, fostering academic success, building self-esteem, and creating a network of support for vulnerable students - at no cost whatsoever either to partner schools, young people, carers or local authorities. You will join this small and friendly team at an exciting time of expansion, supporting their big aspirations for ever-increasing national outreach. For more information on Lumina please visit www.lumina.org.uk

The benefits: There is the flexibility to work up to four days per week from home. For more information visit the ‘Work at Harrow’ page of the School’s website using the link below and click on the Employee Benefits option.

Closing date: Midday, 4 August 2024

Applications will be processed as they are received and we may interview suitable candidates before the closing date; therefore early application is advised.

The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All successful applicants must be willing to undergo enhanced child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with any past employer and the Disclosure and Barring Service, and it is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. No member of staff will be able to start until these checks are complete and this process takes, on average, a month. Please plan accordingly.

Equality, diversity and inclusion are values that are important to us at Harrow. We believe in diversity of thought and actively welcome everyone regardless of their background to bring their valuable and relevant skills to our community.