Advertised from 30 June 2025

Role

About the role

We are excited to recruit a Community Organiser for our Springburn Parent Power project, based in the Springburn area of Glasgow. This role offers a meaningful, paid professional development opportunity. The Brilliant Club will work in partnership with the University of Strathclyde and Connect to engage with parents in Springburn.

Connect is a Scottish parental engagement charity focused on building strong partnerships between families, schools and communities across Scotland to support children’s learning and wellbeing by providing information, advice and training. Connect will use its existing networks to support The Brilliant Club to foster relationships with local schools and engage parents and carers in these communities.

The University of Strathclyde was founded in 1796 as “a place of useful learning” for all, equality in access to higher education has always been at the heart of Strathclyde’s mission: ‘As a socially progressive and inclusive institution, we welcome students from a diverse range of backgrounds, recognising the barriers that exist for many, and we support our students to successfully overcome these. We remain committed to widening access and offering high-quality support to our students to ensure their successes.’ Strathclyde 2030: Outstanding education & student experience

In 2025, the university is a vibrant and diverse community of students and staff of all backgrounds, characteristics and lived experiences and the top Research Intensive university in Scotland forwidening access. Strathclyde are committed to a socially progressive ethos and the consistent embedding of our values. The university will act as the anchor institution for the Parent Power chapters, providing meeting spaces and expertise in the form of university advice and guidance

sessions for parents.

Parent Power

Parent Power supports parents/carers to develop skills in community organising and expertise in supporting their child to access higher education. The project empowers parents/carers to make change in their children’s future and ensure that they have a fair chance in education and their future careers. You can find out more about Parent Power here.

The Community Organiser will:

• Support local pupils from underrepresented backgrounds by empowering their parent/carers to become higher education experts.

• Receive community organising training from Citizens UK and develop transferable skills.

• Join a nationwide community of community organisers making a significant impact on university access.

Application notes

A Recruitment Pack is available for download below.

Deadline: 9am on Monday 14th July

Interviews: Online on Tuesday 22nd July

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