Interim Centre Leader

Were 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 UKs leading university access organisation, our staff team is helping over 60,000 young people each year at its 46 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 a high-calibre candidate 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 role as Interim Centre Leader at our Into University centre in Coventry. You will have responsibility for running your Into University centre, including managing your team, planning and delivering the programme, liaising with external stakeholders and meeting Into Universitys targets for delivery. A substantial element of this role is delivering our education programme to children and young people aged 7-18 , so you will need to have a genuine passion and enthusiasm for working with young people, including leading a class of 30 from the front, working with small teams of children and providing one-to-one support.

The role at a glance

Contract:

Full-time, fixed-term until July 2027 Final date to receive applications: 9am Friday 12th June 2026 Interview day (in-person):
Wednesday
17th June 2026 Please ensure that you are available on these dates

Start date:

July 2026 Salary: £36,400 per annum

Location:

Into University Coventry

Working hours:

Monday: 9:30am 6:00pm Tuesday: 9am 5:30pm Wednesday: 9am 5:30pm Thursday: 9:30am 6:00pm Friday: 9am 5:30pm (Some additional weekend & unsocial hours will be required) Centre Leaders are based at one of our Into University learning centres and work directly with young people, schools and families on a daily basis. It is therefore not a hybrid role and is based full-time in our centres.

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)