Enrichment Officer

Job Description

Based at Carshalton College but you may be required to also work from Merton College. Student Services supports students at each stage of their journey from pre‑entry to post‑exit. The department has a student‑oriented culture and puts student needs at the heart of everything it does.

Joining us as an Enrichment Officer, you will lead on developing, delivering, planning, and coordinating a range of enrichment activities with high levels of engagement. Working with others, you will provide a programme that supports students to build resilience, stay safe, and develop employability, personal, and social skills whilst proactively building positive relationships with students and effectively challenging behaviour/signposting to support services.

You will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and delivering activities for young people in an educational setting (or similar) and engaging with high numbers of students to support them in engaging with activities. You will also use initiative, organise and prioritise, and have a working knowledge of barriers to participation and how to increase participation within an educational environment by those not engaging, and understand relevant external organisations that can be engaged to support and develop enrichment opportunities.

• Qualified to Level 3 or above in an appropriate area (Youth & Community, Education, Psychology, Sociology, Health & Social Care or IAG).
• Experience of working with young people aged 16‑19 years of age from a variety of backgrounds, understanding the needs and issues surrounding them and the difficulties students face.

Closing date for the return of completed applications is 27th January 2026.

• Generous annual leave of 27 days plus up to 8 additional days over Christmas/New Year and an additional 5 days wellbeing leave to enhance employees’ physical and mental health.
• Excellent pension scheme that receives a significant financial contribution from the employer (Teachers Pensions or Local Government Pension Scheme).
• Subsidised sports facilities and professional development and training.
• Salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme.

• As part of our due diligence checks on prospective employees, successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references, an online search and proof of eligibility to work in the UK.
• We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and encourage applications from individuals regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

The South Thames Colleges Group is made up of Carshalton College, Kingston College, Merton College and South Thames College, which merged on 1 August 2017. South Thames Colleges Group is one of London’s largest providers of post‑16 education and training and is an ongoing and significant contributor to its local communities. We aim to put student success at the heart of everything we do.

We are looking for hard‑working and collaborative people who can join our team and help challenge our students to achieve and progress.