Area Manager

Plamo Trades Ltd.; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational organization in Birmingham is looking for Area Managers to enhance the learning experience of students. This role involves supporting franchisees, ensuring student recruitment, and improving the quality of instructional delivery using the Kumon Method. Candidates should possess a strong passion for education, excellent interpersonal skills, and hold a Bachelor's degree with good GCSE results. The starting salary is £27,000, rising to £29,000 post-probation, along with various benefits including pension and health cover.

Benefits

Pension

Private medical cover

Life insurance

Free education for dependents

Retail benefits

Qualifications

• Passion for working in the education sector is essential.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are required.
• Bachelor's degree with GCSE maths and English at minimum grade B.
• Flexibility to work extended hours is essential.
• Full UK driving licence is required for regional travel.

Responsibilities

• Support a group of Instructors to ensure the growth of their Education Centres.
• Ensure recruitment and retention of students.
• Improve the quality of instruction and delivery of the Kumon Method.
• Provide strategies for Instructors to achieve their targets.
• Analyse Instructor and student progress.

Skills

Passion for education

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Minimum grade B in GCSE maths and English

Job description

One of the largest supplementary education providers in the world are now recruiting for Area Managers within the Education Sector to help build on their previous success and enhance the ability of their students.

Candidates should have a passion for education and the ability to motivate and develop others.

Based in Birmingham – covering all of the Birmingham region.

Starting salary £27,000 (increasing to £29,000 after a six‑month probation) plus a package including pension, private medical cover, life insurance, free Kumon tuition for dependents, and hundreds of retail benefits.

This leading educational network offers maths and English study programmes to more than four million students worldwide, with over 650 franchised study centres across the UK and Ireland.

As an Area Manager, your role is to support a group of Instructors (franchisees) to ensure the growth of their Education Centres, including the recruitment and retention of students in their study centres.

You will be based in our new Birmingham office and cover the overall Birmingham region.

All Area Managers benefit from a six‑month on‑the‑job training programme.

What you’ll be able to do as an Area Manager

• Improve the quality of instruction and delivery of the Kumon Method within your area.
• Support Instructors with strategies to ensure growth and achievement of their targets.
• Prioritise area activities such as centre visits, training, and analysing Instructor and student progress.
• Continuously develop your knowledge and expertise of the Kumon Method of Learning.

Key qualifications for the role

• A passion for working in the education sector; previous experience is a plus but not essential as training is provided.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• A Bachelor’s degree, with a minimum of a grade B in GCSE maths and English (or equivalent).
• The flexibility to work extended hours.
• A full UK driving licence (regional travel will be a regular requirement).

Staff at Kumon all share a passion for education and a desire to help children achieve their full potential. The work you do, no matter what your role, will make a real difference to developing students' abilities and help you achieve your full potential too.

Interview process

1. Initial phone interview with the hiring manager.
2. If successful you will be invited to attend an orientation meeting/assessment day in a centre around the country. The assessment day will not be solely based on tests, but also presentations and provides an opportunity for you to get to know the team.
3. The final stage will be a presentation followed by a Q&A session and a face‑to‑face interview.