Co-ordinator (Lifelong Learning and Skills) Employment and Training

Cyngor Sir Ceredigion County Council; Aberystwyth; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Co-ordinator for Lifelong Learning and Skills to join their Employment and Training team. This role involves supporting project delivery, monitoring quality, and actively participating in funding applications. The ideal candidate will possess excellent time management, communication, and leadership skills, with a strong understanding of employment legislation. The organization values work-life balance and offers flexible working arrangements, along with a range of employee benefits to support professional development and personal well-being. Join a team dedicated to empowering individuals and enhancing community skills!

Benefits

Flexible Working

Competitive Annual Leave

Enhanced Family Benefits

Lifestyle Savings

Employee Health and Wellbeing Packages

Hybrid Working

Flexi-time

Qualifications

• Excellent time management skills to handle varied caseloads.
• Strong communication and leadership abilities are essential.

Responsibilities

• Support the Employment and Training Team Manager in project delivery.
• Monitor performance of the Employability Support Team.

Skills

Time Management

Communication Skills

Leadership Skills

Decision-Making Skills

Knowledge of Employment Legislation

Education

Relevant Qualifications in Education or Social Sciences

Job description

We operate a bilingual policy. All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.

Co-ordinator (Lifelong Learning and Skills) Employment and Training

Please note that the advertised salary for this position is subject to a pending pay award. The final salary will be adjusted in line with the nationally agreed pay award.

We are looking to recruit a Co-ordinator – (Lifelong Learning and Skills) to join our Employment and Training team.

About the role

The post holder will support the Employment and Training Team Manager, the Regional Quality Officer & partners in preparing, developing, monitoring and evaluating the delivery of the project. Actively participating in the planning, preparing, developing and writing of funding applications. To support the Employability projects in Ceredigion. Work includes evaluating, monitoring and ensuring quality procedures and promoting best practices. To monitor the performance of the Employability Support Team and provide information to the Team Manager. The post holder will support the regional Quality & Performance Officer and Regional Project Manager and partners in preparing, delivering, monitoring and evaluating the project. Providing support to the Employability Support Team actively participating in planning, preparing, delivering and writing sections of funding applications.

About the candidate

The post holder must have excellent time management skills to cope with a varied caseload of conflicting priorities and deadlines. Excellent communication, leadership and decision-making skills.

• An awareness of objectives, policies and criteria for all government funded employability Projects.
• Up to date knowledge of employment and disability benefits and legislation.

We welcome applications from non-Welsh speakers. All successful applicants requiring support to learn/improve their Welsh language skills will be offered funded lessons, during work time, to help reach the desired standard.

Our offer to you

We are committed to developing our people and will not only provide support to enable you to quickly and confidently take ownership of this role’s key areas of responsibility but in addition, we are committed to supporting your development in order that you can progress your career with us.

In exchange for your skills and commitment we will offer you a range of employee benefits including flexible working, competitive annual leave allowance, enhanced family benefits, lifestyle savings and employee health and wellbeing packages.

We believe work-life balance is very important. To support you in achieving this, you will have access to the following discretionary benefits:

• Hybrid Working: Subject to certain conditions being met, you may choose to work from home or in an office location.
• Flexi-time: Hours may be worked within a defined bandwidth, Monday to Friday, subject to service needs.

More information about our wide-ranging employee benefits can be found on our careers website.

Additional Information

We welcome applications from candidates seeking a secondment. It is recommended that line manager/employer permission is sought before applying to ensure you may return to your substantive post once the secondment has ceased.

Note: We reserve the right to extend the application closing date.

What we offer

Work-life balance

Lifestyle savings scheme

Generous employer pension scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Learning and development

Where you'll work

Schools and Culture

We offer appropriate challenge and support to our schools, to help them deliver first class education to all pupils, across the age and ability range. Our primary functions are as follows:

• School Improvement: Leadership; Support and Challenge, Teaching and Learning; Digital Literacy; Literacy and Numeracy; Welsh in Education
• Additional Learning Needs: Provision for pupils with Additional Learning Needs, Inclusion; Attendance; Educational Psychology
• Pupil Wellbeing: Counselling; Welfare; Anti-Bullying, Pupil Voice
• Education Governance: Data; Governor Support, Policy support
• School Admissions
• Culture: Music Service; Cered; Felinfach Theatre; Museum
• Infrastructure and Resources: Planning School Places; Modernisation and Twenty First Century Schools Programme; Buildings; Grants
• Catering: Day Centres; Primary Schools; Residential homes.
• Childcare Unit: Childcare Sufficiency Assessment; Childcare & Play Grant; Childcare Offer; Out of School (After School Clubs and Holiday Playschemes); Day Nursery, Cylch/Playgroup & Childminder business support and staff training

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