Community Engagement & Innovation Officer

eTeach UK Limited; Skipton; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Craven College in Skipton is seeking a committed Community Engagement & Innovation Officer to develop and lead community provision, building partnerships and driving enrolment and funding targets. You will identify needs, analyse skills gaps, and work with the Adult team and Tyro Training to create delivery solutions, organise inclusive events, and share best practice while safeguarding equality.

The role offers an opportunity to contribute to a forward-looking rural college environment with

Qualifications

• Experience identifying needs and developing successful community learning initiatives.
• Level 2 English and maths (GCSE Grade A*-C or equivalent) in English and maths (or willing to work towards completion within a specified time frame).
• Proven success in team leading or educational project management.
• Experience maintaining accurate records.
• Experience producing high quality written and verbal reports.

Responsibilities

• Gather, develop and disseminate community engagement practices that have an impact on inclusion across West and North Yorkshire.
• Perform a skills analysis to identify skills gaps in literacy, numeracy and digital skills within identified communities.
• Support the HoD with developing strategies to support disengaged, disadvantaged, and underrepresented individuals and communities across the region.
• Work with wider Adult team to develop and maintain community relationships with key influencers within community groups, to open up avenues for students to engage.
• Create delivery solutions for the HoD to approve, ensuring contribution is achieved.
• Share best practice in engaging in diverse communities.
• Facilitate connection and engagement with community agencies.
• Organise and facilitate inclusive events to promote the College offer.

Skills

Community engagement

Project management

Team leadership

Record-keeping

Reporting writing

Education

GCSE English & Maths (Level 2)

Job description

Community Engagement & Innovation Officer

Craven College is an aspirational College set in friendly and inclusive rural campuses in Skipton within the beautiful Yorkshire Dales, at The Aviation Academy based airside at Leeds Bradford Airport and at Evolve in the heart of Ripon. Craven College offers full-time courses for 16–18-year-olds, apprenticeships, courses for young people with special educational needs, part-time courses and degree level courses with a mission statement of ‘enriching lives through learning’. Tyro Training is our commercial training division which offers a wide range of training courses for both individuals and businesses in Skipton.We continuously invest in our excellent, industry standard facilities with a new £1.6m purpose-built Animal Management Centre on our Aireville Campus followed in 2022 by the construction of new equestrian facilities including an international sized arena and outdoor warm up area. We are currently seeking to employ a committed and motivated Community Engagement & Innovation Officer, to develop community provision in designated areas, working with partners to develop adult funded provision ensuring achievement of enrolment and funding targets.

The role includes:

• Gather, develop and disseminate community engagement practices that have an impact on inclusion across West and North Yorkshire.
• To perform a skills analysis to identify skills gaps in literacy, numeracy and digital skills within identified communities.
• Support the HoD with developing strategies to support disengaged, disadvantaged, and underrepresented individual and communities across the region.
• Work with wider Adult team (including Tyro Training) to develop and maintain community relationships with key influencers within the community groups, to open up avenues for students to engage.
• To create delivery solutions for the HoD to approve, ensuring contribution is achieved.
• Share best practice in engaging in diverse communities.
• To facilitate connection and engagement with community agencies.
• Organising and facilitating inclusive events to promote the College offer.

Essential requirements:

• Experience of identifying needs and developing successful community learning initiatives.
• Qualified to Level 2 (GCSE Grade A*-C or equivalent) in English and maths (or willing to work towards completion within a specified time frame);
• Proven success in team leading or educational project management
• Experience of maintaining accurate records;
• Experience of producing high quality written and verbal reports;

This is an excellent opportunity to join a friendly college in North Yorkshire with fantastic facilities, excellent CPD opportunities and a great working and learning environment.

Craven College is committed to equal opportunity in the provision of services, employment, and educational opportunities.

We’re committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expect staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

A disclosure check with the Disclosure & Barring Service will be undertaken for this post.

Craven College Harmonised Pay Scale Points 9 -11,