Education Centre Manager - Lead Growth & Impact

Explore Learning; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days holiday + Christmas closure

Performance bonus £1,250 twice yearly

Fully subsidised tuition for staff’s/p

50% Explore Learning membership for IM

Staff discounts and wellbeing benefits

Pension options

Job summary

Explore Learning Sheffield is seeking a confident, people‑first leader to run a busy education centre. You will own service delivery, member growth, and team culture, balancing hands‑on educational leadership with operational excellence to deliver outstanding maths and English progress.

You will mentor a supervisor and team of tutors, drive profitability, engage with the local community, and ensure safeguarding and Ofsted/compliance across the centre.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a team in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong focus on safeguarding and child welfare.
• Proven ability to drive centre profitability and membership growth.

Responsibilities

• Lead all aspects of centre performance using KPIs and data.
• Own profitability, revenue management, and staff efficiency.
• Coach and develop supervisor and tutors; foster high-performance culture.
• Ensure safeguarding compliance and Ofsted/company standards.
• Drive community engagement, local partnerships, and events to grow membership.
• Oversee day-to-day operations for smooth, efficient centre running.

Skills

People management

Centre operations

Performance analysis

Staff development

Safeguarding

Marketing & partnerships

Customer experience

Job description

Explore Learning Sheffield is seeking a confident, people‑first leader to run a busy education centre. You will own service delivery, member growth, and team culture, balancing hands‑on educational leadership with operational excellence to deliver outstanding maths and English progress.

You will mentor a supervisor and team of tutors, drive profitability, engage with the local community, and ensure safeguarding and Ofsted/compliance across the centre.