Education Manager

Mencap; Chipping Barnet; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A reputable charity organization is seeking a passionate Programme Coordinator to manage the Supported Internships Programme in Barnet. The role involves overseeing operational delivery, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards, and building strong partnerships with local authorities and employers. Candidates should have experience in education or supported employment programmes, strong leadership skills, and the ability to monitor performance against KPIs. The position offers a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

32 days of paid holiday

Discounts at leading high-street retailers

Access to health cash plans

Interest-free loans

Qualifications

• Experience managing education, SEND, or supported employment programmes, particularly with young people with EHCPs.
• Excellent leadership skills able to manage performance, motivate teams, and embed inclusive approaches.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build effective partnerships.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the operational delivery of the programme in line with Ofsted and regulatory requirements.
• Build strong relationships with local authorities, employers, families, and stakeholders.
• Monitor performance against KPIs, including learner progression and quality indicators.

Skills

Experience managing education or supported employment programmes

Strong knowledge of Ofsted's Education Inspection Framework (EIF)

Leadership skills and performance management

Strong communication and stakeholder management skills

Job description

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a passionate and self-motivated Programme Coordinator to manage our Supported Internships Programme in the Barnet area. This position is full time, 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing the operational delivery of the programme in line with Ofsted, DFE, and awarding body requirements.
• Embedding a culture of continuous quality improvement, learner progress, and inclusive practice.
• Creating a safe, supportive and ambitious learning environment for young people with learning disabilities and/or autism.
• Building strong relationships with local authorities, employers, families, and other key stakeholders.
• Monitoring performance against KPIs and outcomes, including learner progression, sustained employment, and quality indicators.
• Ensuring full compliance with funding contracts, safeguarding, and regulatory standards.

Qualifications

• Experience managing education, SEND, or supported employment programmes, particularly with young people with EHCPs.
• Strong knowledge of Ofsted's Education Inspection Framework (EIF), DFE and awarding body requirements.
• A solid understanding of contract compliance, safeguarding, and working in partnership with families and support services.
• Excellent leadership skills able to manage performance, motivate teams, and embed inclusive, person-centred approaches.
• Experience in budget management, effective data monitoring, and reporting against quality benchmarks.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build effective partnerships across education, health, and employment sectors.
• Driver preferred but not essential.

Benefits

• Here at Mencap, we offer an impressive range of benefits designed to support and reward our employees to ensure that our teams feel valued and appreciated. Our benefits package offers 32 days of paid holiday (including bank holidays, pro rata), along with a range of perks such as discounts at leading high-street retailers, access to health cash plans, interest-free loans, and many more exciting offerings. For more details on what we have to offer, please see the attached document outlining all the fantastic benefits available to you as a member of our team.

About Mencap

• Our vision is for the UK to be the best place in the world for people with a learning disability to live happy and healthy lives. We support people with a learning disability, their families and carers. We fight for a kinder, fairer and more inclusive society for people with a learning disability to live in. At Mencap, everyone works with people with a learning disability either providing support or advice, or alongside one another as colleagues. Belonging at Mencap is for everyone, every day, everywhere. Everyone is expected to treat people well and make Mencap an inclusive organisation. We grow and learn, and we value mistakes as learning opportunities. Everywhere people will feel respected, valued, and safe to be themselves. We have Belonging network groups that meet online and are open to all colleagues, including groups for Black and Asian, LGBTQIA+, disabled or with a long-term health condition, women, parents and carers, and their allies. We encourage everyone to apply to work at Mencap and offer a variety of contract types and working patterns.