Personalised Learning Centre Co-ordinator - Pastoral Support

The Methodist Church in Britain; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional development

Multi-academy trust support

Job summary

Outwood Academy Adwick is seeking a term-time coordinator for the Personalised Learning Centre to build individual timetables, deliver alternative courses and coordinate external services to remove barriers to learning. The role suits experienced teaching assistants or aspiring teachers with mentoring and multi-agency working interests.

Fit rests on experience supporting vulnerable students facing specific difficulties; you will work with SLT and the Inclusion Team to plan interventions and

Qualifications

• Experience of working in a school environment with young people facing difficulties.
• Knowledge of issues affecting students and young people enabling supportive assistance.

Responsibilities

• Lead the management of the Personalised Learning Centre.
• Identify student cohorts and deliver alternative courses leading to qualifications.
• Plan personalised timetables for individual students and groups.
• Act as single point of contact for specialist services (Social and Youth Services, Education Welfare Service, Probation).
• Develop and implement time-bound action plans with SMART targets to remove barriers to learning.
• Establish and maintain supportive mentoring relationships.
• Undertake student testing and assessments (e.g., Lucid).
• Collaborate with SLT and the Academy Inclusion Team.
• Develop work programmes to build self-esteem and confidence.
• Identify and deliver intervention strategies for specific cohorts.
• Promote learning and welfare towards reintegration into mainstream school.
• Support students towards further education, apprenticeships or employment.

Skills

Communication

Time management

ICT proficiency

Programme development

Job description

This term-time post sits within the personalised learning support team at Outwood Academy Adwick, where the coordinator runs the Personalised Learning Centre for vulnerable students. The work centres on building individual timetables, delivering alternative courses that lead to qualifications, and coordinating external services to remove barriers to learning. It may suit higher level teaching assistants or aspiring teachers with an interest in mentoring and multi-agency working. Fit rests on experience of working with young people who have faced specific difficulties.

What the job involves

• Lead the management of the Personalised Learning Centre
• Identify student cohorts and deliver alternative courses leading to qualifications
• Plan personalised timetables for individual students and groups
• Act as single point of contact for specialist services such as the Social and Youth Services, Education Welfare Service and Probation Service
• Develop and implement time-bound action plans with SMART targets to remove barriers to learning
• Establish and maintain supportive mentoring relationships
• Undertake student testing, such as Lucid
• Work with SLT and the Academy Inclusion Team
• Develop programmes of work that build self-esteem and confidence
• Identify and deliver intervention strategies for specific student cohorts
• Promote the learning and welfare of vulnerable students with a view to full reintegration into mainstream school
• Support students towards further education, apprenticeships or employment

Experience

• Experience of working in a school environment with young people who have faced specific difficulties and vulnerabilities
• Experience and knowledge of issues affecting students and young people, enabling supportive assistance

Skills & knowledge

• Ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of audiences
• Excellent time management and organisation skills
• Proficiency in standard ICT packages
• Ability to develop programmes of work that build self-esteem and confidence

What’s offered

• Support from a growing multi-academy trust
• Access to professional development through the Outwood Institute of Education