Personalised Learning Centre Co-ordinator - Pastoral Support

Outwood Grange Academies Trust; Kirkby-in-Ashfield; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary & LGPS

CPD opportunities

Flexible leave & family policies

Employee wellbeing & parking

Job summary

Outwood Grange Academies Trust is seeking a motivated PLC Coordinator to lead the Personalised Learning Centre, design and deliver alternative courses, and tailor interventions to specific student cohorts.

You will collaborate with external services, set SMART targets, run testing, and coach pupils toward further education, apprenticeships, or employment, while building supportive mentoring relationships. The role emphasizes safeguarding, inclusion, and proactive partnership with families.

Qualifications

• Experience working in a school environment with vulnerable pupils.
• Ability to communicate with diverse audiences.
• Excellent time management and organisational skills.
• Experience using ICT tools for learning and assessment.
• Ability to develop engaging programmes of work.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Personalised Learning Centre (PLC) management.
• Identify and deliver alternative courses and interventions.
• Coordinate multi-agency liaison with social and youth services.
• Develop SMART action plans to remove barriers to learning.
• Support pupils toward further education, apprenticeships, or employment.

Skills

Communication skills

Time management

Organisation

Mentoring & coaching

Multi-agency collaboration

Tools

ICT packages

Job description

Are you dedicated to transforming the educational outcomes for vulnerable students through bespoke support pathways? Join us as a PLC Coordinator, where you will lead the management of the Personalised Learning Centre (PLC) and strategically identify and deliver alternative courses and intervention strategies relevant to specific student cohorts. This role requires a proactive approach to multi-agency collaboration, a passion for mentoring, and a focus on removing barriers to learning. You will identify student cohorts for the alternative curriculum and deliver relevant courses to provide them with necessary qualifications. A core component of the role is extensive external liaison, acting as the single point of contact for accessing specialist support services such as the Social and Youth Services, the Education Welfare Service, and the Probation Service. You will develop and implement time-bound action plans with SMART targets to remove barriers to learning, establish and maintain supportive mentoring relationships, and undertake necessary student testing (e.g., Lucid). The role involves supporting and encouraging pupils toward further education, apprenticeships, or employment.

Essential requirements include experience of working in a school environment with young people who have faced specific difficulties and vulnerabilities. Candidates must demonstrate experience and knowledge of issues affecting students and young people, enabling them to offer supportive assistance. Key skills include the ability to effectively communicate with a wide range of audiences, excellent time management and organisation skills, and proficiency in using standard ICT packages. Crucially, the post holder must be able to develop programmes of work that will develop self-esteem and confidence.

Outwood Grange Academies Trust (OGAT) places staff development at the heart of its strategy to deliver excellence, aiming to recruit, develop, and retain the best staff through the Outwood Institute of Education (OIE).

We offer a supportive package focusing on professional advancement, secure benefits, and work-life balance:

• Secure Pay & Pension:Competitive salary, automatic pay progression, and enrolment in the Local Government Pension Scheme.
• Training & Progression:Access to diverse CPD opportunities, including apprenticeships and vocational qualifications.
• Flexibility & Leave:Flexible family policies, enhanced occupational benefits (with no qualifying period), and 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays for non-term time staff.(Holiday for part-time staff is calculated on a pro-rata basis)
• Wellbeing & Perks:Dedicated mental well-being strategy, free on-site parking, employee discounts, and access to a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme.