Personalised Learning Centre Co-ordinator - Pastoral Support

Teaching Vacancies; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Local Government Pension Scheme

Diverse CPD opportunities

Flexible family policies (non-term)

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Outwood Grange Academies Trust seeks a Personalised Learning Centre Co-ordinator to lead the PLC and develop targeted courses for vulnerable students, coordinating with external agencies. You will design SMART action plans, deliver bespoke programmes, mentor pupils, and support progression to further education, apprenticeships or employment, while safeguarding remains a core priority.

The role emphasises collaboration, time management, and effective communication across diverse audiences, with

Qualifications

• Experience in a school environment with young people facing specific difficulties and vulnerabilities.
• Able to communicate with diverse audiences effectively.
• Ability to develop programmes of work that build self-esteem and confidence.

Responsibilities

• Identify student cohorts for the alternative curriculum and deliver relevant courses.
• Act as single point of contact for accessing specialist support services via external agencies.
• Develop and implement time-bound action plans with SMART targets to remove barriers to learning; mentor students.
• Undertake pupil testing and support transitions to further education, apprenticeships, or employment.

Skills

Communication skills

Time management

ICT proficiency

Mentoring

Tools

ICT packages

Job description

Personalised Learning Centre Co-ordinator - Pastoral Support

What skills and experience we're looking for

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.

Qualifications

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.

What the school offers its staff

About Us

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).

What will we do for you?

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.

Outwood Grange Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are made in accordance with safer recruitment practices and the statutory guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education. Online checks will be carried out on all shortlisted candidates, and all appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and checks regarding suitability to work with children.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.