Personalised Learning Centre Co-ordinator - Pastoral Support

The Methodist Church in Britain; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Outwood Academy Ormesby seeks a PLC Coordinator to lead the Personalised Learning Centre, targeting vulnerable students and coordinating an alternative curriculum with qualification courses. The role requires close collaboration with external services to remove barriers to learning.

Hours are 35 per week, term-time plus five days, with mentoring duties and start as soon as possible. Prior school-based work with vulnerable young people is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience working with vulnerable or at-risk students in a school setting.
• Ability to communicate with diverse audiences and agencies.
• Proficiency in standard ICT packages and data handling.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Personalised Learning Centre and coordinate its activities.
• Identify cohorts for the alternative curriculum and deliver qualification courses.
• Serve as single point of contact for external services (youth, welfare, probation).
• Develop time-bound action plans with SMART targets.
• Establish mentoring relationships and support pupil progression.

Skills

Effective communication

Time management

ICT proficiency

Program development

Tools

Lucid testing

Job description

The PLC Coordinator leads the Personalised Learning Centre at Outwood Academy Ormesby, a school supporting vulnerable students. The post holder identifies student cohorts for an alternative curriculum, delivers courses leading to qualifications, and is the single contact for external services such as youth, welfare and probation teams. Hours are 35 a week, 8:00am to 3:30pm Monday to Friday, term time plus five days, and include mentoring. Prior school-based work with vulnerable young people is essential; start is as soon as possible.

What the job involves

• Lead the management of the Personalised Learning Centre
• Identify student cohorts for the alternative curriculum
• Deliver courses that give students relevant qualifications
• Act as the single point of contact for specialist support services such as 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
• Support and encourage pupils towards further education, apprenticeships or employment
• Strategically identify and deliver intervention strategies for specific student cohorts
• Collaborate with multiple agencies

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