Personalised Learning Centre Co-ordinator - Pastoral Support

Outwood Academy Ormesby; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Outwood Academy Ormesby is seeking a PLC Coordinator to lead the Personalised Learning Centre and tailor alternative courses for specific student groups.

You will collaborate with external services, develop SMART action plans, mentor learners, and deliver targeted interventions to remove barriers to learning, guiding pupils toward further education, apprenticeships, or employment.

Qualifications

• Experience in a school environment with young people facing difficulties and vulnerabilities.
• Ability to communicate clearly with a wide range of audiences.
• Strong time management and organisational skills.
• Proficiency in standard ICT packages and MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Identify student cohorts for the alternative curriculum and deliver relevant courses.
• Liaise externally as the single point of contact for specialist services (Social and Youth Services, Education Welfare Service, Probation Service).
• Develop and implement time-bound SMART action plans to remove barriers to learning.
• Establish mentoring relationships and conduct necessary tests (e.g., Lucid).
• Support pupils toward further education, apprenticeships, or employment.

Skills

Communication with diverse audiences

Time management

Organisation skills

Mentoring

Interagency collaboration

Tools

Microsoft Office & ICT

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.

Responsibilities

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.