Regional Schools Engagement Lead - Safeguarding Programs

National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children; Stourbridge; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Home-based with travel

Job summary

The NSPCC Schools Service is seeking a proactive Schools Coordinator to work from home with regular travel across Herefordshire, Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin. You will build links with schools, volunteers and local partners, promoting safeguarding programmes and securing bookings for Speak out. Stay safe.

and Talk Relationships. You will recruit, train and support volunteers, observe programme delivery and conduct quality assurance checks.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering a programme, project or service.
• Experience working toward targets or outcomes.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to engage and influence stakeholders.
• Experience supporting or recruiting volunteers, or transferable skills.
• Good planning and organisational skills.
• The ability to manage a busy and varied workload.
• Confidence using email, databases, Word and Excel.
• A commitment to children's rights and child-centred practice.
• A commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.

Responsibilities

• Build relations with schools and serve as NSPCC contact for local primary/secondary schools.
• Secure bookings for programmes such as Speak Out. Stay Safe. and Talk Relationships.
• Support volunteers delivering NSPCC work in schools.
• Recruit, train and supervise volunteers across the region.
• Visit schools to observe programme delivery and perform QA checks.
• Develop local partnerships, represent NSPCC at meetings and events.
• Build relationships with schools, local authorities and organisations to raise awareness.
• Deliver results against targets: school engagement, bookings, recruitment, service delivery.
• Plan activity, manage priorities and use data to track progress.
• Collaborate with regional teams on projects and shared initiatives.

Skills

Strong communication

Relationship-building

Volunteer management

Project delivery

Planning & organisation

Databases & Excel

Email usage

Tools

Word

Excel

Job description

The NSPCC Schools Service is seeking a proactive Schools Coordinator to work from home with regular travel across Herefordshire, Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin. You will build links with schools, volunteers and local partners, promoting safeguarding programmes and securing bookings for Speak out. Stay safe.

and Talk Relationships. You will recruit, train and support volunteers, observe programme delivery and conduct quality assurance checks.