School Liaison Officer

East Lancashire Learning Group; Brierfield; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Workplace pension

Generous annual leave

Enhanced occupational sick pay

Health and wellbeing benefits

Staff recognition scheme

Free on-site parking

Job summary

East Lancashire Learning Group is seeking an enthusiastic Academic and Technical Education Mentor (Schools Liaison Officer) to build and develop relationships with schools and support marketing and events.

Based primarily at the Lancashire Adult Learning campus with travel to partner venues, you will create engaging sessions for students and parents, deliver presentations, and help recruit learners to the college-wide curriculum.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering engaging content to diverse audiences.
• Ability to build effective school partnerships.
• Understanding of education sector and progression routes.

Responsibilities

• Promote East Lancashire Learning Group's post-16 courses to feeder schools.
• Coordinate school activity plans, including classroom talks and assemblies.
• Deliver engaging sessions and manage careers events and workshops.
• Build and maintain relationships with school contacts and partners.
• Support marketing, events, and recruitment activities to boost enrolments.

Skills

Communication skills

Sales & recruitment

Public speaking

Relationship building

Organisation & planning

Tools

PowerPoint

MS Office

Job description

• Promote/raise awareness of East Lancashire Learning Group's Post-16 education (A Levels, T Levels, V Levels, Technical qualifications and Apprenticeships) to students in key feeder schools within the key catchment area, representing the brand at all times and supporting students in making appropriate choices for their next step
• Develop and deliver schools activity aligned to individual school KPIs
• Coordinate the delivery of an effective school activity plan including classroom presentations and assemblies, to careers events and workshops.
• Build effective relationships with key school contacts and delivery partners to maximise promotional opportunities and build essential links with the schools
• Work with curriculum teams to build connections, provides experience opportunities and help facilitate and enhance school delivery
• An enthusiastic individual looking to develop their skills and knowledge in an education setting.
• Experience of delivering engaging and informative content for a range of audiences
• Experience of developing effective relationships/partnership working
• A good understanding of education

Are you a confident communicator as well as a sales and recruitment driven person? Do you enjoy presenting to a variety of stakeholders in person and online? Do you have a passion for events and want a job where no two days are the same? East Lancashire Learning Group is looking to appoint an enthusiastic Academic and Technical Education Mentor (Schools Liaison Officer) to build and develop our relationships with schools as well as support wider aspects of marketing and events. This role will have responsibility for driving engagement to facilitate recruitment and promote the college-wide curriculum. The ideal candidate will be able to create and develop engaging and aspirational sessions to deliver in schools and liaise with young people and parents, so if you have excellent organisational skills and thrive in a fast-paced environment then this could be your next challenge. Please note that the working pattern for this role is Monday (AM), Tuesday & Wednesday (full day) however, a flexible approach will be required to meet service needs. The post is primarily based at our Lancashire Adult Learning campus but will involve travel across different venues.

This role is advertised by ELLG Professional Services. Part of East Lancashire Learning Group, ELLG Professional Services provides expert business support services to the wider Group.

Part of East Lancashire Learning Group, Lancashire Adult Learning (LAL) provide learning opportunities for all adults across the region. LAL currently offers an extensive range of subjects to learners, with over 2000 courses delivered through more than 300 venues across Lancashire. We engage over 10,000 learners, which makes us one of the UK's largest Adult Community Learning Providers.

• Access to a workplace pension scheme - with generous employer contributions
• Generous annual leave allowance including a two-week closure over the Christmas period
• Enhanced occupational sick pay scheme and access to family friendly policies and benefits
• A range of health and wellbeing benefits and support
• Staff recognition scheme, including long service awards
• Free on-site parking on all College sites