School Liaison Officer

Nelson and Colne College; Nelson; On-site; GBP 8,500 - 14,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Workplace pension

Generous annual leave

Sick pay scheme

Health and wellbeing benefits

Staff recognition

Free on-site parking

Job summary

East Lancashire Learning Group is seeking a proactive School Liaison Officer to foster strong relationships with feeder schools and promote the college-wide curriculum. You will design engaging school sessions, deliver presentations, and coordinate events while travelling to different venues across the region.

The role suits a confident communicator with a passion for education, capable of working to KPIs and collaborating with curriculum teams.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering engaging content to diverse audiences.
• Ability to build effective relationships and partnerships.
• Understanding of education and career information and opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Promote East Lancashire Learning Group's post-16 education to students in feeder schools.
• Develop and deliver schools activity aligned to KPIs.
• Coordinate school activity plans, including presentations, assemblies and events.
• Build links with school contacts and delivery partners for promotions.
• Collaborate with curriculum teams to create school delivery opportunities.

Skills

Confident communicator

Sales and recruitment

Stakeholder presentations

Event planning

Job description

School Liaison Officer

Salary: Up to £14,136.95 (£28,273.90 FTE) per annum, depending on experience
Hours: 18.5 per week
Working Weeks: 52 per year
Contract Type: Permanent
Site: Lancashire Adult Learning
Closing Date: Midnight, Sunday 1 November 2026
Interview Date: TBC

Together, Let's Be Extraordinary'

Our Organisation
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

The Exciting Role

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.

What You Will Be Doing:

• 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

What We Are Looking For:

• 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 and career information

What We Offer in Return:

• 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

Please visit our working for us' section of our website for a full list of our benefits http://www.eastlancslearning.ac.uk/

Further Questions?
Please contact our friendly HR Team [e-mail]

*Please note we only accept applications submitted via our website*

All of our posts are subject to an enhanced DBS check due to working with vulnerable adults and children. Should you wish to discuss this further, please get in touch with the HR team.