SWAN PROFESSIONAL LEARNING ALLIANCE EVENTS COORDINATOR

Teaching Vacancies; Towcester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialized educational trust in Towcester is looking for an Events Coordinator to support their growth. This role involves coordinating operational administration for training activities, providing administrative support to senior teams, and ensuring a high standard of customer service. The ideal candidate will have a background in education or events, excellent organizational skills, and a warm personality to welcome all visitors. Opportunities for professional development and other benefits are included.

Benefits

Medicash health care package

Free flu jabs

Professional development opportunities

Complimentary beverages

On-site parking

Qualifications

• Experience in the educational sector is preferred.
• Ability to deliver deadlines in a dynamic environment.
• Warm personality to welcome visitors.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate operational administration of the SWAN TSA and PLA.
• Provide senior team admin support.
• Produce training-related correspondence.

Skills

Organisational skills

Administrative support

Customer service

Self-motivation

Communication skills

Job description

What skills and experience we’re looking for

We have an exciting opportunity for an ambitious, diligent, accurate and effective Events Coordinator to support the SWAN Professional learning Alliance (SWAN PLA) with the next stage of their growth.

The SWAN Professional Learning Alliance (SWAN PLA) incorporates the SWAN Training School Alliance (SWAN TSA) and the Tove Learning Trust professional learning programme for all TLT employees. It provides a range of continuing professional development (CPD) and networks for the 15 TLT schools plus central colleagues and for schools outside the Trust who subscribe to the SWAN TSA. This post exists to coordinate or provide all of the operational administration relating to the collaborative activities of the SWAN TSA and PLA. The immediate team consists of the SWAN PLA Ops Manager, this role and an Admin and Finance Officer based at TLT HQ.

Ideally the successful candidate will have experience in the educational sector and be able to meet the essential aspects of the person specification.

What you’ll bring:

• Fantastic organisational and administrative skills and proven experience of providing senior team admin support
• Previous experience of working within the education or events sector and able to deliver to deadlines
• A desire to provide great customer service and deliver a first class customer experience, supporting the trainingteam to meet service level agreement targets.
• Self motivation with a desire to learn, develop new systems and actively contribute to a team culture
• The ability to produce accurate training related correspondence across the Trust as required including invitations, agendas, schedules and feedback documentation
• Have a warm personality that will welcome all visitors and colleagues to our training centres
• The ability to switch between practical and desk based duties throughout the day without losing focus.

What the school offers its staff:

What we offer:

As part of the trust family you will benefit from access to:

• Medicash health care package offering cash back on routine medical care and online appointments with GP’s and specialists.
• Free flu jabs and access to employee assist support and wellbeing services,
• Professional development opportunities, and excellent pension schemes. Further study and training is encouraged and supported through the apprenticeship levy and in house Training School
• Complimentary hot and cold beverages and on site parking

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK and hold a current driver’s licence. As travel is often required between sites, they must have access to a reliable means of transport in order to carry out their duties.

The Trustees of Tove Learning Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

How to apply:

All documents including the full job description, person specification and application form are available on our website www.tovelearning.org.uk. Please ensure your application form and covering letter includes examples of your experience and how you meet the criteria outlined in the job description and person specification.

Completed applications should be sent to [e-mail]

Closing date: Monday 12 January, 12 noon. Interview date: Friday 16 January, 2025

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.