Training Coordinator for Re-Engagement Programmes - CS12486

Teaching Vacancies; Royal Leamington Spa; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 15,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous leave entitlement

Carer’s Leave

Leadership & Management training

Wellbeing support

Health cash plan

Discounted courses

Cycle to work

Hair & beauty discounts

Free will writing

Job summary

Teaching Vacancies is seeking a Training Coordinator for Re-Engagement Programmes. The role focuses on young people not in education, employment or training, promoting engagement and coordinating re-engagement courses at Rugby College.

The post involves collaboration with external agencies, assessment of learner needs and building partnerships to provide work-related opportunities. Pro rata salary is £13,829 per annum.

Qualifications

• GCSEs A-C in English and Maths or Level 2 equivalents.
• Recent relevant experience of working with young people.
• Commitment to safeguarding and ability to promote safeguarding.
• First Aid trained or willing to gain qualification within 12 months.

Responsibilities

• Actively promote Re-engagement Programmes to prospective students, agencies and parents/guardians and support events such as open days.
• Recruit young people not in education, training or employment through liaison with external agencies.
• Conduct initial assessments to determine learners’ needs.
• Recruit employers/partners to provide work-related opportunities.
• Oversee day-to-day running of Re-engagement study programmes and support learners.

Skills

Recent experience with young people

Interpersonal skills

Safeguarding

First Aid awareness

Education

GCSE English and Maths A-C

Level 2 English & Maths

Tools

Microsoft Office

Google Workspace

Job description

Training Coordinator for Re-Engagement Programmes - CS12486

What skills and experience we're looking for

• Experience working with young people

What the college offers its staff

• Generous leave entitlement plus up to four free College Closure days a year
• WCG offers all employees who are carers the option to request a period of Carer’s Leave that is equal to their usual working week, paid at their normal pay.
• Leadership & Management training programme to develop our next generation of managers.
• Superb health and wellbeing support with Wellbeing@WCG.
• The opportunity to join our voluntary health cash plan run by Health Shield.
• Discounted Full Cost Recovery courses.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Discounted hair and beauty treatments in our College salons.
• Free will writing service.

Further details about the role

This role is pro rata so the salary you will be receiving is £13,829 per annum.

BACKGROUND TO THE POST

As part of the Re-engagement offer at WCG, and with a specific focus on young people not in education, employment or training a range of courses have been developed as an important strand in the college’s offer to post 16 learners. The client group comes from a variety of backgrounds with various barriers to learning and progression. The young people may well demonstrate challenging behaviour and have a range of issues which have prevented them from previous educational engagement. The courses are designed to re-engage these young people with a strong emphasis on experiential learning and personal and social development. Thus, supporting these individuals to succeed and enable them to progress onto a positive mainstream choice, into employment or an apprenticeship.

The College is committed to the provision of quality education, training and guidance to this group of learners. This is an innovative programme that provides not only personal social development but also teambuilding, employability skills alongside English and maths GCSE as appropriate.

POSITION IN THE ORGANISATION

The person appointed will report to the Head of School for Supported Learning and Engagement and work alongside a small team of staff. The postholder will be based at Rugby College MAIN TASKS

• Actively promote Re-engagement programmes to perspective students, agencies and parents/guardians and support events such as open days
• Active recruitment of young people not in education, training or employment through liaison and regular contact and visits with external agencies including the Careers service, hostels, youth centres and JCP.
• Conduct with due rigor, initial assessments in order to ascertain the students’ type and level of need.
• Active recruitment of employers/community partners to provide ‘value added’ opportunities for young people – such as guest speakers or world of work visits
• Responsibility for the day-to-day running of Re-engagement study programmes, actively supporting students to attend and participate.
• Completing and implementing an Action Plan with the negotiation of the learner and/or parent, guardian and supporting agency
• Providing pastoral support, guiding and motivating learners.
• To liaise with tutors and cross college colleagues in ensuring the programme meets the students’ needs.
• To deliver units as part of the course to support the students in their personal social development and skills acquisition (e.g. Tutorial, work readiness, life skills and enterprise activities).
• To source work placements and complete reviews as required
• To liaise with supporting agencies, e.g. social services, hostels and funding bodies.
• Provide all necessary statistics as required and carryout administrative duties connected with the above e.g. record keeping, report writing, travel arrangements, etc.
• Attendance at meetings as required, e.g. team meetings.
• Ensuring maintenance of Ofsted quality standards.
• Monitoring of student retention, attendance and achievement with appropriate action to retain students on these courses.
• To model positive, mature and responsible attitudes to work and relationships and to encourage and foster these values in students.

Criteria:

• GCSE A-C grades or Level 2 in English and Maths
• First Aid trained or a willingness to gain the qualification
• AET/PTLLS teaching qualification or a willingness to achieve within the first 12 months of employment
• Recent relevant experience of working with young people
• Recent relevant experience of working with young people with challenging behaviours, those with EHCPs, and those previously excluded from school
• Experience of using computer packages – Microsoft/Google
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• 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.