Education Coordinator

Job title: Education Coordinator

Job reference number: 101203

Closing Date: 20th March 2024

Interview date: TBC

Landau is a supported employment and training charity that transform over 800 lives a year across the West Midlands by providing routes to employment, access to learning, social enterprise help and support for personal growth. We are an ever growing, diverse organisation providing quality, sustainable services.

We have an exciting new opportunity for an Education Coordinator to join Landau. The successful candidate will provide efficient coordination of the day to day running of the Education programmes as well as provide operational management of the programmes to ensure we have the right resources in place to effectively run the programmes and to ensure that they run smoothly day to day with a focus on learners achievement and welfare

• Work closely Management to provide co-ordination of effective operation of the Programmes.
• Work with management to plan and programme in the timetable for the academic year.
• Lead on the setup and attendance of meetings with third party organisations to include virtual schools and PEP meeting for looked after children.
• Monitor attendance, behavior and performance to meet the programme targets and polices through regular case conference meetings with the teaching staff
• Manage the support staff to actively monitor their progress and the day to day line management of teaching staff to include sickness/holidays
• Be the first point of contact for parents and or carers to ensure they get any relevant correspondence
• Ensure the exams are planned in and booked each year with the support of the administration staff
• Monitor the quality and timely completion of learners EHCP reviews.
• Work closely with other coordinators to oversee the arrangements for external examinations for awarding bodies and disseminating feedback to the team.
• Participate in the consistent learning walks at least once per term for every tutor,Higher level Teaching assistants and learning support assistants.
• Oversee OTL’s for Tutors in line with observation and teaching policy
• Review the year on a page and take responsibility for the operational areas and looking at enrichment activities for students with the support of the tutors
• Plan key events and plan in key dates across the year, ensuring you liaise with the marketing team to share on social media and newsletters
• To work as part of the wider Landau management team, providing reports and management information, deputising as required, and contributing actively to the continued success of the organisation
• To provide flexible support and cover where reasonably required, so that service standards are maintained at the highest level, and continuity of service is assured, developing solutions to obstacles, demonstrating a positive approach and team ethos
• To monitor and review the MIS system (CogniSoft) in the department, liaising with the QA team where needed for updates and reviews
• Regularly review staff CPD, Develop mechanisms for the identification, dissemination and sharing of good practice across the study programme delivery team
• Act as designated Safeguarding officer (DSO)
• Provide cover for other coordinator roles in their absence during periods of holiday, sickness and lunch breaks.
• Undertake any other duties as may be reasonably required in the position according to the needs of the business

Person specification

SKILLS AND CORE COMPETENCIES

• Teaching Qualification (Cert Ed, PGCE, DTLLS, Level 5 AET) or other Education related degree. (Essential)
• Assessor & IQA qualifications (Desirable)
• Designated Safeguarding Officer training (Desirable)
• Minimum 2 years’ experience of working in a similar role (Essential)
• Experience of managing a team (Essential)
• Experience of working with SEND students (Essential)
• Excellent knowledge of the SEND code of practice (Desirable)
• People-orientated
• An interest in energising and engaging people
• Non-judgemental and trustworthy
• Highly organised
• Emotional intelligence
• Conscientious and professional.
• Reliably deliver excellent results
• Commitment to learning
• Creative problem solving
• Can effectively manage time to meet deadlines while maintaining high standards
• Maintain effective and organised administration systems
• Ability to communicate at all levels
• Non-judgemental and trustworthy
• Persistence and perseverance
• Emotional intelligence
• Self-aware of personal strengths and weaknesses and actively invest in personal and professional development

OTHER

• To contribute to team and departmental meetings as required
• To promote the charity in a positive and professional manner
• To provide support to organisational staff and the Charity CEO as required

The post holder may be required from time to time to undertake other duties, not specifically mentioned in this job description, but within levels of their salary scale

Hours: 36.5 hours per week

Salary: £28,000-£32,000 per annum

This is a permanent position

Location: Stoke

Landau is committed to safeguarding and promotes the welfare of all learners and expects its staff to share this commitment.

As this role involves regular work with children and young people, and meets the definition of regulated activity, it is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 you must disclose all unprotected unspent and spent cautions and convictions. Further details on what convictions must be declared can be found in the Governments Guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975.

If you are offered this position, Landau will ask you to complete an enhanced DBS check with a children's barred list check and provide at least 2 references.

It is an offence for an individual who has been barred from working with children to apply for regulated activity. Providing false information is also an offence and could result in the rejection of the applicant, summarily dismissal if selected, and possible referral to the police.

Application deadline: 20th March 2024
Reference ID: 101203

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £28,000.00-£32,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Private medical insurance
• Referral programme
• Sick pay

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 20/03/2024
Reference ID: 101203