Futures Lead (South East based)

£40,000

+ Company car + Excellent benefits

Those huge small victories

Whether our young people want to be an astronaut or an artist or anything in between, we are completely committed to helping them realise futures that are out of this world.

As the leading independent specialist educational provider, we believe that young people should be judged by the person they become, and not the box they tick. From this belief WG Futures has been born, a unique way to completely support every young person into the future they deserve. Developed in complete collaboration with schools, employers and young people, WG Futures is all about delivering unlimited aspiration and endless opportunity for every child.

The role will be part of our central Futures team, and the role holder will spend time across each of their allocated schools, as well as building external relationships with employers and other partners, such as our recruitment talent managers.

Get out what you put in

If you have a background in business networking, enjoy building relationships and creating a vast and exciting network - we want to hear from you!

Whether you have a background in education, commercial business, recruitment, charities, or youth work, we are looking for the skills, passion and commitment that enable true and meaningful relationships that enable our young people to step forward into their futures with confidence and ambition. You don't have to have worked in Schools before to be the right person for this role just the enthusiasm to be a part of the journey of an enriching and exciting future for our young people.

You will work across a cohort of secondary schools to drive the delivery of Futures programme activity and work to identify and support our students, both current and alumni, as they make their first steps into their chosen career. A key aspect of the role will be in building relationships, not just with students and school staff, but also parents/carers and also employer partners.

We don’t just want any business, we want the right role models who will inspire and raise aspiration in our young people. In turn, this new role requires the right person to make it their own and help us truly deliver aspirational futures to our young people.

If you want to know more about this unique opportunity we encourage you to get in touch for an informal chat to find out more. Please email lucy.weatherill@witherslackgroup.co.uk to arrange a call.

What we do for you

We know you’re going to do great things. For your hard work and commitment, we reward you with the best salary and benefits package in the sector. With us, you’ll get to make a genuine difference to the lives of our young people – plus you’ll get:

• Salary: Base salary of up to £40,000 depending on experience
• Company Car Ongoing professional development.
• Holiday: You’ll work hard at WG, so you’ll be rewarded with 7 weeks’ holiday
• Flexible benefits package: meaning you can increase/decrease your holiday allowance, pension and life insurance
• Wellbeing: a host of wellbeing tools and advice including employee assistance
• Medical cover so you can claim back the cost of things like an opticians or dentist appointment and a host of high-street discounts
• Beautiful working environments with the very best facilities
• A recommend a friend scheme that offers a £2,000 bonus every time

Bring your whole-self to work

Here at Witherslack Group, we celebrate everyone’s differences as that’s what makes us the best at what we do. Our young people come from all walks of life, diverse backgrounds and with different needs – and our workforce reflects that diversity, so that our teams can engage, encourage and inspire our young people to be themselves. We’ll give you the chance to build an exciting career in a fast-growing organisation, where you’re free to achieve your potential. Here’s what we need from you;

• Committed and enthusiastic with a passion to make a difference
• Confidence to liaise with internal and external stakeholders
• Strong relationship building and networking skills
• Tenacity and drive to seek new business and meet or exceed targets
• The ability to relate to a range of different audiences

Join the UK’s best special education and care provider

Our young people deserve the best possible future and we feel the same about our teams. You deserve to have the career you want, with a purpose-led employer, in an environment that allows you to be yourself .

The Witherslack Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its young people. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check (we will cover the cost).

We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community. For a full job description and person specification, please see the attached document.

Children’s Support Worker / Residential Support Worker / Care Worker / Career in Care / Working with Children / SEMH