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Salary£40,000 - £45,000
depending on experience
This role will be home based, but will support our sites across the UK, requiring travel as required.
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.
This role will be part of our central Futures team, and the role holder will take the lead on Programme Development and delivery, as well as identifying and establishing external strategic relationships and partnerships to enable the continual evolution of the activity and support provided by the programme.
Get out what you put in
In this role you will work closely with senior personnel to deliver the ongoing Programme Development strategy for the Futures programme. This will involve managing all development projects and ensuring that research, deployment, and ongoing delivery are well managed and that there is strong collaboration with both key internal and external stakeholders.
The role of a Programme Development Lead for Futures will be a key conduit in ensuring that this exceptional programme continues to evolve and grow, thus ensuring that the achievement of outstanding outcomes for all young people are realised. Alongside the Senior Futures Lead, you will be accountable for the ongoing development of the Futures programme as well as managing performance tracking, reporting and insight management, to identify areas of improvement and opportunity that will accelerate the impact of Futures across Witherslack Group.
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: £40,000 - £45,000 depending on experience
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 – check out our benefits here
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;
- Project management skills /The ability to manage multiple project caseloads
- Relationship/ partnership management/ cross team working skills
- Strong research and development skills
- Report and proposal development experience
- Creative thinking/ problem solving skills
- High levels of organisation and time management and excellent communication skills
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.
