Schools Coordinator

Position: Schools Coordinator

Salary: GBP26,388 plus GBP500 home working allowance per annum (to be pro-rata to 0.8fte)

Location: Remote - North West & Cumbria Region, South Cumbria

Vacancy Type: Fixed Term (12 months)

Working Hours Per Week: Part time, 28 hours (0.8fte)

Closing Date: 7th January 2024

The Role:

In 2021, the organisation announced a new 10+ year strategy to make the biggest impact they can to stop child abuse and neglect. The Local Services teams are an essential part of how three main strategic goals will be delivered:

Everyone plays their part to prevent child abuse Every child is safe online Children feel safe, listened to and supported

Local Services brings together their work in schools, local campaigning and direct services across 9 regions and nations. The North West Schools Service team plays an integral part of the mission as it's responsible for delivering the schools offer.

Key responsibilities include:

Be the single point of contact for primary and secondary schools within the designated area, including non-mainstream settingsCoordinate the delivery of the Speak out. Stay safe programmePromote the secondary school offer Be responsible for overseeing the delivery of volunteer led workshops to 6-7 and 9-11 year oldsLead and manage a diverse team of existing volunteers Work to set targets and KPIsBe responsible for building and maintaining internal and external relationshipsRecruit, train and retain new or existing volunteers providing ongoing development Maximise opportunities and partnership working Be confident in presenting to stakeholders, such as local authorities and senior school leadersRepresent Local Services and the organisations Schools Service in the public forumBe an active contributor to internal projects and workstreams

About you

As a member of the team, the charity's organisational values and behaviours would be important to you. We want someone who will take a child-centred approach, has a strong belief in the rights of children, and has a clear understanding and commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion in all aspects of life and practice.

As Schools Coordinator:

Do you have experience of delivering programmes in an educational or safeguarding setting?Have you recent experience of following safeguarding procedures?Do you have well-developed stakeholder relationship management skills?Have you enjoyed working with diverse groups of people? Do you have relevant volunteer recruitment, management and supervision experience?Have you experience of working towards and meeting set targets/KPIs? Would you work well as part of a remote team?

If so, we would love you to apply for the Schools Coordinator position.

In Return

You will be offered the experience of working in a well-established charity that sets high standards and expectations on improving the lives of children, a variety of rewards and benefits including generous annual leave, employee benefits and assistance programme, pension and life assurance schemes.

Join this amazing organisation and you ll become part of a team that cares about the work they do and the people they work with. You ll discover opportunities to grow, along with challenges and a shared purpose that ll bring the best out in you. And you ll get to find your own way to make a difference that means more, and that impacts millions of young lives.

Other roles you may have experience of could include: Schools Coordinator, Schools, Coordinator, School, Coordination, Education Coordinator, Education, Education Manager, Program Coordinator, Education specialist.

PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.