Job Details:
Education & Training Support Officer

Job Description

JOIN THE GROUNDWORK TEAM

We’re passionate about creating a future where every neighbourhood is vibrant and green, every community is strong and able to shape its own destiny and no-one is held back by their background or circumstances. We specialise in the following services and are committed to creating added social value through our delivery:

• Community engagement
• Landscape design & build
• Training & coaching for employment
• Early intervention to support health & wellbeing
• Safe & sustainable business support

As a Disability Confident employer we offer a guaranteed interview to applicants with a disability who meet the essential criteria for the role. As a Gold Award Employer Recognition Scheme holder with the Armed Forces Covenant we also offer a guaranteed interview to veterans who meet the essential criteria for the role.

At Groundwork we ensure that we provide a safe environment for adults, children and young people to take part in any activity or service that we organise. We are committed to creating a culture that promotes safeguarding and the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk.

Our safer recruitment practices support this by ensuring that there is a consistent and comprehensive process of obtaining, collating, analysing and evaluating information from and about candidates to ensure that all the people we appoint are suitable to work with our children, young people and adults.

If you want to work in a values driven team that makes a real difference to individuals and communities in Greater Manchester, read on.

OVERVIEW OF THE POST

The Education & Training Support Officer supports programme delivery on King’s Trust. The Education & Training Support Officer will support the Team Leaders on all aspects of delivery including the recruitment of learners, preparing resources, completing administrative tasks and providing classroom management support.  The Education & Training Support Officer is also required to drive the minibus to transport staff and learners to and from activity locations throughout the programme of learning.

ROLE & MAIN PURPOSES OF THE POST

Delivery

• Supporting on all aspects of Team programme with 3 cohorts of learners per academic year, building vocational, personal development and employability skills of learners leading to positive destinations.
• Driving
• Deputises the Team Leaders/tutors during training/annual leave/sickness absence
• Supporting on other programmes of learning as required

Achievement of a range of KPI targets including the number of young people recruited and their retention on the programme; assessment and achievement of qualifications and positive outcomes

Business & Service Development 

• Supports development of Groundwork King’s Trust Team and connected services
• Manages & develops relationships at project level e.g. community organisations, referral partners and employers
• Identifies opportunities to enhance learner experience

• Uses internal and external data relating to teaching, development of young people and employment progression in specialist field, and shares learning within team to inform service development and practice

  Financial and Resource Management

• Responsible for project budgets including travel, refreshments and activity budgets
• Carrying out regular vehicle maintenance checks and booking vehicles in for repairs as required
• Plans for effective use of resources within projects

• Maximise draw down on relevant programme funding contracts whilst keeping expenditure within agreed limits

  People Management & Development 

• Supervision of volunteers or trainees
• Supervises work and supports the development of the Assistant Team Leader
• Shares specialist skills and knowledge with others

• Embeds culture and values through own behaviours and providing supportive challenge to others

  Internal Management

• Embeds policy and procedure at project level
• Supports delivery of business improvement priority plans with focus on continuous improvement relating to teaching and IAG
• Supports organisational needs/development as required

Other

• Eg Deputise for Team Leaders/tutors to cover short-term capacity gaps and absence
• Perform all other duties as assigned

Sick leave 

Maternity Pay

Paternity Pay 

Carers leave

Bereavement leave 

Employee Assistance Programme BUPA

Pension

Career breaks

Professional subscription fee per employee 

Training courses 

Adoption leave

Volunteering leave