Targeted Provision Hiring for Education Coordinator Job at Brent, England Full Time

We are recruiting for an Education Coordinator to join our growing team supporting looked after children and young people and those with SEND.

Who we are

There are over 2 million vulnerable children in the UK. 1.6 million of these have no established recognised form of education support to meet their needs. Targeted Provision was created to ensure that young people who are not receiving the support they need from mainstream education are catered for. We work with schools and local authorities to provide specialist tutors for Looked After Children and those with SEND. We also support mentoring and engagement/re-engagement for young people in need of Alternative Provision.

We believe that with the right support and role model in their lives, every child can grow in confidence and succeed in learning.

Role Description:

This role centres around arranging specialist tuition support for vulnerable young people across the country. This includes working directly with local authorities, parents / carers, and other stake holders to ensure the best possible outcome for the young people referred to us. Young people are referred to our service because they are not able to access mainstream education. This is due to a variety of reasons, including but not limited to; Special Education Needs and Disabilities, they are looked after and have recently moved to a location where a school place is not readily available, they have emotional, behavioural or mental health needs.

It is then our job to ensure they are not left without any education by providing them with specialist tuition.

High Level Tasks:

• Managing and implementing tuition requests

• Ensuring a young person’s needs are being met

• Monitor ongoing tuition

• Liaising with our network of tutors

• Advising on the best support offers

• Liaising with parents/carers

• Admin based tasks including monitoring multiple inboxes

• Monitoring tutor quality

Experience Required:

• The role is fast paced and requires strong multi tasking and organisational ability, as well as high levels of empathy and interpersonal skills.

• IT literacy and experience managing a busy inbox / calendars and multiple deadlines is a must.

• Our perfect candidate would have demonstrable experience working in a similarly fast paced environment, as well as a personal passion for impact driven work.

• A knowledge and understanding of the education landscape in the U.K is desirable but not required, however, a drive to help young people is a fundamental requirement of this role.

Other requirements include:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• An up to date enhanced DBS (we can help you obtain this if needed)

• 2 professional references

Desired:

• Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding in education

• Experience in working for / with local authorities

• Knowledge of special education needs

• Experience delivering excellent customer service

Benefits:

The starting salary is £24k. Other benefits include flexible working options, 28 days holiday and access to training and development.

Please note that our recruitment process will be conducted inline with our safer recruitment and anti-discrimination policy and procedures.

We are keen to hear from candidates from all backgrounds. The over 2 million vulnerable children in the UK are disproportionately constituted of minority and LGBTQIA+ communities, as well as people with disabilities, refugees and migrants, and people living with mental health conditions. It is integral to our mission of raising the standard of support for the UK’s vulnerable learners that we engage individuals from all backgrounds who share/relate to the experiences of our students.

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Job Types: Full-time, Contract, Permanent

Salary: £24,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company events
• Company pension
• Work from home

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work remotely:

• Yes