WEA Hiring for Education Coordinator (Preston) Job at Preston, North West England, England , UK Full Time

WEA have an exciting opportunity for an Education Coordinator to join our North-West team covering the Lancashire area. The role will need regular regional travel to partner locations and regional offices, however, your normal working location can be flexible within the region.

You will get…
– A salary of £27,693 – £29,746

• Enhanced holiday entitlement (30 days, plus bank holidays);
• Agile working opportunities;
• Life assurance cover;
• Employee assistance program;
• Cycle to work scheme;
• Eye care vouchers.

The Education Coordinator will have responsibility for local partnerships and for working with their Area Manager to identify and grow business development opportunities in line with the Association strategic objectives.

The scale and breadth of our curriculum offer is what makes us special. It is our most powerful and important tool in meeting the needs of our learners and the communities, regardless of starting point or educational need – We bring learning to the learner, whether it be in local trusted venues or their living room via online learning.

Reporting to the Area Education Manager, the Education Coordinator is responsible for the coordination, management and development of WEA`s education provision across the specified geographical area.

The Education Coordinator will lead education programmes, design and develop processes that ensure provision is aligned to funding outcomes and evidence based framework, in order to maximise impact whilst promoting the WEA as an education provider of choice.

At the heart of our team, you will support and manage Tutors, engage volunteers and local branches, identify business development opportunities and develop strategic partnerships partners to allow the portfolio to grow.

Reasonable travel will be expected in this role to meet with partners, branches and building new contacts.

About you:

Are you passionate about lifelong learning? Join the UK’s largest voluntary sector adult education provider.

As an Education Coordinator, you should have:

• A degree, or equivalent, with a teaching level 4 (level 5 specialism) and have IQA and Assessor qualifications;
• Be exceptionally organised and methodical;
• Experience of managing and developing Tutors to achieve quality outcomes for learners;
• The ability to support, mentor and coach colleagues to reach their full growth potential;
• Experience using IT systems including Microsoft 365, ideally, experience of creating online provision as you will be required to use Canvas;
• A strong team work ethic. We like to collaborate and support each other;
• A passion for adult education, and making a difference!

About WEA:

The WEA is the UKs largest voluntary sector provider of adult education, a charity dedicated to bringing high quality, professional education into the heart of communities.

We are working hard to create a workplace that reflects the communities we seek to serve and in which everyone feels empowered to be themselves and work together to drive positive change. We strongly encourage applicants from a diverse range of candidates and encourage everyone with the appropriate skills, experiences and potential to apply.