North East Programme Coordinator
Salary £ 25,600 per annum (full time equivalent)
Newcastle and surrounding areas
Vacancy listed 26/10/2023
Application deadline 19/11/2023
Details
About the opportunity

Critical to our mission, we are now looking to recruit a Programme Coordinator to oversee a caseload of partner schools across Newcastle and County Durham. You will work closely with the schools and pupils and manage the pool of volunteer tutors by regularly attending weekly tutoring sessions, as well as overseeing the quality of face to face and online tutoring, always working to deliver a great impact.

As the North East Programme Coordinator, you will also support the recruitment of volunteer tutors, manage the tutor sign up process, deliver training for tutors, develop relationships with schools including their Senior Leadership Team and subject teachers, collect data for monitoring and evaluation purposes, and work with other internal teams on business development opportunities.   

Closing date: Sunday, 19th November 2023
Interviews: Friday, 24th November 2023
Start date: ideally beginning of January 2024

Contract and working hours: Permanent, full-time or 0.8 FTE. A full working week is 37.5 hours.
Place of work: On most days, you will be required to work in Action Tutoring's partner schools across Newcastle and surrounding areas as well as working from home between programmes. 
(Please note the candidate must have access to a car which can be used for work purposes.)

Duties and responsibilities

· Responsible for the delivery of Action Tutoring’s tutoring programmes in partner schools, whether online or face to face. This includes working closely to manage all key stakeholders: schools, pupils and volunteer tutors; regularly attending weekly face to face and online tutoring sessions; leading on reviewing and improving programme delivery, using data to reliably assess programme performance.

· Support the Action Tutoring Recruitment Team with focused recruitment of volunteer tutors.

· Manage the tutor sign-up process to assign tutors to upcoming tutoring programmes, working with the Engagement Coordinator on local volunteer recruitment.

· Deliver training for tutors on an on-going basis.

· Develop and strengthen relationships with key stakeholders in partner schools, including members of the Senior Leadership Team and subject teachers.

· Update and maintain Action Tutoring’s database, including collecting data for monitoring and evaluation purposes, such as attendance records, baseline and interim assessments and end of programme surveys. Reporting regularly on key performance indicators.

· Work with the Northern Programme Manager on business development, approaching new schools that might be interested in working with Action Tutoring.

· Proactively report to the Northern Programme Manager on the details of Action Tutoring’s operations in your partner schools.

· Any other responsibilities reasonably deemed necessary. 

Person specification
Qualifications criteria:

· A*-C in maths and English at GCSE (or equivalent experience ).

· Right to work in the UK. 

We are looking for some of the following attributes, though you might be more experienced in some areas than others: 

Being the sole representative for a partner school, you will need to use your ability to work independently and with initiative, often organising your own time to meet deadlines. You’ll also need to have a strong aptitude for developing relationships with a range of stakeholders ensuring you uphold high standards of communication and adapt your style for different audiences. The nature of this role will also require you to demonstrate adaptability, resilience and the ability to cope with some uncertainty.
This position would suit you if you’re looking to develop your experience in the education or charity sectors. Existing experience of working with young people and/or project management in a charity or education setting would be an asset.
As a charity that values and celebrates people's diversity and champions opportunities for all young people, we are keen to receive applications from people who have experienced disadvantage and from those who are of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities who are currently underrepresented in the organisation. The role would be best suited if you are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, as well as, committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children.
  
If you are dedicated to ensuring young people from all backgrounds reach a meaningful level of academic attainment and are passionate about bringing about this change, please apply today or get in touch for more information. 

You will likely be more successful in this role if you have:

· Experience of working with young people and/or project management.

· Evidence of an interest in education and/or the third sector.
 




Benefits

Hybrid working
We offer a flexible combination of office and home based working.

Holiday
25 days holiday a year (plus UK public holidays), increasing by a day for each complete year of service (up to three extra days). 3 additional days pro rata between Christmas and New Year.

Flexitime and TOIL
We have a flexible policy for working hours, and offer TOIL where staff have to work particularly early in the day or late in the evening, so that they can reclaim those hours at another time.

Team away days
The whole team across the UK gets together two times a year.

Pensions
We have a workplace pension scheme with a 3% employer contribution.

Culture of celebrating
Regular thanks and praise and monthly recognition of ’heroes’ to celebrate employees going above and beyond.

Knowledge-sharing
Lots of opportunities to learn from others in the organisation, including policy briefings, shadowing colleagues and peer-to-peer development.

Socials
Team socials around team days, regular bring-and-share team lunches and other activities.

Proofreading Team
As well as checking the accuracy of all content Action Tutoring shares with external audiences, our proofreading team supports individuals who would value an extra pair of eyes on their writing.

Ad hoc projects
Interested in other exciting topics relevant to our charity? Then join one of our working groups (including policy, diversity, equity and inclusion, case studies, and sustainability) and support with ongoing projects.

Notes

How to apply:
To apply for this position you will need to complete and attach an application form to your application. To do this, please download the attached application form, complete the sections in full and save the new file, and then click the 'apply' button.

You will be able to upload the completed application form on the next page.

Applications without an attached application form will automatically be discounted. We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us (hello@actiontutoring.org.uk) if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help you with making the application process work for you.

Attached documents
Title File
AT's ways of working AT's_ways_of_working_AY23.24.pdf
Job pack North_East_PC_Job_Pack_Oct23_AY_23.24.pdf
Application form Programme_Coordinator_Action_Tutoring's_Application_Form_AY23.24.docx

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