Job Title Job Holder Responsible to: Responsible for: Hours: Salary Band: Main Duties: JOB DESCRIPTION Skills Officer TBC Youth / NEET Manager N/A 35hrs £23,790 - £27,000 1. Delivering specific operational / delivery tasks 2. Following procedures and reporting issues 3. Building relationships 1. Delivering specific operational / delivery tasks Delivers assigned operational tasks to support service and programme delivery. Key responsibilities include: • Deliver engaging and relevant sessions to participants • Ensure delivery of your Future Pathways provision clearly evidences the intent, implementation, and impact of the curriculum area • Deliver, as required, including after school and holiday activities. • Assist with tournaments/challenge events and intergenerational activities and experiences • Deliver sessions in line with lesson plans and the requirements of the programmes, ensuring the timetable is always serviced • Delivering specific operational tasks • Supporting frontline delivery or internal operations 2. Following procedures and reporting issues Follows established procedures and escalates issues in line with reporting requirements. Key responsibilities include: • Ensure your delivery is inline with the Quality Manual • Attend staff training, delivered on a weekly basis • Ensure own targets are met • Following procedures and reporting issues • Support in the development of a robust curriculum for Skills, including measuring and recording intent, implementation, and impact • Ensure all data management systems are updated with your lesson and learner information, including but not limited to Views, Salesforce, Pics, SharePoint, Abler • Complete relevant administration for partner agencies to the required standards expected by the Foundation and our partners/donors, including all Due Diligence requests • Attend and positively contribute to programme standardisation meetings • Delivery of programmes to a good or better standard following the Ofsted Framework • Produce accurate ad hoc reports as requested • Ensure databases are updated on a regular basis with correct information and in line with the impact strategy • Contribute to the Self-Assessment process and work to the agreed objectives for your team’s developmental plan and the wider organisation’s strategy • Ensure all your learners complete Impact Data and all your registers are updated on Prime systems • Ensure all your paperwork is accurately completed 3. Building relationships Builds effective working relationships with colleagues, stakeholders, and service users. Key responsibilities include: • Support in the development of partnerships with employers, local authority, voluntary and community organisations to add value to adult skills provision and support with achieving programme KPIs including Starts and Positive Destinations • Support and facilitate progressions for learners and their families, to Foundation of Light programmes and beyond. • Guide participants through challenging periods and help them in changing attitudes and behaviour • Challenge participants, in a positive manner to help improve their personal and social skills • Develop relationships with participants, ensuring a safe and conducive environment for learning • Collaborate with stakeholders when required to ensure we meet the needs of donors and partner organisation • Support in the development of a pipeline of learner Starts and programmes so we are proactive with learner recruitment • Manage, develop, communicate with, and engage the employees within your remit • As a member of staff for the Foundation of Light Staff, communicate and engage across the wider team • Ensure compliance with the timetable created for you and programmes start and end at the expected date/time, and learner starts are achieved • Build strong and lasting external business relationships with partners, donors and agencies Identify and source new opportunities • • Provide IAG to learners pre and post programme and ensure your learners on programme receive impartial IAG • Support in the gathering and tracking of learner data, ensuring your programmes achieve the KPIs for Starts, Attendance, Achievement, and Positive Destinations and Retention Other duties You will be required to undertake other duties from time to time as required. Any potential permanent changes to your role will be discussed, and agreement reached prior to being undertaken. You will be notified of any permanent change in writing. In addition to your normal duties, you may be required to undertake additional or other duties as necessary to meet the needs of the Foundation of Light. Staff are required to work with volunteers in a way of mutual respect and commitment to organisational goals and objectives. This includes staff who do not directly supervise volunteers but may engage with them within the organisation. Behaviour and professional expectations: • Maintain working practices in line with Foundation of Light Equality and Diversity, Health and Safety and Safeguarding policies; self-awareness of own responsibility in these areas • Embed EDI and safeguarding in all aspects of work • Assist in data collection and analysis providing accurate management information systems for data led decisions • Ensure regulatory and legislative requirements are met at all times • Conduct should reflect the Staff Behaviour Policy (Code of Conduct); uphold Foundation core values (as shown below) at all times • Maintain the highest level of professionalism and confidentiality. • Attend working groups and CPD session as required • Build strong internal relationships and work in collaboration with colleagues to achieve the end goal • Ensure positive organisational messages and culture are maintained • Contribute to good housekeeping across all Foundation sites and equipment • Follow the laid down policies and procedures at all times • Work within the established administrative and financial systems to ensure smooth running and quality of projects Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Statement: All individuals will be treated equally and fairly in the application of this procedure. All reasonable requests to accommodate requirements in terms of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation will be made. Safeguarding Statement We expect all staff, volunteers and partners to share our commitment to maintaining a culture of vigilance, and believe that all staff, volunteers and partners have a responsibility to report any concerns about the welfare of any child, young person or adult at risk. Foundation of Light Values: Innovative, Passionate, Excellence, Collaborative, Integrity, Agile. PERSONAL SPECIFICATION Requirement Skills and Abilities: Essential (E) or Desirable (D) How Assessed (CV, Interview, Observation) Teaching Mentoring Delivering post 16 education and training Curriculum Design Ability to manage own timetable to meet contractual requirements Financial Control Communication, oral and written Planning, organising and control Team work Work on own initiative Interpersonal Conflict handling and resolution Creativity and imagination relevant to the workplace ICT and administration Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines Group work facilitation Multi-tasking Recording and evidencing impact Personal Attributes: Commitment Flexibility Honesty and trustworthiness Motivation and enthusiasm Patience and diplomacy Persistence in the workplace Determination to succeed and meet targets Commitment to equality and diversity, safeguarding and health and safety Flexible approach to working hours Knowledge and Understanding: Knowledge of the ESFA Framework and Requirements Knowledge of digital and online learning Qualification frameworks (including funding and GLH) Understanding of the Ofsted Framework Safeguarding First Aid Donor/funder relationships Customer service Of the levels, abilities and ages of participants worked with Foundation of Lights core values D E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E D E E E D D D E E E D E E E CV CV CV I I I I I I I I CV I CV I CV I I I I I I I I I I I CV CV CV I CV CV I CV I I Workplace behaviours and conduct Experience: Minimum of two years teaching/coaching in informal settings etc. Previous delivery of formal accredited Post 16 education and training Meeting targets in the workplace Monitoring and evaluation mechanisms Qualifications (or equivalent): First Aid (must be willing to work towards) Level 4 Education and Training Qualification or above Level 3 Vocational Qualification or above Level 3 Assessors Qualification Level 2 IAG Level 4 IQA Qualification Driving Licence GCSE Mathematics and English at grade C or above E D D E D E E E D E D E E I CV CV CV CV CV CV CV CV CV CV CV CV