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FOUNDATION OF LIGHT
23,790 per year
TBC
Full-time

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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

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•  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
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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

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