What is the job role?
The successful candidate will have operational oversight and management of the Coventry City Outdoor Education and Activity service area.
They will have oversight and leadership of the in city Outdoor Education Service and be responsible for:
1. Leading and managing Coventry’s in city Outdoor Education Service, ensuring its continued growth, financial sustainability, and educational impact.
2. Shaping the in-city service’s business plan, aligning it with Coventry Education Service’s priorities, and delivering high-quality outdoor learning experiences and provisions.
3. Driving the commercial success of the service, ensuring financial performance meets targets while maintaining a strong public service ethos.
The Coventry City Outdoor Education Manager will liaise with the Plas Dol-y-Moch Centre and Operations Manager on key areas of Service wide development.
The role will be based in Coventry but will require travel to and some overnight stays at Plas Dol-y-Moch in North Wales as and when required.
All candidates must have the Right to Work in the UK. We are currently not offering sponsorship for this role.
Please note this advert may close earlier than advertised if we have a significant number of applications.
This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
Who are we looking for?
We seek an experienced, enthusiastic, and highly organised individual with a proven track record of organising and leading outdoor learning programmes across all key stage areas of the curriculum. You must be energetic, hardworking and enjoy working as part of a team.
The successful candidate should be able to demonstrate:
1. High level and up to date understanding of business management and leadership practice and meeting best practice and value for money principles.
2. Effective leadership and management in outdoor education or leisure settings with a deep understanding of the importance of outdoor education for children and young people.
3. Up to date knowledge of outdoor education in terms of curriculum, safe and effective practice.
4. Relevant qualifications and training in Outdoor Education / Activity.
5. Experience of designing, planning, and implementing successful programmes and provision – within an Outdoor Education context.
6. Experience of managing and developing a team.
7. Degree level qualification or equivalent senior management experience 5 years plus.
8. The successful candidate needs to be an enthusiastic, motivated self-starter.
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Guaranteed Interview Scheme - As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role and identify with one of the below criteria:
9. Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
10. Are currently in care or have previously been in care
11. If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition
For full details on the application process please read the attached document on our jobs page labelled 'Coventry City Council Application Process'. If there is any evidence of a candidate using AI to complete their application, then the application will be rejected unless the candidate can provide a justification which the Council considers to be reasonable.
Interview date: 03 September
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At Coventry we are committed to excellence in everything we do. With around staff from a range of different backgrounds, our aim is to recruit and develop talented people who will focus on our customers, take responsibility, work together and find better ways of doing things.
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