Overview
York Learning, the successful Adult Community Education arm of City of York Council, is seeking an appropriately qualified, professional, motivated and experienced individual to actively manage the day‑to‑day co‑ordination of our adult education programme with focus on our Wider Community Learning offer. It will be mainly based at our Huntington office. Our Wider Community Learning offer includes courses on health and leisure, modern foreign languages, and the creative curriculum. An interest in one or more of these areas would be welcomed.
Responsibilities
As a Community Learning Co‑ordinator, you will be enthusiastic and well organised and will be ‘hands on’ in supporting our Curriculum Manager to plan and run the Wider Community Learning programme and the tutor body who deliver it. You will input into the development of the programme, make decisions on a day‑to‑day basis about courses, respond to events as they happen and will be expected to manage a team providing a high quality and multi‑disciplined administrative function. The team provides reception, administration, finance and practical support to the curriculum manager and tutors as required. You will be excellent at prioritising, delegation and leading by example in a lively and supportive environment with a wide range of managers and colleagues. You will need to have good interpersonal skills and will support general administrative tasks on a regular basis, particularly to cover for colleagues when required.
Qualifications
Having Level 2 qualifications in English, maths and IT is a minimum requirement for this role. You will have previous forward‑facing customer service experience and/or previous team‑leading experience and a positive and flexible outlook is key to a successful application.
Benefits and Working Arrangements
York Learning offers a generous annual leave allowance, access to the Local Government Pension Scheme, comprehensive Health & Wellbeing initiatives and a reward package which recognises your contribution. We can offer flexible working practices, community engagement and volunteer activities and, as part of our commitment to you, promote continuous Learning & Development. You will have the possibility of a job‑sharing arrangement. Hybrid working arrangements are available for this role; your contractual location will be the designated council office for your team.
Safeguarding and Criminal Record Check
As this role is public facing, applicants will need to demonstrate at interview their competency to converse and provide advice and guidance to members of the public, in spoken English to CEFR level C2. City of York Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. We require the successful candidate to undertake an enhanced Criminal Record check via the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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