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Description
Learning Curve Group are a growing company which is proven through our recent acquisition of MPCT bringing military academies to a total of 34 across England and Wales. This allows us to offer unique training in both vocational qualifications, employability skills, and most importantly helping learners prepare for employment with includes rewarding careers in the British Armed Forces.
Vacancy Name
Centre Manager
Vacancy No
VN5238
Location City
Cardiff
Location Postal Code
CFO105FE
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours per week
37.50
Working Days & Times
Monday - Friday 08:30-1700
Salary Minimum Pounds
£27000
Salary Maximum Pounds
£33000
Description
Learning Curve Group are a growing company which is proven through our recent acquisition of MPCT bringing military academies to a total of 34 across England and Wales. This allows us to offer unique training in both vocational qualifications, employability skills, and most importantly helping learners prepare for employment with includes rewarding careers in the British Armed Forces.
Role Information
Transforming lives is what we do best, and there is no better example of this than in our Academies. As a Centre Manager at LCG, you support and lead your team to outstanding results. You will drive towards excellence in teaching and learning to ensure the centres sessions are interactive, engaging and well planned. Learners are at the centre of everything we do, and we need to ensure that they are well motivated, inspired and successful.
You Will Need These Important Qualities
* Strong communication with confidence, authority, clarity, and persuasiveness.
* Great teamwork
* Analysis, problem solving and critical thinking skills.
* Personal effectiveness and leadership
DUTIES
Leadership & Management
* To take the lead on all centre administration as per your Operational Excellence Framework (OEF) and to manage the below returns:
* Weekly Checks / Returns ICT, Registers, Bursary, Programme, Asset Returns, TAM, Staff Recruitment, Welfare, Facebook, MD Memo, Quality, FCA System.
Teaching & Learning
* To ensure you and your staff keep up to date with subject knowledge to ensure lessons are challenging.
* To ensure your industrial knowledge is kept up to date by attending a number of the following, annually:
* Reserve Training Camps/Events, Look at Life, Familiarisation with Acquaint Days, Assessment Centres.
* To promote MPCT/Learning Curve Group values during all lessons.
* To ensure assessment is used to inform Learners on how to improve their knowledge.
* To ensure learning is systematically checked for effective learning during lessons and to offer clear directed and timely support that provides notable improvement with learning.
* To ensure you and your staff prepare demanding lessons which will enable Learners to realise their potential.
* To ensure the curriculum delivers lessons on both physical and emotional wellbeing.
* To ensure resources reflect and value the diversity of Learners experience and provide a comprehensive understanding of people and communities beyond heir immediate experience.
* To identify Learners who are falling behind, support and enable all to catch up.
* To set challenging individual targets for all learners.
* To support of the development of Maths & English with all Learners.
* To ensure all work experience ins tracked via the FCA in England. This will confirm Learners are embracing the opportunities the programme provides with MPCT / Learning Curve Group partner employers.
* To deliver Learner induction and interview all potential new recruits.
* To ensure the MPCT MIS inspire is kept up to date with all Learners details and the tracking of performance, qualifications, attendance and progressions.
* To ensure all progress reviews are completed to support Learners educational development.
* To ensure the delivery of physical training (using the MPCT bib system during all sessions) extends and challenges the learners at the appropriate intensity.
* To ensure Military Training (MTD) are delivered following the military skills portfolios scheme of work in a cyclical manager.
* To listen to the views of Learners and parents to improve teaching and learning.
* The attend regular training on teaching and learning provided by MPCT / Learning Curve Group.
Personal Development, Behaviour and Welfare
* To ensure an environment that gives Learners the confidence to discuss and debate in a considered way to show respect for others.
* To ensure all Learners achievements are celebrated, giving a positive impact on Learners attitude to learning.
* Provide learners, customers and colleagues with support, advice guidance as part of your everyday role
* Conduct your role in line with the company values and expected behaviours
* Comply with the Safeguarding, Prevent and Health and Safety Policies and be vigilant to potential concerns and risks at all times
* Ensure confidentiality and professionalism at all times.
What does success like?
As a centre Manager you are expected to commit unwaveringly to set high expectations for conduct and achievement from all staff and learners within your centre. This will be measured by 6 Key Performance Indicators. Key Performance Indicator Target
Engagement 90%
Attendance 90%
Retention 90%
Qualifications 90%
Progressions 90%
Military Progressions 40%
If you would like to discuss this role in more detail or need support in applying for this role, please contact our recruitment team on 01388 777129 or
Working Flexibly
If the working hours, days or times don't quite meet your needs please contact us to see if we can accommodate working flexibly.
Essentia Criteria
We love to develop our people so even if you don't meet 100% of the essential criteria, we strongly encourage you to apply.
* Experience of working within one of the uniformed services e.g. army, navy, air force, (minimum of 3 years)
* Military or civilian Physical Training qualification
Desirable
* GCSE'S Maths & English qualification would be desirable but essential
* Knowledge of vocational qualifications or the education sector
* Teaching qualification or the experience of teaching or instructing.
* Experience of working young people
Why work for Learning Curve group?
There are many reasons that make Learning Curve Group a fantastic place to work!
Benefits
Although we have some great benefits, we know that one of our biggest perks is the incredible People & Culture we have been lucky enough to create. Don't just take our word for it though, you can hear from some of our Purple People here:
In addition to working for a company that has been listed as the top 100 companies to work for, for the last fives years you'll have access to below benefits:
* 26 days annual leave + Bank Holidays
* Buy & Sell an additional 5 days each year
* Length of service annual leave increments starting at 2 years
* Healthcare Scheme
* Tech Scheme
* Ikea Scheme
* Cycle to work Scheme
* Paid Volunteer day each year
* Early Finish Fridays on the last Friday of every month
* Student / Teacher Discount
* Uniform
HEAD OFFICE PERKS
We wish we could provide these to all, but as a national company its not always possible. However these perks are available to all staff when they attend our incredible Head Office space.
* Electric Car charging points
* Free fruit, Coffee and Tea
* Onsite Shower
* Prayer room on request or list of nearest available places of worship
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
Youre unique and we love that about you. As an equal opportunity employer, we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.
Dont just take our word for it though! Our commitment to a number of covenants and pledges will show you just how serious we are about equal opportunities for all.
Halo Code
Learning Curve Group stand against hair discrimination in the workplace and champion the right for our Purple People to embrace Afro-Hairstyles including including, but not limited to, afros, locs, twists, braids, cornrows, fades, hair straightened through the application of heat or chemicals, weaves, wigs, headscarves, and wraps.
Disability Confident Leader
Disability Confident Leader status is the highest level of the scheme. It is awarded to organisations that act as champions for the rights of disabled people within their networks and who lead the way to help other businesses to become disability confident. At LCG we understand the need to remove barriers to create a level playing field. That's why if you require any reasonable adjustments to the interview and/or workplace, we welcome a discussion.
Armed Forces Covenant Gold
12% of our entire workforce are veterans of the armed forces and as such as its only right we show our support by pledging to the Armed Forces Covenant. It is a promise to those who serve or who have served, and their families, which says we will do all we can to ensure they are treated fairly and not disadvantaged in their day-to-day lives. As part of this promise, Reservists will receive an additional 10 days paid leave to attend training.
* Domestic Abuse Covenant
* Care Leaver Covenant
* Working Chance
* Ban the box
Recruitment Checks
Learners are at the centre of everything we do so we are committed to safeguarding and promoting their welfare. The successful applicant will be required to provide satisfactory references and prove their eligibility to work in the UK. For this role, we will also carry out adverse media checks and also need to carry out a DBS check and will ask information related to previous convictions if you are shortlisted for interview.
Please be assured that a previous conviction does not automatically rule you out of a role, unless you are barred from working with children or adults. We will follow our risk assessment process to understand age of, context and relevance to the conviction(s).
Please be assured that a previous conviction does not automatically rule you out of a role, unless you are barred from working with children or adults. We will follow our risk assessment process to understand age of, context and relevance to the conviction(s).
Education Level
Vocational
Level Of Vocational Experience
5 years
Applications Close Date
12 Sep 2025
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Seniority level
* Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Management
* Industries
Strategic Management Services
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