At Staffordshire, we’re committed to creating a vibrant, inclusive, and sustainable local economy—one where people have the skills and confidence to access higher‑value, better‑paid jobs across the sectors that matter most to our communities. Our Community Learning Service plays a central role in making this happen. As part of the Skills and Employability team, we lead the government‑funded Skills Bootcamps programme for Staffordshire and Stoke‑on‑Trent, commissioning and delivering a diverse range of adult learning opportunities that help people gain new skills, grow in their careers, and achieve their ambitions. We’re now looking for a dynamic and forward‑thinking leader to join us as our Adult Learning & Skills Coordinator. Based at Staffordshire Place 1 in central Stafford, you’ll also enjoy the flexibility to work from home depending on business needs. Travel within the local area and wider region will be required, with business mileage and expenses reimbursed as a casual car user. This is a 12‑month fixed‑term opportunity, with the potential for review subject to future funding. Main Responsibilities In this key role, you’ll report to the Head of Adult Learning & Skills and take responsibility for the day‑to‑day management of the Skills Bootcamps programme across the region—ensuring high‑quality delivery and meaningful outcomes for learners and employers alike. You'll also: Line manage Project Support Officer, and a Community Learning Officer responsible for the contract management of Providers across Skills Bootcamps and Community Learning. Work in collaboration with stakeholders, and specifically employers to ensure provision continues to meet the local skills and employment priorities for Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent and contributing to the procurement and commissioning of services. Manage and allocate the budget and effectively implementing and monitoring funding, payments and quality assurance. Support and influence the design and development of the Skills Bootcamps curriculum. Report on performance and undertaking submissions and performance reviews with the Department for Education and/or other funders. The Ideal Candidate Ideally you'll have a full teaching qualification and degree or relevant experience. You will have effective communication and inter-personal skills and be passionate about adult learning and have the energy and enthusiasm in order to be enterprising, innovative and forward thinking to lead and develop the Skills Bootcamps programme effectively. You should also be able to demonstrate: substantial knowledge and experience of delivering and managing non-accredited and accredited Adult Skills provision and programmes and implementing quality assurance and compliance activities, experience of commissioning processes and procedures. detailed knowledge of funding regulations, inspection and accountability regime governing adult learning, experience of planning, designing and delivering programmes of learning for adults, including with an outcomes focus, experience of managing people and developing professional expertise to secure high quality outcomes for our learners, the ability to work collaboratively with a range of stakeholders, including employers. We are happy to talk flexible working. We will be shortlisting applicants for this role week commencing 16 February 2026, with interviews due to take place week commencing 2 March 2026 Don’t feel you meet all the requirements? We value transferable skills, experiences, and qualifications so consider applying anyway or for an informal chat about the role please contact Amanda Darlington, Head of Adult Learning & Skills: amanda.darlington @staffordshire.gov.uk Our Recruitment Process: We anonymise applications during shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered. Please complete your application fully, especially the supporting statement, to highlight what you’ll bring to the role. About Staffordshire County Council We are no ordinary county council: Our Values: The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively. Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy: We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future. We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too. Our benefits: We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance. In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire Our recruitment process: As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post. As you’ll know safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people/vulnerable adults is important to us and that’s why this position is subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service. If applicable you should disclose details of unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application form.